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Apr 13

Webinar – 4/13/22 – Where Will the “Good” Dogs Come From? A Look at the Current and Future Landscape of Dog Acquisition – HSVMA

Name: Webinar – 4/13/22 – Where Will the “Good” Dogs Come From? A Look at the Current and Future Landscape of Dog Acquisition – HSVMA
Start: 2022-04-13T17:00:00-07:00
End: 2022-04-13T18:00:00-07:00
Location: Virtual

April 13, 2022 @ 5:00 PM - 6:00 PM PDT

Free

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How can a consumer feel confident that they will find a healthy, long-lived dog who will make a behaviorally sound pet? How do we convince clients to be patient and understand they shouldn’t order puppies online as if they were sweaters?

During this webinar:
1. Attendees will learn about the current state of the acquisition of dogs/puppies.
2. Attendees will gain knowledge about the geographic differences in demographics of availability of physically and mentally healthy dogs/pups.
3. From shared research, practitioners will understand the extent to which selective dog breeding has compromised dogs’ genotypes and phenotypes.

These are difficult and controversial questions; this webinar is just the beginning of the conversation.

This webinar is pending approval for 1.5 hours of RACE CE credits for veterinarians and veterinary technicians (medical/interactive category). CE credits will be provided FREE to current HSVMA members ONLY. If you are not yet an HSVMA member or need to renew your membership, please visit the HSVMA website HERE.

PRESENTER: Jessica Hekman, DVM, PhD

Jessica Hekman, DVM, PhD, is a veterinary genetics researcher who is fascinated by dog behavior. She works at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard as a computational biologist, studying the genetics of behavior in pet and working dogs through the Darwin’s Ark project and the Working Dogs Project. She teaches behavioral biology at the Virginia Tech online Masters program for Applied Animal Behavior and Welfare. She also offers webinars online and consults with breeders about genetic testing and breeding choices. She is one of the founders of the Functional Dog Collaborative (functionalbreeding.org), a non-profit which seeks to change the conversation around dog breeding in the dog loving community. Jessica lives in Raymond, NH with her husband and three dogs.