President’s Message
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hope you and your families had a special time over Easter. It was great seeing the array of shows and dog sport events across the State. The relaxation of Covid restrictions has been welcome and it has been great to see more interstate travel happening. We are seeing a return to schedules showing more interstate judges and that is great. However, it is important that we continue to be vigilant as individuals in taking care with our health and that we continue to take sensible precautions. These pandemic years have had many effects, but one is the necessary introduction of more flexibility in dealing with last minute developments impacting on our events. More recently we have of necessity seen interstate and local judges changed within a day or two of the event happening usually due to a Covid diagnosis. Show and dog sport Secretaries are to be commended on their management of these challenges with at times numerous judges involved. It’s a great voluntary service that these Secretaries and other Executive members of clubs provide.
• Transcervical insemination with fresh, chilled and frozen semen. • Semen collection and freezing. • In-house progesterone testing - results in 20 minutes. • Dog and bitch fertility assessment and much more.
Dr Scott Norman BVSc PhD DACT Registered specialist - veterinary reproduction
Dr Jennifer Larsen BVBiol BVSc
Ph (07) 3204 4332 1474 Anzac Ave Kallangur 4503
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DOG WORLD May 2022
We are now moving into our “prime time” for the next number of Autumn and Winter months for our dog shows and dog sports events throughout the State. Agricultural Shows and related thoughts I would like to make special mention of dog shows at our Agricultural Shows. Members may know that I am a great supporter of these shows. Of course these shows lead up to the “main event” being the Ekka, where we have the opportunity to showcase our breeds over a 9 day period and engage with the public. Entries have just opened for the Ekka and I hope members will hugely support this event after its pandemic postponement the last 2 years. I love the opportunity the dog shows at Agricultural
