The Functional Breeding Podcast
Science:Life Sciences
This episode I'm tallking to two breeders who have joined forces to set up a new cooperative and registry for breeders as part of the FDC, with a focus is on breeding for health and specific companion temperament goals regardless of breed mix.
Laura Sharkey is the owner and Training Director at WOOFS! Dog Training Center in Arlington VA. Laura holds a PhD in Microbiology and Immunology and has over 20 years of experience training dogs, fostering and raising litters. Her personal breeding program is the Bosun Dog Project.
Carolyn Kelly is a Registered Nurse with over 30 years of experience in human health including in labor and delivery, and in mental health where she witnessed the power that animal assisted interventions can play in the healing process. She holds a Masters Degree in Nursing Leadership and runs a small mixed breed companion dog program, Old Mission Retrievers.
Together, they have founded the Co-Pilot Breeding Cooperative and have some really exciting ideas about the future of dog breeding.
For more information about the Co-Pilot Breeding Cooperative, visit https://functionalbreeding.org/copilot-coop/
Find this episode's transcript here.
Danika Bannasch, DVM, PhD: The Dalmatian Outcross Project
Danika Bannasch, DVM, PhD: Chondrodystrophy
Lisa Gunter, PhD, CBCC-KA: Shelter Dog Welfare
Breeding for Companion Personalities: Carolyn Kelly, RN and Erica Pytlovany, KPA CTP
Claire Wade, PhD and Sophie Liu, DVM: The Doberman Genetic Diversity Paper
Lisa Wagner: Breeding Frenchies for Health
Sarah Stremming, CDBC: The Dog Sourcing Crisis
Jessica Hekman, DVM, PhD: State of the Functional Dog Collaborative
Laura Sharkey, PhD and Carolyn Kelly, RN: We All Have the Same Goals
Ji Khalsa, MS: Guardian Homes
Alison Skipper, PhD: the history of breed registries
Sarah Stremming, CDBC: Fear Periods
Carolyn Kelly, RN: Litter Highlight
Mary Peaslee, MD, MPH: Deep Dive on Hip Testing, Part 2
Mary Peaslee, MD, MPH: Deep Dive on Hip Testing, Part 1
Dr. Alison Skipper: the Health and History of Brachycephalic Dogs
Midwoofery and the FDC Breeder Curriculum
Litter highlight: Sara Reusche
Ji Khalsa and Alicia Hobson: the Genetics of Coat Type and Color
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