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GOLDEN RETRIEVERS
Useful Links & Puppy Videos
CLUBS AND ASSOCIATIONS
http://www.thekennelclub.org.uk/
http://www.thegoldenretrieverclub.co.uk/
http://www.northerngoldenretriever.org.uk/
http://loughboroughcaninesociety.webs.com/
HEALTH RESOURCES
(this is where you will find titre testing information)
http://www.canine-health-concern.org.uk/
http://www.petwelfarealliance.org/
http://www.thepossiblecainine.com
(educational resources)
http://www.volharddognutrition.com/
http://www.allaboutdogfood.co.uk/
(spay and neuter articles)
http://www.dogsnaturallymagazine.com/spay-neuter-and-joint-disease/
http://www.plosone.org/article/info:doi/10.1371/journal.pone.0055937
http://healthypets.mercola.com/sites/healthypets/archive/2013/09/30/neutering-health-risks.aspx
http://www.naiaonline.org/pdfs/LongTermHealthEffectsOfSpayNeuterInDogs.pdf
Scientific Literature (pdf copies available on request)
Ware. W.A. & Hopper, D.L. (1999) Cardiac Tumours in Dogs: 1982-1995. Journal of Veterinary International Medicine 13: 95-103.
Beauvais, W., Cardwell, J.M. & Brodbelt, D.C. (2012) The effect of neutering on the risk of mammary tumours in dogs – a systematic review. Journal of Small Animal Practice 53: 314- 322.
Obradovich, J. (DVM), Walsh, R. (BVMS) & Goullard, E. (DVM) (1987) The influence of castration on the development of prostatic carcinoma in the dog: 43 cases (1978-1985). Journal of Veterinary International Medicine 1(4): 183-7.
Hart, B.L., Hart, L.A., Thigpen, A.P. & Willits, N.H. (2014) Long-term health effects of neutering dogs: Comparison of Labrador Retrievers and Golden Retrievers. Plos One 9(7) e102241.
De la Riva, G.T., Hart, B.L., Farver, T.B., Oberbauer, A.M., Messam, L.L., Willits, N. & Hart, L.A. (2013) Neutering Dogs: Effects on joint disorders and cancers in Golden Retrievers. Plos One 8(2) e55937.
Moore, G.E., Guptill, L.F., Ward, M.P., Glickman, N.W., Faunt, K.K., Lewis, H.B. & Glickman, L.T. (2005) Adverse events diagnosed within three days of vaccine administration in dogs. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 227(7):1102-8.
Villamil, J.A., Henry, C.J., Hahn, A.W., Bryan, J.N., Tyler, J.W. & Caldwell, C.W. (2009) Hormonal and sex impact on the Epidemiology of Canine Lymphoma. Journal of Cancer Epidemiology 2009: 591753.
Berendt, M., Gullov, C.H., Christensen, S.L.K., Gudmundsdottir, H., Gredal, H., Fredholme, M. & Alban, L. (2008) Prevalence and characteristics of epilepsy in the Belgian shepherd variants Groenendael and Terveuren born in Denmark 1995-2004). Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica 50:51.
Slauterbeck, J.R., Pankratz, K., Xu, K.T., Bozeman, S.C. & Hardy, D.M. (2004) Canine Ovarihysterectomy and Orchiectomy increases the prevalence of ACL injury. Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research 429: 301-305.
Terracini, G.RU.B. & Glickman, L.T. (1998) Host related risk factors for canine osteosarcoma. The veterinary Journal 156: 31-39.
Chandler, K. (2006) Canine Epilepsy: What can we learn from human seizure disorders? The Veterinary Journal 172: 207-217.
Day, M.J. (2006) Vaccine side effects: Fact and fiction. Veterinary Microbiology 117: 51-58.
Cooley, D.M, Beranek, B.C., Schlittler, D.L., Glickman, N.W., Glickman, L.T. & Waters, D.J. (2002) Endogenous Gonadal Hormone Exposure and Bone Sarcoma Risk. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention 11: 1434–1440.
The GRCA Health and Genetics Committee (2012) The GRCA Electronic Health Survey at 1 Year:
Data on Longevity and Cancer. The Golden Retriever Club of America, Inc. (http://www.offa.org/surveys/survey_golden.html).
Hart, B.L. (2001) Effect of gonadectomy on subsequent development of age-related cognitive impairment in dogs. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 219(1): 51-65.
FOOD SUPPLIES
http://www.naturalinstinct.com/
http://www.lilyskitchen.co.uk/
http://www.nordicnaturals.com/petRet/
http://elliesdairy.blogspot.co.uk/p/our-milk.html
http://www.highernature.co.uk/
http://www.manororganicfarm.co.uk/
MAGAZINES
http://www.dogsnaturallymagazine.com/
http://www.whole-dog-journal.com/
Healthful Dog The UKs No 1 Holistic Pet Health Magazine
BOOKS
Dr. Beckers's Real Food for Healthy Dogs and Cats, Beth Taylor & Karen Shaw Becker, DVM
The Ultimate Golden Retriever, by Valerie Foss
Dr Pitcairn’s Complete Guide to Natural Health for Dogs & Cats, by Richard H Pitcairn, DVM & Susan Hubble Pitcairn
The Nature of Animal Healing, by Martin Goldstein, DVM
Give your Dog a Bone, by Dr Ian Billinghurst
Home Prepared Dog & Cat Diets (The Healthful Alternative), by Donald R Strombeck, DVM, Phd
Holistic Guide For a Healthy Dog, by Wendy Volhard and Kerry Brown, DVM
Shock to the System, by Catherine O’Driscoll
What Vets Don’t Tell You About Vaccines, by Catherine O’Driscoll
The Veterinarians’ Guide to Natural Remedies For Dogs, by Martin Zucker
The Complete Herbal Handbook for the Dog and Cat, by Juliette de Bairacli Levy
K9 Kitchen, by Monica Segal, AHCW
Optimal Nutrition, by Monica Segal, AHCW
If A Dog’s Prayers Were Answered…Bones Would Rain From The Sky, by Suzanne Clothier
The Canine Thyroid Epidemic: Answers you need for your Dog, by W. Jean Dodds, DVM & Diana R. Laverdure
Canine Nutrigenomics, by W. Jean Dodds, DVM & Diana R. Laverdure
Cancer in Animals: What is to be cured? by Sue E Armstrong
PUPPY VIDEOS