Program

8.30 – 8.45 am

Registration, coffee/tea in the Vet Tower foyer

8.45 – 9.00 am

Welcome from the WDC Chairman, Naomi Cogger

9:00 – 9:30 am

The role of the WDC in handler training – Janelle Wierenga 

9:30 – 10:30 am

Therapeutic exercise programs for hip disease – Cindy Otto

10:30 - 11.00 am

Morning Coffee 

11:00 - 11:30 am

TeamMate a longitudinal study of working dog health – Naomi Cogger and Lori Linney 

11:30 - 12:30 pm

What’s in the nose: Canine Olfaction – Cindy Otto

12:30 – 1:30 pm

Lunch 

1:30 – 2:00 pm 

The role of nutrition and nutraceuticals in joint disease – Nick Cave

2:00 – 3:00 pm

Effect of drugs and medications on olfaction in dogs – Cindy Otto

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Afternoon Tea

3:30 – 4:00 pm

Shoulder injuries and their treatment – Wendy Baltzer 

4:00 – 4:30 pm

Lumbosacral stabilization with dog specific implants – Andrew Worth