Breed Health Survey 1998

Breed Health Committee Members
Sue Redding vericool@acsalaska.net	Mike Hoffman mkhoffman1@starpower.net	John Kerr john@spinoneus.org

Goals of the Breed Health Committee

To assist in developing the Italian Spinone as a breed in the United States, to identify potential hereditary problems in the breed, to assess disease propensity in the breed, and to educate breeders and owners in understanding screening and treatment modalities for identified or potential health problems.

Why is breed health information important?

The Italian Spinone is considered a rare breed in the United States. The population of dogs in the U. S. in 1996 was estimated to be approximately 600 dogs. Although SCOA members continue to import bloodlines from the UK and Italy, genetic diversity remains problematic.

Good health information including incidence or prevalence of hip dysplasia, eye problems, disease predilection, temperament, etc. is not available. In order to keep the Italian Spinone an active, working, hunter and companion the health of the breed as a whole is critical to safeguard. Health must include such broad issues as proper conformation, temperament, desirable hunting traits, and hereditary diseases.

How will this information be used?

All information collected by the BHC will be considered confidential. Statistics based on the reported information will be provided annually in the SCOA newsletter. No information will be reported on an individual dog, owner, breeder, or regional basis. Information will be analyzed by age, sex, spay/neuter status, litter size, and health issue.

Currently the SCOA reports on OFA status of individual dogs. Other public registry information such as CERF reports will be reported by the SCOA as the Executive Board deems fit.

Issues and Concerns

Due to the small sample size of the current pool of Spinoni in the US, the data collected in the initial survey may not be indicative of any disease process or trend in the breed. It would be irresponsible to think that this initial survey could be used to include or exclude any one dog as a potential sire or dam without an extensive pedigree survey that would go back four to five generations and include similar health information. Nevertheless, in order to establish that quality of knowledge about the breed in the US, a survey such as this should be initiated. A successful health survey needs the full support of all members. With accurate input from each owner a late appearing disease such as Progressive Retinal Atrophy, epilepsy, or chronic hip dysplasia may be identified successfully.

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Ways to Submit this form to the SCOA Breed Health Committee

Electronic Form Submission Complete this form on-line and hit the SUBMIT form button at the bottom of this page. You will recieve an immediate confirmation of entry results followed by an email confirmation (optional- be sure to include your email address)

or Snail Mail Submission Print out this form using your web browser, complete and mail to:

John Kerr
175 N. Passaic Ave.
Chatham, NJ 07928

Please submit separate forms for each dog you are reporting.

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Is this an INITIAL submission or UPDATE of a previous submission?
(Updated forms need include only new or changed information, but please indicate above.)

**Did you ever have a Spinone who died?** **Yes** No
If so, what was the cause?
At what Age:

**General Information:**
Owner's Name :
Owner's Street:
Owner's City,State,zip
Dog Name (register&call):
Sire:
Dam:
Sex:MF	Date of Birth: (mm/dd/yy)
Spay/Neuter:Yes	At What Age:
Height:	Weight:
Overall Health:	Overall impression of your dog's health (select one) Poor Fair Good Excellent
Current Medications:	(Include heartworm and/or flea preventatives)
Vaccinations:	(Rabies, annual distemper/parvo/lepto, Iyme, etc.)
Diet (food fed):	(Brand, describe, amounts, etc.)
Dietary Supplements:	(herbs, vitamins, etc.)

Major Health Problems:

Skin:

(Such as flea allergy dermatitis, hot spots, generalized demodex, etc.)

Neurologic:

(Such as epilepsy, disk disease. etc.)

Musculoskeletal:

(Orthopedic problems such as hip dysplasia, elbow and/or shoulder dysplasia, etc.)

HIPS:

OFA Score:
PennHIP:
	Dog to young to Xray

Eyes & Vision:

(Eye problems such as drooping eyelids, progressive retinal atrophy, glaucoma, juvenile cataracts, etc.)

Ears & Hearing:

(Such as otitis - drooping ears can lead to chronic infections)

Dentition:

Missing teeth? Yes No How Many:

Endocrine:

(Abnormalities such as hypothyroidism, diabetes mellitus/insipidus, etc.)

Respiratory &/or Cardiovascular:

Digestive:

(Such as out of the ordinary vomiting or diarrhea, special diets, etc.)

Urinary:

(Such as infections, congenital defects, etc.)

Tumors:

(Benign such as lipomas, or malignant cancers)

Reproductive Problems:

Reproductive:

(Such as monorchidism/cryptorchidism, fertility, whelping)

If Intact Male:

Breeding Soundness Exam:	Yes No
Has Been Bred:	Yes No
If Bred:	Artificial Insemination Collection Natural Cover
Breeding Difficulties:	Yes No

Short description of any male breeding problems encountered or other information

If Intact Female:

Regular Heat Cycle:	Yes No, EveryMonths
Has Been Bred:	Yes No
Insemination:	Artificial Insemination Natural
Successfully Breeding:	Yes No Litter Size: Live Births: Surviving Puppies:

If any female breeding or whelping difficulties please give a short description:

**Temperament and Habits:**
Friendly to:	(select all that apply) family friends strangers other dogs
My dog is usually:	(select one only) calm anxious fearful aggressive
My dog is usually:	(select one only) outgoing shy fearful aggressive
Bad Habits:	(stool eating, repetitive behaviors, chewing, etc.)

**Conformation Information:**
Disqualifying faults
Color:	Tri-color (Orange/ white/ brown pigmentation) Any black pigmentation
Severely Penalized Faults
Bite:	Overshot Undershot Buttbite (upper and lower incisors meet)
Coat:	Sparse Soft, woolly Excessively long (> than 2.5 inches)
Back:	Sway-backed Roach-backed
Rear Limbs	Severely cow-hocked
Eyes:	Severely loose eyelids
Comments:

**Fieldwork / Hunting / Obedience**
Temperament: Hyperactive Sluggish, unwilling Normal for breed

DESIRE RATINGS:	low	<>	med	<>	high
Willingness to please:
Birdiness:
Blinks Bird: Yes No
Nose:
Search:
Point:
Desire to Work:
Willingness to Retrieve:
Enjoys Swimming:
Retrieves willingly in swimming water:

**NAVHDA Related Information**
Has this dog qualified in a NAVHDA field test? Yes No
NAVHDA TEST	PRIZE	YEAR	AGE OF DOG
Natural Ability
Utility Prep
Utility
Is this dog currently preparing for natural ability Yes No

**Obedience**
Have you done any Obedience Training?	Yes No
Competitive Obedience Prizes:	CD CDX UD
Have you done Other Training?	Yes No
Describe Other Training:

Add any additional information or Other Comments Here

Tell us how to get in touch with you (optional):

E-mail   
Tel      
FAX

Please contact me as soon as possible regarding this matter.

ADDENDUM
Please sign and mail to the SCOA Breed Health committee if you give permission to contact your veterinarian below:
I give permission for health information of the dog named above to be released to the SCOA Breed Health Committee by my Veterinarian(s).
Name:____________________________________________ Address:__________________________________________ Phone____________________________________________	Signed____________________ Date:_____________________

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Ways to Submit this form to the SCOA Breed Health Committee

Electronic Form Submission	Complete this form on-line and hit the SUBMIT form button at the bottom of this page. You will recieve an immediate confirmation of entry results followed by an email confirmation (optional- be sure to include your email address)

or Snail Mail Submission	Print out this form using your web browser, complete and mail to:
	John Kerr 175 N. Passaic Ave. Chatham, NJ 07928

Breed Health Survey 1998

Breed Health Committee Members

Goals of the Breed Health Committee

Why is breed health information important?

How will this information be used?

Issues and Concerns

Ways to Submit this form to the SCOA Breed Health Committee

Spinone Club of America - Breed Health Survey

Copyright © 1996 Spinone Club of America. All rights reserved. Revised: August 20, 2005.

Copyright © 1996 Spinone Club of America. All rights reserved.
Revised: August 20, 2005.