Official Newsletter of the German Wirehaired Pointer Club of Northern California

July-August-September Volume 4- Issue 4

Newsletter Editor: Diane Marsh fdmarsh@comcast.net

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Informational Web Sites

AKC American Kennel Club www.akc.org

GWPA German Wirehaired Pointer Club of America www.gwpca.com

GWPCNC German Wirehaired Pointer Club of N. California www.gwpcnc.9f.com

NAVHDA N. American Versatile Hunting Dog Association www.navhda.org

OFA Orthopedic Foundation For Animals www.offa.org

VHDF Versatile Hunting Dog Federation www.vhdf.org

2014 Club Officers

President Francis Marsh

Vice President Cindy Heiller, DVM

Secretary Terri Simon

Treasurer Diane Marsh

2014 Directors

Silke Alberts

Randy Berry

Frank Ely

Patti Ely

Joan Payton

Club Web Site: www.gwpcnc.com Web Master: Kathy Kimberlin user6021@aol.com

German Wirehair Alliance - www.wirehairalliance.com

(promoting and safeguarding the breed)

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NOTE: Thanks to Kathy Kimberlin’s

diligence, we have a new club website

www.gwpcnc.com. This is a better

website format. Check it out!!! Kathy

does a great job of keeping our website

current and full of information.

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Welcome New Members:

Chris Bertoli

Chris has 2 GWPs and 1 Great Dane

Please welcome all of them.

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Ann Duffin, a long time member along with her husband Terry. Ann and Terry

Own Kennels Von Duffin, and have bred and raised some brilliant dogs in both the

field and show ring.

Ann and her wonderful dogs have been involved with therapy dogs program for a

number of years. You may remember articles from the Wire News (letters from Becky).

CH Von Duffin's Seven of Nine

Becky has turned the therapy torch to Duke and Fly. Who cannot wait to

go to work in hospitals, schools, and libraries, where they bring smiles and hugs.

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CH Von Duffin's John Wayne

Everyone loves Duke! He is a

big teddy bear that loves life!

Duke is now certified as a Pet

Partner Therapy Dog

CH Von Duffin's Firefly

Fly is now certified as a

Pet Partner Therapy

Dog and loves her new

Job.

Becky is the sweetest dog. She was a Therapy Dog for six

years and really left the Compassionate Canines of Central

Oregon with a void. She retired because as she got older, she

was more noise sensitive. And I knew it was time. She had

her younger years as a bird dog; she is a littermate to NFC

3X NAFC DC Rudolph's Blitzen Von Duffin

Graduation

Picture

Graduation

Picture

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Francis Marsh (handler)

&

CH. Weidenhugel Hope V Joey SH

This was taken after Hope earned her Senior Hunter Title

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Miracle Baby

Rylee Suzanne Wales

Born March 12, 2009

at 1 pound 11 ounces

Rylee, today having a ball at Disneyland

OUR PRAYERS WERE ANSWERED

I am sure that all of you remember our club Mascot, Rylee. Rylee was born 3 months

earlier than expected, but she was a fighter and beat all of the obstacles thrown at her.

When we all found out that she was able to go home, there we so many whoops and hollers

that I am sure they were heard in heaven.

Just as soon as Rylee was cleared to go, her mom, G-Ma, and Papa would bring her out to

Hastings Island Rylee made everyone laugh as she danced on the tables, smiled, and made

her cute faces and noises.

Rylee is now five years old and attending kindergarten. She lives in Arizona with her mom

and dad, Aimee and Preston. As you can see from the picture above she still is one happy

little girl.

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Best of Breed again today for GCH Robin Crest DoubleEE Shoot To Thrill MH in Montana!

Great news from here is CA as well. He has 9 puppies due next week! Poor Kiera

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BARN HUNT???????????

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Submitted by: Bob Rittenhouse

Last week I was taking the pups for a run, after putting the GPS collar on Onyx and giving her

an OK to release her.The dog position indicator arrow did not show on my receiver, Called her

in, checked batteries , reset everything – still no arrow?

At home I got on the computer with Garmin and sniveled, plugged the Garmin in the computer

and the Tech asked if I had done any updates recently - NO I have never done any updates.

That was the basis for the problem. He walked me through the updates and the collar is working

perfectly.

Check with your manufacture before the season - Prevent some possible frustration opening

day particularly if you have traveled to a new hunting territory.

Bob

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Are You a Dog Breeder, or Are You Just Breeding Dogs?

Current breeders lack real knowledge of their chosen breed because they missed the true op-portunity to gain the in-depth schooling that comes from long-term mentorship. Kathy Lorentzen Posted: June 9, 2014, 4 p.m. PST Dog breeding should be based on years of learning, understanding and applying the breed standard to produce dogs true in type generation after generation.. Fall into a conversation at any dog show with someone who has been in the sport for 30 years or more and inevitably the subject turns to the decline of overall quality in so many breeds. I’ve had many such conversations recently. Glamorous ,showy, beautifully schooled and presented dogs abound at American dog shows, and many people are dazzled by their condition, trim and showman-ship, and feel these dogs are amazing and so deserving of everything that they win. And then there are those of us of the Old School who remember when dog shows were as much about the dog as they were about the show. The quality of the dog came first; the showmanship and fancy trim were icing on the cake. These days, they seem to be pretty much the whole cake, including the icing! We lament that so many top-winning dogs lack a number of breed characteristics so basic yet critical that we simply cannot believe that these dogs are heralded as great ones. Either few breeders and judges are reading the breed standards and striving to interpret them, or they have no true understanding of the requirements in those standards, or they simply don’t care as long as the dogs they are producing and pointing at are fancy and showy. Many people who have been in dogs for a very long time are of the opinion that it is the demise of the large breeding kennels that has so adversely affected the quality of current show dogs. Those breed-ers with 100 dogs to choose from and the opportunity to create many litters a year did for sure have more room for error, more chance to experiment with pedigree combinations and many more dogs to pick from when choosing one for the show ring. For every one that surfaced as a show dog, there were probably 20 back in the kennel that were never seen by the public. Certainly there were ad-vantages to this method of breeding, but I personally do not see the loss of these kennels as the rea-son for the decline in the quality of many of today’s breeds. In my mind it is not that current breeders lack large numbers of dogs to work with but instead it is that they lack real knowledge of their chosen breed because they missed the true opportunity to gain the in-depth schooling that comes from long-term mentorship. Gaining Knowledge From Mentors When I was a young child there was a lady a block down the road who bred Shetland Sheepdogs, taught obedience classes and ran a full-time grooming shop out of her home. Her name was Marie. This was in the early 1960s, and she was very progressive and innovative for that time. She owned, trained and handled the first Ch./UD dog of any breed in the state of Michigan. When I was about 6, my mother bought a Sheltie from Marie to be our house dog. Having been born fascinated with ani-mals of all kinds (an affliction that I have been unable to shed in all these years), I was interested in every facet of what Marie did, and going to her house was like going to fantasy land for me. Marie’s children were grown and gone and not interested in her dogs, so this kind, eccentric woman took me under her wing. She became my first mentor in the sport of dogs. When I started to regularly go to Marie’s house, I was so young that my mother and Marie had to help me cross the street. I spent as much time there as I possibly could, soaking up everything I could learn. By the time I was 10, I had trained and shown a dog to a CD title, I could put a pretty reasona-ble pet trim on a Poodle, and I had seen dogs bred, puppies whelped, grown out and sorted, and I had been taken along to many dog shows. I was forming a foundation in the sport.

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When I was 12, I acquired my first Golden Retriever. She was nicely bred, though an outcross of field and show lines (not nearly the chasm then that it would be now in that breed, by the way). Along with that Golden came the woman who spent the rest of her life unselfishly training me about dogs. Her name was Betty. She instilled in me an ethic about dog breeding that I strive to uphold to this day. She was my go-to person for the rest of her life. I never outgrew her, and I surely never thought I knew more than she did about dogs. She was my second mother, my friend, my conscience and my strongest critic. She guided me, schooled me, reined me in when I needed it and forced me to think for myself by always offering me a choice when I needed help. (She never just gave me the answer: She gave me two, and then helped me work through to the correct answer.) Betty taught me many things, one of the most important being how to create a breeding program and build a family of dogs that would breed true to a vision of perfection that I would eventually create in my mind. She began by helping me with how to breed that very first outcrossed bitch. She was mated to her uncle on the show side of her pedigree, producing my very first homebred, owner-handled champion show dog. I bred Goldens back and forth with Betty for many years, always attempting to build on the solid linebred foundation that I had begun with while introducing new traits from outcrossing when neces-sary. Though I no longer breed Golden Retrievers, my many years of training at the feet of what I consider to be some of the masters of the breed — Rachel Page Elliot, Betty Gay, Dick and Ludell Beckwith, Connie Gerstner (Miller), Marcia Schlehr, to name those who were the most influential for me — allow me to close my eyes and immediately conjure up the vision of a Golden that perfectly fits the standard that I worked so long and hard to understand. The Breed Standards And right here is where I think that so many people who are breeding (and judging) dogs today fall short. There is a reason behind every requirement in a breed standard. Descriptive statements were put into the standards by the founding fathers of the breeds so that future generations of breeders could understand the form that was required to produce the function that the breed had been created to fulfill. Far too many people today have failed to get the training necessary to really understand the breed standards. Before you can build a successful breeding program, you must be able to ask yourself why each requirement in your standard exists and know exactly the reason behind it. And in most breeds, the answers always come from the original function of the breed. Today there is a serious lack of discussion about dogs that is based upon original function and purpose. Words like "cute” and "pretty” and "gorgeous” and "beautiful” are thrown around incessantly, but they are really useless in a discus-sion about breed type unless followed by a descriptive statement about a particular feature of the dog as it relates to a requirement in the breed standard. Many of today’s most prolific breeders ignore basic requirements of their breed standard in favor of producing dogs with faults and failings "be-cause we like them like that.” I hear that statement all too often, and itmakes me cringe. If you were the architect who had created the blueprint for a functional building that was going to serve a particular purpose, do you think that the contractor hired to do the actual building should be able to make changes to suit his own whims because he "likes it better that way”? Of course not. And if he did, the end result would most likely be a building that failed miserably at its intended function or even collapsed. The same theory should apply to our dogs when we breed them. We need to keep them capable of easily performing the functions for which they were originally developed, not change them into caricatures that exude some sort of beauty but are riddled with failings when compared to their breed standard. Type and Style in Breeding It takes years to truly absorb the many nuances of a breed and learn how to produce animals that consistently follow the standard in type. While style in different breeding programs may vary some-

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what from breeder to breeder, every program must produce dogs that fit the standard in type. Here is an example of how three very influential breeders in a particular breed consistently produced dogs that fit the standard in type while being instantly recognizable in style as having come from a specific breeding program. I got my first English Springer Spaniel in 1972 after having admired the breed for many years. At that time, there were three breeders in Michigan who were extremely influential in the breed. Their names were Julia Gasow (Salilyn), Karen Prickett Miller (Loujon) and Mary Lee Hendee (Canarch). Each of them produced generations of Springers that fit the breed standard, but as each had a slightly differ-ent vision of perfection in their heads, dogs from their individual breeding programs were totally rec-ognizable based on differences in style. No need to look in a catalog — just look in the ring, and their dogs all but had a brand on them. All these years later, I can conjure up a picture in my head of a wonderful dog from each breeding program, and I can describe with just one word the style char-acteristic of each breeding program that set their dogs apart from one another. The Salilyn Springers were glamorous. The Loujon Springers were elegant. And the Canarch Springers were "spanielly.” Only one word for each long-term, successful breeding program is necessary to define their style differences. But it would take many words to describe their similarities because all of these ladies worked hard to breed dogs that fit the standard in type. And all three were successful and had lasting impact on the breed that is evident today. My first Springer was a linebred dog, but he was an outcross in style, being the product of a very spanielly little bitch from Canarch bred to a very glamorous young dog from Salilyn. But he was linebred on a sire that both breeding programs had used. He was a miracle for me as a foundation sire, going on to produce 66 AKC champions. He was frequently bred to bitches from all three of the above breeding programs. The type of his children made them obviously his, but the style of his chil-dren was based upon the bloodline of their dams. He was a tremendous learning experience for me as a fledgling breeder, and probably the only reason I didn’t really screw up my own beginning breed-ing program in that breed was because I was fortunate to have all three ladies to mentor me. I took advantage of every opportunity to listen and learn from these masterful breeders, and I eventually combined dogs from all three of their programs into the foundations of my now successful breeding family of Springers. Breeding dogs should not be about using the dogs that belong to your friends, or being involved in a clique that uses a particular circle of dogs, or breeding to the current top-producing sire or breeding to last year’s top winner. If that is how you breed, you are just breeding dogs. Instead, breeding should be based on years spent learning about your chosen breed from knowledgeable mentors who are willing to share; understanding your standard and applying that standard to produce a family of dogs that breed true in type while having a style distinctly their own; and, most importantly, fit the breed standard as closely as possible generation after generation. If this is how you are breeding dogs, then you are a dog breeder. From the June 2014 issue of Dogs in Review magazine. Subscribe to receive 12 months of Dogs in Review magazine, or call 1-888-738-2665 to purchase a single copy.

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Wound Care and Treatment for Dogs

The two most important goals in treating wounds are to stop the bleeding and to prevent infection. Wounds are painful, so be prepared to restrain and muzzle the dog before treating the wound.

Pressure Dressing

The most effective and safest method for controlling bleeding is to apply pressure directly to the wound. Take several sterile gauze squares (or, in an emergency, use any clean cloth such as a thickly folded pad of clothing) and place over the wound. Apply direct pressure for 5 to 10 minutes. Leave the dressing in place and bandage snugly. If material for bandaging is not available, hold the pack in place until help arrives.

Watch for signs of swelling of the limb below the pressure pack. This indicates impaired circulation. If you see these signs, the bandage must be loosened or removed. Consider adding more bulk to the pack and apply a second bandage over the first. Transport the dog to a veterinary hospital.

Nearly all animal wounds are contaminated with dirt and bacteria. Proper care and handling will reduce the risk of tetanus and prevent many infections. Before handling a wound, make sure your hands and instruments are clean. The five steps in wound care are:

Skin preparation

Wound irrigation De bridement Wound closure Bandaging

Skin Preparation

Remove the original pressure dressing and cleanse the area around the wound with a surgical scrub solution. The most commonly used solutions are Betadine (povidone-iodine) and Nolvasan (chlorhexidine diacetate). Both products are extremely irritating to exposed tissue in the concentrations provided in the stock solutions (Betadine 10 percent, chlorhexidine 2 percent), so be very careful that the solution does not get in the wound while scrubbing the skin around it. Dilute the solution to weak tea color for Betadine or pale blue color for Nolvasan.

Three-percent hydrogen peroxide, often recommended as a wound cleanser, has little value as an antiseptic and is extremely toxic to tissues.

After the scrub, start at the edges of the wound and clip the dog?s coat back far enough to prevent any long hairs from getting into the wound.

Wound Irrigation

The purpose of irrigation is to remove dirt and bacteria. The gentlest and most effective method of wound cleansing is by lavage, which involves irrigating the wound with large amounts of fluid until the tissues are clean and glistening. Do not vigorously cleanse the wound using a brush or gauze pad because this causes bleeding and traumatizes the exposed tissue.

Tap water is an acceptable and convenient irrigating solution. Tap water has a negligible bacterial count and is known to cause less tissue reaction than sterile or distilled water.

The effectiveness of the irrigation is related to the volume and pressure of the fluid used. A bulb syringe is a low-pressure system. It is least effective and requires more fluid to achieve satisfactory irrigation. A large plastic syringe removes a moderate amount of dirt and bacteria. A home Water Pik unit (used by people to clean their teeth) or a commercial lavage unit that provides a high-pressure stream of fluid is the most effective.

Debridement

Debridement means removing dying tissue and any remaining foreign matter using tissue forceps (tweezers) and scissors or a scalpel. Debridement requires experience to determine the difference between normal and devitalized tissue, and instruments to control hemorrhage and close the wound. Accordingly, wounds that require debridement and closure should be treated by a veterinarian.

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Closure

Fresh lacerations on the lips, face, eyelids, and ears are best sutured or stapled to prevent infection, minimize scarring, and speed recovery. Lacerations longer than half an inch (1.25 cm) on the body and extremities probably should be closed, but small lacerations may not need to be. Small V-shaped lacerations heal best if they are closed.

Puncture Wounds

Puncture wounds are caused by bites and pointed objects. Animal bites, in particular, are heavily contaminated with bacteria. Bleeding may occur. There may also be bruising, particularly if the dog was picked up in the teeth of a bigger dog and shaken. Puncture wounds are often concealed by the dog?s coat and may be easily overlooked until an abscess develops a few days later.

Treatment of a puncture wound requires a veterinarian. It involves surgically enlarging the skin opening to provide drainage, after which the area is irrigated with a dilute antiseptic surgical solution. These wounds should not be closed.

Bandaging a Wound

Wounds may be left open or bandaged, depending on their location and other factors. Wounds on the head and neck are often left open to facilitate treatment. Many wounds of the upper body are difficult to bandage and do not benefit greatly from being covered.

Bandaging has the advantage of protecting the wound from dirt and contaminants. It also restricts movement, compresses skin flaps, eliminates pockets of serum, keeps the edges of the wound from pulling apart, and prevents the dog from biting and licking at the wound. Bandaging is most effective for wounds to the extremities. In fact, nearly all leg and foot wounds can benefit from a bandage.

Dean Goodding

NW Director

nwdirector@gspca.org

503 758 6058

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Do you Know How to Garden?

If not, just ask Doc. By looking at the garden below, you can tell he is an expert.

CH. Weidenhugel Dirk v Einer (Doc)

Owned and loved by Kathy Kimberlin

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Please check back frequently for GWP's in need of re-homing. You may also wish to check www.petfinder.com and the National site, www.gwpca.com for available (and appreciative) GWP's

GWPCNC Rescue places Wirehairs who find themselves in need of a new forever home. Prior to being released for adoption, these GWP's will have been examined by a Veterinarian, had any necessary medical treatment, spayed or neutered, and, if over 6 months old, tested for Heartworm. All vaccinations will have been updated and all Res-cues, puppies included, are micro-chipped prior to adoption.

Each will be assessed to determine the best possible opportunities for a successful placement.

Many of our dogs have had basic obedience training and have been family members. Their age ranges from puppy to senior. They come with all manner of life experiences and levels of training, from lonely isolated back yard dogs to finished show champions and personal hunting companions, and everything in between.

Dr. Cindy Heiller, DVM, is the GWPCNC Rescue Chairman. She may be reached via email: gwpdoc@sbcglobal.net or by phone at The Haven Kennel: (707) 528-2627.

GWPCNC RESCUE

They may not always need to be rescued from a burning build-

ing, but they do need to be rescued.

These are not throwaway dogs. Most are turned into shelters

because their humans love them but can no longer care for

them. There are many remarkable, loving GWP's just waiting

for someone like you to give them a chance.

Please look into your heart and checkbook to help us give them

that chance.

Thank You

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GWP's in need of re-homing may also be viewed at:

www.gwpcnc.9f.com (German Wirehaired Pointer Club of Northern CA Club)

www.thehavenkennel.8m.com (Dr. Heiller's Kennel in Santa Rosa, CA)

www.gwpca.com (National GWP Organization; the GWP Parent Club)

www.petfinder.com (A national animal rescue group)

PILOTS and PAWS

PILOTS and PAWS is an organization with a mission of mercy--to save animals in shelters from death

row. Pilots donate their time, planes, and fuel to transport animals from overcrowded shelters to rescue

g PILOTS and PAWS works entirely on volunteerism and donations via its website:

http://pilotsnpaws.org/ More rescue tales, videos, maps, and news articles may be viewed on the site.

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Brodie is wonderful dog. Please pass this information on to folks that are considering adopting.

He is very sweet.

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The Haven Kennel

Premier Dog & Cat Boarding Facility

3953 Guerneville Road, Santa Rosa, CA 95401. Phone: (707) 528-2627

Owner & Proprietor

Dr. Cynthia Heiller, DVM

The Haven provides quality care and comfortable living quarters for all residents. Please feel free to call and

setup an appointment to inspect our facilities, before deciding to board with us.

The Haven is also the headquarters for the Northern California German Wire-

haired Pointer Rescue Program

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Unexpected Dangers Lurk in Your Pet?s Food ? What to Do Now

Story at-a-glance

A new study has revealed what appears to be an ongoing and widespread problem with the mis-

labeling of commercial pet food.

The study, conducted by Chapman University, shows that an unacceptably large number of in-

gredient labels do not accurately represent what?s actually in the bag or can of pet food. These re-

sults are similar to the results of a study done two years ago, in which nearly half of dog foods test-

ed were mislabeled.

Neither study lists specific product or manufacturer names.

If you?re concerned about whether your pet?s food is mislabeled, you can try contacting the

manufacturer to ask questions about the procedures they use to avoid product adulteration and con-

tamination. You can also consider making your pet?s food yourself, from ingredients you select.

By Dr. Becker

Two years ago, I wrote about an alarming situation with the mislabeling of commercial dog food. ELISA Tech-

nologies, Inc., a laboratory in Florida, tested 21 dog food formulas for gluten and animal protein sources. The

lab then compared their test results with the ingredient labels on the dog food packages, and learned that 10 of

the 21 foods were mislabeled as follows:

8 formulas tested positive for an animal protein not listed on the ingredient label, with 2 foods contain-

ing undeclared beef or sheep, 5 containing pork, and 1 containing deer

2 foods labeled as containing venison tested negative for deer, but instead contained beef, sheep, or

pork

2 foods labeled as containing ?meat and bone meal? rather than a specific protein source tested posi-

tive instead for pork, but because pork can be considered meat, these formulas were not technically mis-

labeled

12 formulas listed no gluten source on the label and 5 were labeled either gluten-free or grain-free.

However, 5 of the 12 ? including 2 labeled gluten- or grain-free ? contained gluten at greater than 80

ppm, a level much higher than the FDA?s limit of 20 ppm to qualify for labeling as gluten-free in human

foods

More recently, another pet food labeling study was conducted by Chapman University in Orange, California.

The results were published in August in the journal Food Control,1 and like the study results two years ago,

raise serious concerns for all of us who depend on accurate ingredient listings on pet food labels.

Over 50 Dog and Cat Diets Were Examined for Evidence of ?Food Fraud?

According to Dr. Rosalee Hellberg, co-author of the Chapman University study:

"Although regulations exist for pet foods, increase in international trade and globalization of the food supply

have amplified the potential for food fraud to occur.

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"With the recent discovery of horsemeat in ground meat products sold for human consumption in several Euro-

pean countries, finding horsemeat in U.S. consumer food and pet food products is a concern, which is one of the

reasons we wanted to do this study."2

The Chapman study tested 52 commercial dog and cat foods to determine what meat species were present, and

any instances of mislabeling. For each product, DNA was extracted and tested for 8 types of meat: beef, goat,

lamb, chicken, goose, turkey, pork, and horse.

Of the 52 Products Tested, 20 Were Mislabeled A majority of the pet food tested by the researchers contained chicken, followed by pork, beef, turkey, and

lamb, in that order. A few of the formulas contained goose; none contained horsemeat. Of the 52 products test-

ed, 20 were ?potentially? mislabeled, and one contained a non-specific meat ingredient that could not be veri-

fied.

Of the 20 mislabeled products, 13 were dog food and 7 were cat food. Of the 20, 16 contained meat species that

were not listed on the product label, with pork being the most common unlisted ingredient. In three cases, one

or two meat species were substituted for other meat species.

The Chapman University researchers concluded that while pet foods are regulated by both federal and state enti-

ties, it?s clear that mislabeling is occurring, though how it?s happening, and whether or not it?s intentional is

unclear.

What to Do if You?re Concerned About Misleading Pet Food Labels In the study two years ago, 48 percent of the dog food tested was mislabeled. In the more recent Chapman Uni-

versity study, 38 percent of tested pet foods were mislabeled. That?s a truly disturbing amount of mislabeled pet

food, and even more frustrating is that neither study revealed the names or manufacturers of the mislabeled

products.

If you?re concerned about the ingredients in your pet?s food ? perhaps you have a dog or cat with allergies or

who requires a novel protein diet to treat food sensitivities or bowel disease ? you can try contacting the pet

food manufacturer to ask how, and how often, they verify the authenticity of their ingredients.

A few questions to ask:

Do you apply hazard analysis and critical control point (HACCP) procedures to avoid product adulter-

ation and contamination?

Do you require your ingredient suppliers to verify the source, type and species content of grains and

meals, including results of any testing performed?

Do you check the quality of new suppliers by carefully examining their products and testing them as

necessary?

Do you keep records of the receipt and use of each type of grain and meal?

What measures are in place in your production facility to prevent ingredient confusion and cross-

contamination? What other foods are manufactured in the facility that makes your pet food?

Do you randomly test product ingredients to validate the accuracy of labeling?

Another option is to feed your dog or cat species-appropriate meals from your own kitchen with fresh ingredients you select. If

you decide to give it a try, remember that balanced nutrition is of utmost importance when preparing homemade pet meals.

Dean Goodding

NW Director

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nwdirector@gspca.org

503 758 6058