Dear Irish Wolfhound Friends, We update the www.eiwc.org results and pictures
Club show Russia 2007
http://www.eiwc.org/2007shows/20070714_Moscow/20070714Moscow.html
Club show Denmark 2007
http://www.eiwc.org/2007shows/20070715_DK/20070715Vingsted.html
Club show Slovakia 2007
http://www.eiwc.org/2007shows/20070728_Bratislava/20070728_Bratislava.html
Club show France 2007
http://www.eiwc.org/2007shows/20070909_Perpignan/Perpignan2007.html
Club show Netherland 2007
http://www.eiwc.org/2007shows/20070923_Soest_NL/Soest2007.html
Club show Belgium - Sighthoundclub 2007
 http://www.eiwc.org/2007shows/20071117_Kortrik/20071117_Korijk_BE.html
The Irish Wolfhound Club of Northern Ireland publish results and pictures Club show 2007
http://www.iwcni.co.uk/Results2007.html
The Irish Wolfhound Club of Switzerland publish results and pictures Club show 2007
http://www.irish-wolfhound-club.ch/2007.html
Some more Dog show with results and pictures
http://www.eiwc.org/pages/showsresults.html

OPEN SHOW UPDATE

Sunday 2nd December 2007

The Irish Wolfhound Club of Ireland
   Breed  Open Show 2007
Judge:  Mr. Dermot Alford (Ireland)
Venue:  National Show Centre, Cloghran, Co Dublin
(near Dublin Airport)
Entries Close 16th November, 2007

Online entry at www.dogshowentry.ie
closes at Midnight on 25.11.2007
 Further details: e-mail:  iwcofireland@yahoo.ie
or phone Kathleen Kelly:  01-8433113  ( +353 1 8433113) 

Friday 20th July 2007

Tuesday 17th July 2007

We are desperately looking for blood samples from wolfhounds affected with bone cancer as well as healthy ones that are older than 6 years. There is a big international study conducted by very competent scientists, they are ready to go but they still do not have enough samples to make the study meaningful. Please spread the word about it if you feel you would like to help. Details hereunder.

We are Searching for Genes for Bone Cancer in Irish Wolfhounds
Why? For Carrier Testing and Improved Treatment in Dogs and Humans 

The Canine Genome Sequencing Project, based in Boston at the Broad Institute at Harvard and MIT, recently finished sequencing the dog genome. Now, with the help of the AKC Canine Health Foundation we are using this important new resource to find genes for canine diseases such as bone cancer (osteosarcoma). This is a large international project that already has funding and experienced scientists to conduct the planned research.

This devastating cancer is a significant health concern in Irish Wolfhounds. We are searching for regions of the genome that differ between healthy dogs and dogs with osteosarcoma. This research will help develop genetic tests to identify carriers of osteosarcoma. Ultimately, this will improve treatment and survival rates in dogs and in people with bone cancer as there are appear to be large similarities in the dog and human osteosarcoma, particularly the kind that affects children.

To succeed at this, though, we need your help! We need samples from both dogs that are sick with osteosarcoma and dogs that are healthy. We are ready to start the experiments but to do so and succeed in the analysis we need more samples.

What can you do?

* Healthy dogs: If you have a healthy wolfhound (especially a dog 6 years or older), we would really appreciate a blood sample.
* If your dog has osteosarcoma, please ask your veterinarian to draw a blood sample and send it to us together with the clinical information.

In both cases we also need the Kennel Club number or pedigree information. Please let us know if your dog has had any type of disease.

We need a blood sample (minimum 4 ml EDTA-blood) and also appreciate a 5 ml Serum/tube sample (uncentrifuged is ok if shipped within 24 h from sampling)

Ship samples in regular mail (padded envelope) to:

                                                        Henrik von Euler
                                                        Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
                                                        Department of Clinical Sciences
                                                        P.O. Box 7054
                                                        SE-750 07 Uppsala
                                                        Sweden

If you have questions please contact us at:
                                                        E-mail: henrik.von.euler@kv.slu.se
                                                        Website: www.c3o.se

All personal and contact information as well as information regarding your dog will be kept confidential.

Saturday 20th JANUARY 2007

We would like to draw attention to the fact that the Irish Kennel Club International Show
 is now being held on the 2nd and 3rd June instead of 17^th March St Patrick’s Day.  
The weekend before our Club show -  giving visitors an opportunity to attend our main
 All Breed show and our Breed Championship show

Friday 19th JANUARY 2007

Received the following email and thought it might help to put it in our News Section.