Ian Seath's presentation to the 3rd International Dog Health Workshop organised by the International Partnership for Dogs in Paris, April 2017.

1. A total package
for breed health
Ian J Seath, Chairman
Dachshund Breed Council

2. Breed health improvement is
not a conformation problem, or
a genetics problem, or a
veterinary problem…

3. Breed health improvement is
not a conformation problem, or
a genetics problem, or a
veterinary problem…
It’s a Change Management
and Continuous Improvement
problem.

4. Weighing the pig every day will not make it fatter!

5. Lead
Plan
Engage
Improve

7. • 10 people:
• 1 vet
• 3 pet advisors
• 3x 3 yearly
• 2x KC
• Continuous
• Epilepsy
• Strategy
• Health Fund
• Annual Plan
• Annual Report
• Top 3
• Watch List
• Conferences
• Seminars
• Screening
• Pet Shows
• Buyer’s Guide
• Owner’s Guide
• Infographics
• Monthly
Newsletter
• Facebook
• Website/Blog
• Health website
• IVDD website
• DachFacts
• A-Z of Health
• KC
• AHT
• RVC
• Referral Vets
• Other breeds
• KarltonIndex
winner 2011, 13
• Open Registries
of results
• Improvement
trend graphs

10. My 2 Golden Rules for Breed
Health Improvement are:
● There should be no action
without evidence
● There can be no evidence
without data

16. Collaboration connects Projects to
Benefits
Define
Projects
and
Processes
Create
Outputs
Establish
new
behaviours
Dogs
Benefit
Generate
support

17. Contact
ian@sunsong.co.uk
www.dachshundbreedcouncil.org.uk
www.dachshundhealth.org.uk
www.dachshund-ivdd.uk