As fanciers and breeders, we are very fortunate to live in a world where we have access to unlimited information on any subject that interests us. We can attend seminars, workshops, clinics, and subscribe to unlimited periodicals. Traveling down the highways and byways of the endless web seeking these resources can be challenging. We thought we’d save you some time and research some sites, both well known and obscure, to give you a "guide" in your quest for knowledge.

AKC www.akc.org
Click on "Events" on the top tool bar. At the bottom of the column on the left, click on "seminars". You may further select by the following options: state, breed, seminar type, presenter or all seminars.

Infodog www.infodog.com/showinfo/showCal.htm
The heading of "Match, Clinic, Seminar, Etc." Announcements is mid page. Events are listed chronologically and cover the entire country.

The Match Show Bulletin www.matchshowbulletin.com
The Match Show Bulletin covers all events in the Northeastern U.S. This is a source for information on dog matches, both conformation and obedience, as well as rally events, agility events, herding events, weight pulls, tracking events, health clinics, canine good citizen and therapy dog testing, seminars, workshops and training classes.

The Iams Company www.iams.com
This wonderful site has much to offer, (including on-line seminars) even if you do not use Iams products. After bringing the site up, scroll down past the photo, and click on "For Breeders", on the next page select "Dog Breeders". The column on the left displays the available menu: Breeding program resources, Library, Continuing Education, Support your new puppy owner, Support the fancy, etc.

The Show Dog Super Site www.showdogsupersite.com/sdbvet1.html
Mary C. Wakeman, DVM hosts this site, providing loads of selected articles from The Forum, Kennel Journal, Judges Education, and Breeder Vets on subjects from Umbilical Hernias to the Novice Class to Puppy Contracts.

DogHobbyistwww.doghobbyist.com/Showdogs.html
Each week, DogHobbyist hosts an online gathering of exhibitors and dog fanciers, featuring topics of interest to those who show dogs, as well as special guests. Chat transcripts from previous sessions are available as well.

Tawzer Dog Videos www.tawzerdogvideos.com
Tawzer Dog Videos supplies excellent educational materials dealing with dog training, dog behavior and dog health issues. Taped seminars, conferences, symposiums and books are available for purchase. Works from Jean Dodds, Jean Donaldson, Patricia McConnell, Ian Dunbar, and Rachel Elliot are just a few of the speakers that are available.

 This month’s magazine presents Dr. Noa Safra’s second article in her series on genetics and inherited diseases (part one of the series appears on page 54 in the October, 2006 issue). I know I speak for the membership in expressing our gratitude to Noa, for her assistance in supplying us with the tools to make more informed breeding decisions. Read article.