Congratulations to Jimmie and Debbie Darnell of Campbell, MO, on their new FC! FC AFC WILDWINGS GIRL’S BEST FRIEND
Jimmie and Diamond completed her FC title by winning 4th place at the Middle Tennessee Amateur Retriever Club’s Spring Field Trial in April. Diamond won the Open at Black Warrior Retriever Club in the Spring of 2009 [...]

West Kentucky WMA staff recently completed a project to benefit area users, as well as non-game wildlife on the WMA.
Public Lands Biologist Tim Kreher and Wildlife Management Foreman Jodie Swain have worked with herpetologist John MacGregor for several years documenting the presence of Northern Crawfish Frogs (Rana areolata) on the WKWMA.
Northern Crawfish Frogs spend most [...]

Ashley Mitek
Information Specialist
University of Illinois
College of Veterinary Medicine
It makes sense: we shave sheep in the summer so they do not become too hot, so why not long haired dogs. On those steamy days of August when your Husky doesn’t dare step outside in the 90 degree weather, maybe you’ve thought of borrowing your husband’s clippers [...]

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This week the AKC welcomes Dr. Vicki Meyers-Wallin, a certified theriogenologist at Cornell University’s College of Veterinary Medicine. Recorded at the recent Breeders’ Symposium hosted by Cornell University’s Baker Institute for Animal Health, Dr. Meyers-Wallin discusses the finer points of choosing a sire and dam as well as timing [...]

Congratulations to Andy Whitely and John Gassner on their Open Win at Mississippi Valley Retriever Club on April 11, 2010 with their female Golden, FIREMARKS ELUSIVE ONE!
Lucy is out of AFC Emberain Rugby WCX OS FDHF and Melanie Foster’s Firemark Start Your Engines.
Congratulations to all on this huge accomplishment!!

(Reuters) – A potentially deadly strain of fungus is spreading among animals and people in the northwestern United States and the Canadian province of British Columbia, researchers reported on Thursday, April 22.
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The airborne fungus, called Cryptococcus gattii, usually only infects transplant and AIDS patients and people with otherwise compromised immune systems, but the [...]

Ray Voigt with Handjem Kennels sweeps 1-3 places at the Middle Tennessee Amateur Retriever Club’s Spring Field Trial on April 16-18. Judges Henry Ragle and Tammy Bell awarded the following placements in the Limited All-Age stake after 3 days of serious competition.
First Place: Hyfly’n Turbo Jet owned by Wendy Bicknell of Georgia and handled by [...]

Pet Column for the week of April 12, 2010
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Ashley Mitek
Information Specialist
University of Illinois
College of Veterinary Medicine
Although they may not look tasty to us, dogs seem to have a liking for them. As summertime approaches, your pet might be spending more time outside and that “ribbit, ribbit” [...]

Congratulations to Dr. Lee Payne of Oxford, MS, and Alex Washburn-Weidlein of Bruce, MS, on their new AFC!! AFC Coolwaters Hurrican Alley!
Alley earned her AFC title this past weekend with an Amateur 2nd place at the Kansas City Retriever Club’s Spring Trial. Earlier this year Alley had an  Open win at the Bluegrass Retriever Club [...]