Welcome
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- Last Updated: 02 April 2018
to the Berner International Working Group
for improving the health and lifespan of the Bernese Mountain Dog.
This site will present a collection of links and resources about meetings, research and other initiatives aiming to fight the diseases specific to Bernese Mountain Dogs.
Next symposium and IWG meeting
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The Dutch club VBSH has kindly offered to host the next health symposium and an IWG meeting.
These events will take place in The Netherlands in August 2018 in conjunction with the VBSH 40th anniversary.
The Dutch club has a FB page : “ vereniging de berner sennenhond jubilaum “ which contains information on the plans for their anniversary activities. Here are some key-dates:
Friday August 17th – Health Symposium
Saturday August 18th – Jubilee dog show
Sunday morning August 19th B-IWG Meeting
Histiocytic Sarcoma pre-tests
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There are two providers of genetic tests for Histiocytic Sarcoma, the French company Antagene and the German club SSV.
These tests do not give you a diagnosis, but an estimate of your dog's risk of developing HS.
For details about these tests see the "Heath links" page.