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Improved dog health and welfare In a nutshell: begin with understanding the supply and demand dynamic for each breed/type ©Dog-ED Ltd. 2013
2. Dogs are bred and bought Dog-ED Ltd. 2013 3. SupplyDemandIf demand equals supply Dog-ED Ltd. 2013 4. And ifdemand comes only fromhighly responsible owners Dog-ED Ltd. 2013 5. Supplied by highly responsible breeders Dog-ED Ltd. 2013 6. Doggy heaven on earth Dog-ED Ltd. 2013 7. SADLY.. Dog-ED Ltd. 2013 8. SupplyDemandWhat will happen to these two little fellows?Demand does not always meet supply Dog-ED Ltd. 2013 9. SupplyDemandFrom where and whom will the two families wanting dogs like this source them?Nor supply meet demand Dog-ED Ltd. 2013 10. Some very competent breeders who wish to breed large numbers of littersSome very competent breeders who do not wish to breed many littersCompetent CommercialWelfare standardsHIGHCompetent HobbyBreeders who have little care for welfare and sadly breed large numbers of litters LOWBreeders who dont know what they are doing but luckily dont breed very frequentlyBackyard BreedersPuppy FarmersLOWHIGHVOLUMEThe capability of breeders varies Dog-ED Ltd. 2013 11. Good intentions; if educated quickly could easily migrate into dream ownersSENSE OF DUTYHIGHLOWNightmare owners, who will need heavy investment if they are ever to migrate to higher levels of duty and care.Dream owners who make appropriate choices of breed, acquire dogs ethically, commit to them for lifeNovices with good intentionsDream ownersNightmare owners LOWDelinquent ownersDelinquent owners, who fail to apply their knowledge of dogs to their care. Deliberately use dogs to do harm.HIGHKNOW LEDGE OF DOGSAs does the capability of owners Dog-ED Ltd. 2013 12. SupplyCompetent HobbyCompetent CommercialHIGHE ENS OF DUTY SW elfare standardsHIGHDemandLOWLOW Puppy FarmersBackyard Breeders LOWHIGHVOLUMENovices with good intentionsDream ownersNightmare ownersDelinquent ownersLOWHIGHKNOWLEDGE OF DOGSDoggy heaven: supply from high welfare breeders = demand from dutiful owners Dog-ED Ltd. 2013 13. Breeders must be accountable for what and how they breed Owners must be accountable for what they buy and how they care for their dog Both must be capable and competent in dog health and welfareAccountability and capability Dog-ED Ltd. 2013 14. STRATEGY Why? How? What? Dog-ED Ltd. 2013 15. Increased accountability and improved capability in breeders and owners would significantly reform health and welfare for ALL dogsWhy? Dog-ED Ltd. 2013 16. Map out the breeder and owner capabilities and accountabilities for each breed and type of dog Populate that map with as much data and data on trends as is possible Agree education and engineering programmes for each one All organisations involved in dogs should contribute to thisHow? Dog-ED Ltd. 2013 17. Educate and engineer it so that all breeders become high welfare breeders Educate and engineer it so that all owners become both highly dutiful and knowledgeable owners Design checks and balances to ensure supply meets demand where at all possibleContext for each breed and type of dog differs so strategy needs breed-specific actionsWhat? Dog-ED Ltd. 2013 18. Once strategy and action plans are in place for each breed and type of dog, ideas can be implemented Implementation will be much easier where behaviours and trends in both breeding and buying are visible and understood ..and can be tracked You can only change what can be observedIt would be easier if. Dog-ED Ltd. 2013 19. SupplyCompetent HobbyCompetent CommercialHIGHE ENS OF DUTY SW elfare standardsHIGHDemandLOWLOWBackyard BreedersPuppy FarmersLOWHIGHVOLUMENovices with good intentionsDream ownersNightmare ownersDelinquent ownersLOWHIGHKNOWLEDGE OF DOGSSupport breeders and buyers to escalate up; where they wont or cant, get them to exit the market Dog-ED Ltd. 2013 20. SupplyCompetent HobbyCompetent CommercialHIGHE E S NS OF DUTYW elfare standardsHIGHDemandLOWLOWBackyard BreedersPuppy FarmersLOWHIGHVOLUMENovices with good intentionsDream ownersNightmare ownersDelinquent ownersLOWHIGHKNOWLEDGE OF DOGSStarting point: map each breed against these matrices Dog-ED Ltd. 2013 21. To do that for all these dogs we need to know who bred them and how. We need to know who owns them. Dog-ED Ltd. 2013 22. 4 years on from the Bateson Inquiry, it is time for all of us who care passionately about dog health and welfare to review and regroup.Next steps Dog-ED Ltd. 2013 23. CONTACT US: Philippa Robinson 07850 232836 or e-mail [email protected] Ian Seath 07850 728506 or e-mail [email protected] www.dog-ed.org.ukDog-ED Ltd. 2013
