Alberta Kennel Club is hosting Breeding Better Dogs With Dr. Carmen Battaglia weekend seminar on Saturday, September 15th and Sunday September 16th at the Delta South Hotel, 135 Southland Drive SE, Calgary.

This two-day seminar explains how to develop the skills to analyze pedigrees and how to develop a breeding plan. Included are the methods for coding pedigrees, selecting sires, choosing puppies and managing those that are kept by the breeder.

Includes: Morning Wake-up Coffee/Tea, Breaks and Lunch each day. Note any allergies please not on the registration sheet or online comments.

Day One Breeding Principals, Terminology, Pedigree Analysis Breadth and Depth
  - Covering Faults, Movement and Disease Models
  - How to develop a Breeding Plan
  - Recessive and Dominant Traits, Heritability of Traits and Choosing the Best Puppy
  - Hands on Demonstration covering Shoulder Lay-in, Lay-Back
  - What information is important when looking at Stud Dogs and Brood Bitches

Day Two Using Information and Making Decisions
  - Evaluating Gait and Structure Puppy Evaluation Methods
  - Structure Puppy Evaluating Methods and Techniques for Choosing the Best Puppy
  - Management of Conformation and Obedience Performance and Dog Tips for Managing Promising Puppies
  - Summation and Questions concerning Kennel Management, Feeding, Conditioning and How

For questions or more information contact Linda Kool at 403-995-3870 or koolbert@telus.net.

Carmen was given his first dog by his grandfather when he was five years old. That was the beginning of a lifelong fascination with all aspects of dog behavior, breeding, training and showing. He has personally bred and finished several Champions, Select Dogs, Futurity and Maturity winners. Today, he is considered an expert as well as a highly respected AKC judge of more than 40 breeds.

By education, (holding the Masters and Doctorate from Florida State University), he is a researcher, lecturer and author. His articles have appeared in the "AKC Gazette", "Dog World", "Dog News", "Canadian Shepherd Journal", "South African Dog Magazine" as well as dog publications in Australia and Ireland. Being very active in the dog world, Dr. Battaglia is a Director of the American Kennel Club and has served as Chairman of such important committees as: National Genetics Committee (German Shepherd Dog Club of America), the American Kennel Club Committee for the Future, the Operations and Planning Committee, as well as the Health and Education Delegates Committee. The AKC called upon his expertise in genetics to create and develop their DNA program. He is also a much-sought-after speaker on this topic for television and radio talk shows.

Author of several different books on dog breeding, Dr. Battaglia has gained worldwide recognition, most notably for the program he developed - "Breeding Better Dogs". Popular demand has prompted the creation of a seminar for dog clubs which mirrors his book and a video.