Kviečiame registruotis ir liepos 30 d. dalyvauti tarptautinėje kinologų konferencijoje „Veisliniai šunys: reputacija, veisimas, gerovė ir iššūkiai”.

International conference „Pedigree Dogs: Breeding, Reputation, Welfare and Challenges“, 30 July 2019, Vilnius.

Under the patronage of the FCI European Section the Lithuanian Kennel Club is holding the fourth international conference focusing on pedigree dogs, their breeding, health and welfare.

The aim of the conference is to bring together the key stakeholders of canine world to discuss some of the major issues related to pedigree dogs that the world is facing today, to exchange and share their experience and best practices and to encourage international cooperation.

The main theme of the conference is „Pedigree Dogs: Breeding, Reputation, Welfare and Challenges“. The subthemes of the event include communication and education about, welfare, health and responsible breeding of pedigree dogs as well as the roles of national canine organisations, breed clubs, judges and breeders in educating society and promoting pedigree dogs.

The presentations will cover general topics related to aforementioned aspects related to pedigree dogs, examples of projects and good practices of the kennel clubs to promote responsible breeding and discussions on how responsible breeding and effective communication could contribute to the improved reputation of pedigree dogs.

Preliminary panel of speakers: Sean Delmar (the Irish Kennel Club), Alpay Ozkan (Turkey), Lee Anne Bateman (Canada), Elaine J Lessig (USA), Simon Luxmoore (UK), Attila Marton (Hungary), Ekaterina Domogatskaya (the Russian Kennel Club), Ramunė Kazlauskaitė (the Lithuanian Kennel Club).

The working language of the event is English.

Dalyviams bus išduodami sertifikatai LKD šunų veislyno statusui tvirtinti.

Pranešimai ir pranešėjai.

Registration: https://bit.ly/2Qvexn7

More information: https://1.shortstack.com/1rX3Hl

For information on previous conferences please see here:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLpQOA7A_eexy6ef-wtWGoGWzWeHS-uCqT&fbclid=IwAR1dOBQVjW3q2vBsYV5NVBMdxcE9kK6XU4w6WSVCLQUGkeG86zuQTejpTq4

2015: http://newsletter32.dogdotcom.be/en/Lithuania.aspx

2017: http://newsletter39.dogdotcom.be/en/VilniusWorkshop.aspx

PREVIOUS CONFERENCES

‘Political environment and method and technology of breeding has changed dramatically and new questions cannot be responded with old fashioned answers!’/Tamas Jakkel/

‘A “lovemarks” building approach for dog breeds, never proposed before in and for the world of dogs, will not only put dog people in an active ‎role of shaping their own ‎future instead of being victims or just fence-sitters, but will offer many engaging opportunities to positively and not just negatively check what’s ‘in’ each breed today and what needs to be done going forward to get the breeds properly positioned according to their very own emotional and rational profile. /Christopher Habig/

‘All our members and co-operation partners are important message carriers and public image creators‘ /Liisa Suominen, the Finnish Kennel Club/

‘The educational campaigns implemented together with the authorities and other organisations were launched in order to strengthen canine organisation image of being a reliable source of reference for those seeking the information.’ /DMV, PhD. Helle Friis Proschowsky, the Danish Kennel Club/

‘It is essential to finally realise in the many debates between the breeder society and the animal welfare society that these parties ought not to be working against each other. They have a common enemy causing massive damage: irresponsible breeding.’ /Attila Marton/

Further queries and registration by e-mail svietimas@kinologija.lt.

Photo by Guoda Kavaliauskaitė

We expect more young people get involved with the cynology, enhance responsibility of dog owners and in doing so expect more tolerance towards our pets and our hobby“: says an enthusiastic supporter of the youth initiatives, the President of the Lithuanian Kennel Club Mrs Ramune Kazlauskaitė.

Being aware of the abundance of activities for young people and education for the general public, FCI Youth interviewed the head of the Lithuanian canine organisation about education and future perspectives for cynology.

– Dog shows and breeding: this is a common concept of cynology. What does cynology mean to you?

– Though the majority of dog world people are restricted to dog shows and breeding, I have always had a notion that cynology is by far more than this. Dog people do not live in show halls, they are involved in various dog sports, spend their pastime with them, live with people and among people whom they and their pets have daily contact with. Since times immemorial dogs have lived with people serving their different needs and everytime we find still new areas where our dogs could do. Paradoxically, there still exists a large number of people who do not know their best friend – a dog, which leads to misunderstandings and even seriuos problems. We cannot ignore the fact that the number of pets owned by families is rapidly growing – we have to help them by sharing our knowledge and experience.

– Are there still any areas in the cynology where innovations, unconventional solutions and public-orientated projects would apply?

– Despite the fact that nowadays there is plenty of information on the virtual space, people still want direct contact and „live“ communication, especially when it comes to their pets. People look for a reliable source of information. Education for the general publics is still a novelty in our country. For some reason, for quite a while it was limited to the target groups such as dog breeders, trainers, handlers, etc. Society is still divided between those in favour of dogs and those against them. As a result, we witness lists of „dangerous“ breeds, discriminating laws and regulations. All this is the outcome of a lack of education, which often results in unreasonable fear for dogs. It might sound ambitious, but I strongly believe that educational activities carried out by national canine organisations would alter society‘s attitude towards dogs. Since our activities are meant for the general publics, they are carried out by means of cooperation with animal welfare and other organisations. Therefore, we are for joint projects, both inside the country and at the international level. It would be perfect if we could collect the best practices and implement them in the FCI countries – there is no need to reinvent a bicycle, but rather use the best practices and step forward.

– Step forward… In terms of cynology, Lithuania is still a very „young“ country. Could this be the reason why you have a thirst for changes and knowlledge?

Partly it could. The Lithuanian Kennel Club is a relatively young organisation. We have always strived for knowledge and continue to do so. At the same time, we understand that it is not enough to accumulate the knowledge, it is necessary to share it. The very beginning of our Education Centre was not easy. There were lots of doubts and discussions whether a cynological organisation should intrude into the field of education. At the moment, all doubts are dispersing. We are supported by the state institutions and society, we do appreciate support of the young people interested in cynology.

– What is the message that you are sending to the general public?

– Our main message is that people and dogs must get on well! This is to the benefit of both and we need so little – only to know dogs better and feel responsible for our pets. A crucial thing in this situation is to find a suitable channel to transmit the information, it must be available to all people.

– The Lithuanian Kennel Club allocates funds for educational activities. Does your organisation get any feedback or benefit from this?

– Some obvious result we hope to see in 5 – 10 years. Probably even later… However, at the moment we are enjoying a much better awareness of our organisation in the society and this implies development and strength of it. If we had aimed at profit we would not have started all this at all. Education is a slowly rewarding activity. However, we do hope for moral benefit – for more young people involved into cynology, for more responsible dog owners, for more tolerance towards our pets and our hobby.

– The world is global. You are in regular contact with the heads of other canine organisations, judge at the shows and have plenty of opportunities to observe young people with their dogs. Do you feel the involvement of the young people in cynology?

– Dog lovers make a very diverse community. Neither the distance, cultural differences nor language barrier is an obsticle for their communication. The number of young people in cynology is gradually growing, however, we would like to feel more drive from young people. I think a great initiative of the FCI was the establishment of FCI Youth, which encourages young people to get involved into cynological activities and at the same time in education of the general publics. Young people are the future of both our national organisations and of cynology as such and we have to invest in them now for a better future.

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Conference on companion animal welfare gathers experts from EU.

The conference on the welfare of dogs and cats in the EU took place on October 28 in the Charlemagne building of  European Comission, Brussels.

Representatives from the EU member states gathered to attend the forum on animal welfare.

The topic of conference mentions the welfare of dogs and cats but in reality presentations and discussions touched much wider problem – the welfare of companion animals in general, it‘s influence to society and economical aspects.

The conference was organised by European Comission in a co-operation with Lithuanian Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Also, animal welfare organizations “Vier Pfoten International”, “Eurogroup for Animals” as well as Federation of Veterinarians of Europe helped in a process of organization.

The president of Lithuanian Cynological Society Ramune Kazlauskaite together with project manager Kriste Sedleviciute attended the conference and represented their organization.

Professor James Serpell from University of Pennsylvania the USA presented plenary speech on the topic “How Social Trends affect companion animal ownership?”.

He talked about social trends and how they’ve changed during last decade, the impact of urbanization on companion animal environment and ownership.

The Lithuanian animal welfare problems were presented by Kristina Stakyte, the representative of State Food and Veterinary Service. She presented the new Lithuanian approach to companion animal protection in Lithuania.

The next day, October 29, was dedicated to workshops on three topics: dogs and cats breeding, dogs and cats trade and dogs and cats identification and registration. One of them, dogs and cats breeding, was coordinated by R. Kazlauskaite.

The goal of workshops was to discuss present situation, identify problems and suggest ideas/solutions for the EU as legislative body.