WORLD CONGRESS 2026

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18th TIBETAN TERRIER WORLD CONGRESS

    Thirty seven  years ago, in 1989, the first congress happened,  after years of discussions. Margareta Sundqvist (Sweden) and Marianne Dehlholm Dons (Denmark) organized the first congress in Denmark.

   Since then, there has been a congress every second year (with some  exceptions). After a five year gap due to covid, the TT World Congress reconvened in France near Paris in 2022.

    In 2024, the 17th congress was held in Sweden, August 30-September 1, 2024 and  was attended by Kate Stanuch and

Jackie Faust. The congress has taken place in 10 different countries in Europe, and twice in the USA, 2003 and 2011.

Speakers:

*9 AM - 12PM   Jerold  Bell, DVM.

Adjunct Professor of Genetics, Department of Clinical Sciences, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University, USA

Chairman, Hereditary Disease Committee, World Small Animal Veterinary Association

Director, OFA - The Canine Health Information Center, www.ofa.org 

Freshwater Veterinary Hospital, Enfield, CT USA

https://vet.tufts.edu/people/faculty/jerold-bell-dvm

A breed health seminar (in 2 parts).  The first part follows the Ins and Outs of Pedigree Analysis, Genetic Diversity, and Genetic Disease Control article (http://siriusdog.com/bell-pedigree-analysis-genetic-diversity), but is based on Tibetan Terrier pedigrees.

The second part will discuss the genetic disorders affecting the Tibetan Terrier with updates from my conversations with any pertinent researchers.

**1 PM - 3 PM   Liz Hansen

Canine Genetics Laboratory, University of Missouri - College of Veterinary Medicine, Columbia, MO 65211

HansenL@missouri.edu

MUCVMk9genetics@missouri.edu

Website: www.CanineGeneticDiseases.net

2026 marks 30 years of research collaboration between the TTCA and Dr Gary Johnson’s Canine Genetics Laboratory, and Dr Martin Katz’s Comparative Neurology Laboratory at the University of Missouri-Columbia College of Veterinary Medicine. Liz Hansen will discuss those beginnings  that established DNA banking, and initiated genetic research for heritable conditions of concern to breeders of Tibetan Terriers.

Owners

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Foreign Dogs

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May 3, 7:00 pm