The AKC Canine Health Foundation (CHF) and our corporate alliance, Zoetis, are pleased to bring you the sixth installment in a podcast series devoted to canine reproduction education for pet owners, breeders, and veterinarians.

 In this podcast we will be speaking with Dr Scarlette Gotwals, of Country Companion Animal Hospital in Morgantown, Pennsylvania. Dr Gotwals received her DVM from The Ohio State University in 1983. She has a special interest in canine reproduction and has been involved with canine reproduction and semen cryopreservation for 21 years.  She is a nationally recognized authority in these areas and serves as a consultant to veterinarians through the Veterinarian Information Network. Dr Gotwals is a consultant for the Canine Reproduction Division of Zoetis.  In this podcast she will be discussing Ovulation Timing in the bitch as well as ways breeders can use data from heat cycles and whelping dates to understand more about ovulation timing.

The AKC Canine Health Foundation (CHF) and our corporate alliance, Zoetis, are pleased to bring you the fifth installment in a podcast series devoted to canine reproduction education for pet owners, breeders, and veterinarians.

In this podcast we are discussing infertility in the bitch, with reproductive specialist Dr. Cheryl Lopate of Wilsonville Veterinary Clinic in Wilsonville, Oregon. Dr. Lopate received her Master’s degree in reproductive physiology and DVM from The Ohio State University.  She completed a residency in comparative theriogenology (reproduction) at Purdue University and is boarded in theriogenology. She has worked in a variety of practice settings including general mixed practice, referral practice and academia. She believes strongly in providing client education and speaks at breed group meetings regularly. She also speaks at many veterinary conferences and has written many journal articles on a variety of reproductive topics. 

In this podcast we hear from Dr. Libby Richards, a Certified Health Education Specialist and assistant professor at Purdue University School of Nursing. She received her PhD in Health Promotion from Purdue University and her Masters in Nursing from Indiana University. Dr. Richards’ research is focused on population-based physical activity promotion. In this podcast we will be discussing her CHF funded research into the reciprocal impact of a healthy and active lifestyle on the physical and mental well-being of dogs and their owners.   

This podcast was made possible thanks to the generous support of the Kenneth A. Scott Charitable Trust, A KeyBank Trust.