The Global Toy Spaniels Issue 9 | Page 2

Table of Contents Dog Breeding: A Promising Future? From The Editor 4 News & Updates 15 20 30 35 37 43 53 55 60 72 82 Nightfire Papillons, Germany Fred the Service Dog Von Willebrand’s Disease In Glorious Colour Hin Satori Chin, Russia Storage Diseases and GM2 gangliosidosis Agility - Fun for everyone - and their dog Marjaniemen Cavaliers, Charlies & Chin, Finland The American Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Club 2013 National Severe Allergic Reaction & Anaphylaxis Thank you for your patience in waiting for this issue of The Global Toy Spaniels. It has been a very busy few months since the last issue; trip to Arizona, car crash, websites hacked which required weeks worth of work to fix and then a last minute switch to a new publisher after the original publisher made some drastic changes to their business structure and website. The switch actually worked out for the best as the new publisher offers features that the other one did not, some of which you will see in this magazine. I particularly enjoyed putting the breeder features in this issue because the breeders show such a willingness to work with and help breeders from other countries in a very nice display of international co-operation. I think this bodes well for those breeds in the long run when genetic diversity is becoming such (Continued on page 52) Editor-in-Chief/Publisher: Anne Marie Rasmussen. The Global Toy Spaniels is published online quarterly in March, June, September, December. All editorial mail should be sent to [email protected] For information or advertising send mail to [email protected] Subscriptions are $25 US annually. All Rights Reserved. All articles, etc. within becomes the property of The Global Toy Spaniels and its editor/publisher and may not be reprinted or reproduced without permission. Artwork, photos, etc are solely the property of the artist or photographer and may not be used in any form without their express permission. Any opinions expressed within are those of the authors; and The Global Toy Spaniels, the editor et al are not responsible for, nor may not agree with such. 2