References
Rutlands Breeding and Research Centre Professional References
RUTLANDS AUSTRALIAN COBBERDOGS - VETERINARY POLICY
In the interests of transparency. RUTLANDS doesn't employ its own resident Vet. We choose to use the services of independent veterinary clinics so as to avoid a conflict of interest.
VETERINARIAN REFERENCES
REFERENCE from AQIS (now DAF) Government Veterinarian Dr Nigel Smith,responsible for health inspections of all dogs and puppies prior to export from Australia. (now retired)
REFERENCE from AQIS (now DAF) Government Veterinarian Dr Nigel Smith,responsible for health inspections of all dogs and puppies prior to export from Australia. (now retired)
| aqis_government_vet_referral.pdf |
REFERENCE from AQIS ( now DAF) Government Accredited veterinarian Dr Benson Smith (unrelated to Dr Nigel Smith) who visited Rutland Manor regularly for five years for routine health checks, vaccinations, micro chipping and collecting and sealing of DNA samples for Lab testing.
| west_gippsland_veterinary_centre_recommendation.pdf |
| vet_technician_reference.pdf |
| hawaii_fi-do_service_and_therapy_dogs.pdf |
| rutland_manor_inspection_public_posting.pdf |
| hawaii_service_dogs__marie_and_odi.pdf |
| donated_retired_breeding_female_service_dog_charlene.pdf |
| donated_puppy_to_norway_for_sick_child.pdf |
| another_donated_retired_breeding_female_muggles_aka_rutlands_snuggles.pdf |
| donated_retired_breeding_female_sophie_aka_rutlands_lil_sari.pdf |
Prior to me handing the authority of the Australian Cobberdog breed's future to the MDBA I invited owners of dogs I'd bred across the world, to submit a public survey of both negative and positive issues they'd encountered with their dogs from me. This was to bring me up to date with the progress or otherwise, of my breeding program. The Breed Surveys are published here -