This October I travelled to Stuttgart in Germany to attend the yearly international meeting of the IFEZ member clubs. IFEZ is short for International Federation for Eurasier Breeding (Zucht in German, hence the Z). This is a collaborative organization that centres around a database which contains many thousand Eurasiers from the beginnings of our breed. The entries comprise the names of the dog and also all the available health data. This is an invaluable tool. Also, it is a network of Eurasier clubs word-wide who share a common philosophy of non-commercial, ethical breeding, in agreement with the Eurasier Philosophy, which is so central to our Association as well. They all share a dedication and feel a special obligation to care for the health and temperament of our beautiful breed. I was very pleased, and I am not ashamed to say, quite emotional, that after only a few months existence, SEA was accepted as an Associated Member of IFEZ and is currently the only active UK representative. We will do our very best to carry on working in the very best interest of our breed.
By Brigitte Mordan-Grimm
