The initial main part of
the conference concerned information and questions about innovations and
problems of the IFEZ members:
In a first round of
discussions, the IFEZ clubs presented the changes in personnel in the committees
of their clubs. Even if in some cases there have been many changes, it is very
positive to note that it has been possible to get younger people to adopt an
active role in a Eurasier club.
The questions and problems
surrounding the membership of the Eurasier Society UK (ESUK) in IFEZ (now
dormant for a year) were discussed and evaluated in detail. As the requirements
of IFEZ have not been met for more than 12 months, a final reasonable period
for fulfilling these obligations was decided by the full members of IFEZ. ESUK will
be automatically excluded on the scheduled date if the multiple requirements
have not been met by then.
Since the English club
"ESUK" did not fulfil its obligations as an IFEZ member by 20/11/2019,
the IFEZ President Beat Kempf sent a notification to the club committee, dated
23/11/2019, that the Eurasier Society UK, following the vote of the IFEZ full
members, is, with immediate effect, no longer a member of IFEZ and must stop
advertising IFEZ in any communications or advertising.
The new homepage of the
IFEZ is almost finished and is very successful. After the latest revisions, it
can be activated safely at the beginning of 2020.
The conditions under
which club officials could participate at meetings via Skype was discussed.
A second main part of
the conference was again devoted to a variety of topics about the Eurasier:
The moderate changes in Standard
291 presented by EKW (in co-ordination with KZG and ZG) and approved by VDH, are
again to be considered for approval by the FCI.
Underactive thyroid is one of the autoimmune diseases that have a large
hereditary component and develop gradually. Various thyroid values are tested
in all clubs for as many animals as possible, but is mandatory for the breeding
dogs. The problem of comparability of reference values of different
laboratories was discussed. Not all clubs can use Biocontrol as a laboratory.
An assessment of all previously recorded anonymized values is highly desirable.
Other health issues addressed were: epilepsy and the problem of correct diagnosis
and recording; ways to prevent the popular sire syndrome IFEZ-wide; meaningful
genetic tests; and state of genetic diversity in our breed.
The discussion of all these topics was lively and engaging!
Information was also exchanged about regulations such as different breeding
fees and health deposits, and puppy prices were compared and discussed.
From January 1st, 2020 the presidency of the IFEZ passes to the Eurasier
Vereniging Nederland (EVN).
After working through the usual formalities, there were many interesting,
exciting chats about Eurasiers during the evening of the meeting, as well as on
the Friday evening and Sunday morning. This large, international group only
meets in person once a year. Throughout the year, communication is usually only
possible by phone or email. It was an all-round successful meeting for the good
of our beautiful breed.
Gisela Aach, IFEZ Secretary
Translation: Brigitte Mordan-Grimm
Translation: Brigitte Mordan-Grimm
