In this episode I cover 5 leaders in canine health who are doing big things to help the dog you love live a healthier and happier life.  It’s fitting that three of them are involved in the Golden Retriever Lifetime Study – as massive scientific undertaking that will inform the health of dogs for years to come.

All these leaders are passionate about their work and are contributing to the health of our dogs in special ways.  I believe they deserve our sincere recognition, so here we go!

Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll learn: 

 

[1:44] Pioneer #1: Dr. Rodney Page, DVM

[3:36] Pioneer #2: Bill Bookout

[7:55] Pioneer #3: Dr. Nancy Scanlan, DVM

[10:54] Pioneer #4: Dr. Missy Simpson, DVM

[12:39] Pioneer #5: The Golden Retrievers and their owners in the Golden Retriever Lifetime Study

[16:59] Final thoughts

In this episode…

 

A look at the people mentioned in this episode:

 

Dr. Rodney Page, DVM

Dr. Page is a fourth-generation Coloradoan, born in Boulder (like my mom) and the lead investigator for the Golden Retriever Lifetime Study - what many consider to be the most significant veterinary study ever undertaken.  (we’ll get into that in a separate episode).

He works out of Colorado State University in Fort Collins, CO where he is the Stephen Withrow Presidential Chair in Oncology, as well as the Director of the Flint Animal Cancer Center

Prior to becoming a Veterinarian, he received a Master in physiology at Georgetown Medical School, intending to pursue a career in human medicine.  Lucky for us he brought his talents to Veterinary Medicine and completed his DVM at Colorado State.

 

Bill Bookout

President and one of the Founding Members of the National Animal Supplement Council (aka NASC), a nonprofit industry group dedicated to protecting and enhancing the health of companion animals and horses throughout the U.S. The NASC was formed in 2001 when a complicated and erratic regulatory environment threatened the multibillion-dollar animal supplement industry.

 

Nancy Scanlan, DVM

Dr. Nancy Scanlan is the Executive Director of AHVMF (the American Holistic Veterinarian Medical Foundation) and we had a very nice chat when I was in the early stages of creating Sunny’s.

She received her Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine from UC Davis and is certified by IVAS (International Veterinary Acupuncture Society) in Acupuncture.

 

Dr. Missy Simpson, DVM

Dr. Simpson is the epidemiologist for the Golden Retriever Lifetime Study.  

Dr. Simpson studied at Colorado State University as an undergraduate and then again for Veterinary Medicine, followed by a PhD in Epidemiology at The Colorado School of Public Health.

Fittingly, she happens to be the author of the most recent publication on the study (published Nov 2017 and titled “Population characteristics of golden retriever lifetime study enrollees”).

Resources Mentioned on this episode

Morris Animal Foundation

The Golden Retriever Lifetime Study

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