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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;background:white'>This information just came off of a show dog list I am on:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;background:white'>Outbreak of Parvo at ASCA Nationals in CA and the Pallyup Pet Expo in WA:</span></u></i><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> <br><span style='background:white'>From an Aussie friend, the puppy that died was 6 months old and fully vaccinated and still contracted parvo at the ASCA nationals in CA. The ASC of Michigan did cancel their show this weekend due to the parvo situation. Unfortunately, some of th</span>e exhibitors made the decision to show continuing showing their dogs and I saw on infodog that at least one Aussie was entered at the Columbus, OH shows on Thursday and Friday that was at the ASCA nationals in CA. Four more Aussies have been confirmed by Vets as having contracted Parvo, they were present at the ASCA nationals.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'> </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Also, it has been reported that another breed has also been affected with a breeder losing a litter of 8 Siberian Husky puppies.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>PLEASE BE CAREFUL – Parvo can be a killer and is easily transmittable from dog-to-dog and via clothing, shoes, etc. Dog shows, dog parks … anywhere there are dogs … can be a source of potential infection. As you can see, as people travel (whether showing or vacationing or whatever), if their dogs have been exposed or are incubating the virus, this can spread quickly. To me, the scariest part is that the puppy who died at 6 months old had been fully immunized. It has not yet been determined if this is a new or particularly virulent strain of the parvo virus.</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#17365D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#17365D'>Sandi Wittenberg<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#17365D'>Red Bay Bassets<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>