Presents a Seminar on: Nutrition for the Labrador Retriever
by Veterinary Nutritionist, Dr. Cailin Heinze

Saturday, Dec 8, 2012, Time: 10 A.M.-Noon followed by Q&A, Cost $35 (inc. morning refreshments. Location: North Stonington Agricultural Grange Hall, 21 Wyassup Road, No. Stonington, CT 06359

Dr. Heinze will address many of questions that we have on what is the best nutrition for our Labradors as well as-

•The dangers of the overweight Labrador. Why are so many of today’s Labradors so fat? What is today's society doing wrong when feeding their Labradors?
•Protein/Carb Ratios for different life stages, Protein vs. fat in pups and adults
•Raw vs. Grain free diets
•Effects on kidneys and GI tract from high protein, high fat.
•Nutrition for puppies,
•Nutrition for pregnant and whelping bitches.

About Dr. Heinze: As a veterinary nutritionist, Dr. Cailin Heinze strives to optimize the nutritional needs of animals hospitalized at the Cummings School's on-campus hospitals, the Foster Hospital for Small Animals, Tufts Wildlife Clinic, and the Hospital for Large Animals. As one of Tufts' two veterinary faculty who serve as Diplomats of the American College of Veterinary Nutrition, Dr. Heinze helps to deliver the service, academic mentoring and research that comprise the nutrition service at the Foster Hospital.

She has a strong interest in biochemistry; problem solving and working with people and animals led her to study biological sciences at Goucher College prior to earning her veterinary degree from the University of Pennsylvania. After working in private practice for a few years, Dr. Heinze moved to the University of California at Davis for a veterinary residency in small animal clinical nutrition and a master's degree in nutritional biology.
Dr. Heinze joined the Tufts faculty in early 2011, drawn by its strong reputation for excellence in both human and companion animal nutrition and the opportunity to collaborate with clinicians and scientists both at the veterinary school and at surrounding research universities and institutions, including Tufts' Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy in Boston.
In addition to her clinical duties, which include nutrition consultations for both hospital inpatients and outpatients, Dr. Heinze also serves as a facilitator for the Accelerated Clinical Excellence program, leads elective student clinical nutrition rotations, facilitates within the second-year problem-based learning (PBL) course and teaches continuing education courses for other veterinarians both locally and nationally. She also teaches in the “Feeds and Feeding” course and lectures throughout the four-year veterinary curriculum.

You can download a registration form on www.prlrc.org (or) email me at lorlynlabs1@yahoo.com

According to Dr. Heinze, this seminar would be applicable to any large breed dog, although it is based on the Labrador. There are only 50 spaces available, please come out & join us!

Labrador Retriever is a medium breed... Breeds like St. Bernards, Great Danes, Mastiffs, Great Pyrenees are large. Unless you want to call the Labrador large and the others giant.

Yes, that is true. But Dr. Heinze said this seminar is also appropriate for large breed dogs. We still have space available for folks to sign up!

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