The World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) / Federation of European Companuin Animal Veterinary Associations (FECAVA) conference was held recently in Dublin. The Trust secretary, Ray Butcher, was speaking on the subject of aggression in Dogs on the main scientific programme.

There was also a meeting of all the national representatives responsible for the Blue Dog in their countries, which proved to be a useful opportunity to exchange ideas. The meeting was addressed by Moira Butcher and Jan Barnett, teachers from Hacton School in the UK, reporting on some preliminary ideas on how to introduce the Blood Dog into schools.

The Blue Dog stand within the exhibition of the Conference attracted a lot of interest from the international delegates. The photograph shows Soraya Verbeke, Hildegard Jung and Tiny De Keuster taking a breather at the stand.