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The Dog Doctors | Youth Outreach Program | What We Do

The "Dog Doctors" Youth Outreach Program can introduce your students to the pleasures and responsibilities of dog ownership and expose them to the possibility of a career in Research and Veterinary Medicine.

Dr. Paige Carmichael and UGA veterinary students come into your classroom as they have several other classrooms in the state, with three large Bernese Mountain dogs - The Dog Doctors. The Dog Doctors make stops at elementary, middle and high schools throughout Georgia.

Dr. Carmichael will talk about her research and the roles that the Dog Doctors play in her development of tests to detect genetic diseases in dogs. She will answer student’s questions about the dogs, her research, and careers in Veterinary Medicine and will show photographs of the Dog Doctors as they grew from babies to full-grown animals. Students will also be able to interact with the dogs as well as with the veterinary studenst who will show them X-Rays and bones of animals.

Links to Publications Featuring the Dog Doctors Program
Article in Competing in the Global Economy, UGA Web 2006-2007
Article in UGA Research Magazine, Summer 2006
Article in Columns, March 7, 2005
This Page Last Updated February 8, 2007

 

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