{"id":11,"date":"2017-09-26T19:53:22","date_gmt":"2017-09-26T19:53:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/agsdcf.com\/?page_id=11"},"modified":"2023-03-23T14:04:19","modified_gmt":"2023-03-23T21:04:19","slug":"welcome","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/agsdcf.com\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-37 size-large aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/agsdcf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/page-header-e1508855237612-1024x281.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/agsdcf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/page-header-e1508855237612-200x55.jpg 200w, https:\/\/agsdcf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/page-header-e1508855237612-300x82.jpg 300w, https:\/\/agsdcf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/page-header-e1508855237612-400x110.jpg 400w, https:\/\/agsdcf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/page-header-e1508855237612-600x165.jpg 600w, https:\/\/agsdcf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/page-header-e1508855237612-768x211.jpg 768w, https:\/\/agsdcf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/page-header-e1508855237612-800x220.jpg 800w, https:\/\/agsdcf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/page-header-e1508855237612-1024x281.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/agsdcf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/page-header-e1508855237612-1200x330.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/agsdcf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/page-header-e1508855237612.jpg 1259w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-reading-box-container reading-box-container-1 fusion-animated\" style=\"--awb-title-color:#590000;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:84px;\" data-animationType=\"slideInLeft\" data-animationDuration=\"0.3\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\"><div class=\"reading-box reading-box-center\" style=\"background-color:#e8e3d7;border-width:1px;border-color:#f1f1f1;border-bottom-width:3px;border-bottom-color:var(--primary_color);border-style:solid;\"><h2>American German Shepherd Dog<br\/>Charitable Foundation<\/h2><div class=\"reading-box-description fusion-reading-box-additional\">In 2007, the American German Shepherd Dog Charitable Foundation (AGSDCF) made its first gift to support canine health studies at Morris Animal Foundation.  Since then, AGSDCF has continued its investment in research, particularly in health concerns for the German Shepherd Dog.<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><a class=\"button fusion-button button-default fusion-button-large button-large button-flat fusion-mobile-button continue-center\" style=\"-webkit-box-shadow:none;-moz-box-shadow:none;box-shadow:none;border-radius:  \" href=\"https:\/\/agsdcf.com\/morris-animal-foundation-story\" target=\"_self\"><span>READ FULL ARTICLE<\/span><\/a><\/div><svg style=\"opacity:0.70;\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" width=\"100%\" viewBox=\"0 0 600 28\" preserveAspectRatio=\"none\"><g clip-path=\"url(#a)\"><mask id=\"b\" style=\"mask-type:luminance\" maskUnits=\"userSpaceOnUse\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" width=\"600\" height=\"28\"><path d=\"M0 0h600v28H0V0Z\" fill=\"#fff\"\/><\/mask><g filter=\"url(#c)\" mask=\"url(#b)\"><path d=\"M16.439-18.667h567.123v30.8S438.961-8.4 300-8.4C161.04-8.4 16.438 12.133 16.438 12.133v-30.8Z\" fill=\"#000\"\/><\/g><\/g><defs><clipPath id=\"a\"><path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M0 0h600v28H0z\"\/><\/clipPath><filter id=\"c\" x=\"5.438\" y=\"-29.667\" width=\"589.123\" height=\"52.8\" filterUnits=\"userSpaceOnUse\" color-interpolation-filters=\"sRGB\"><feFlood flood-opacity=\"0\" result=\"BackgroundImageFix\"\/><feBlend in=\"SourceGraphic\" in2=\"BackgroundImageFix\" result=\"shape\"\/><feGaussianBlur stdDeviation=\"5.5\" result=\"effect1_foregroundBlur_3983_183\"\/><\/filter><\/defs><\/svg><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-one-half fusion-column-first\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:50%;width:calc(50% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.5 ) );margin-right: 4%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/agsdcf.com\/what-agsdcf-does\/\"><em>What We Do at AGSDCF<\/em><\/a><\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-130\" src=\"https:\/\/agsdcf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/welcome3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"182\" height=\"100\" \/>We help fund research studies aimed at reducing the incidence of medical conditions in the German Shepherd Dog and improving the effectiveness of treatment of many types of medical conditions.<\/p>\n<p>We research and fund medical studies that look for the cause of, prevention of, and treatment of the German Shepherd Dog&#8217;s most debilitating issues.<\/p>\n<p>Please help us help the breed with your donations.\u00a0<a dir=\"ltr\" title=\"Donations to the American German Shepherd Rescue Association\" href=\"https:\/\/agsdcf.com\/donations\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0&gt;&gt;&gt; read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-one-half fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;width:50%;width:calc(50% - ( ( 4% ) * 0.5 ) );\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/agsdcf.com\/how-you-help\/\"><em>How You Can Help<\/em><\/a><\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-129\" src=\"https:\/\/agsdcf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/welcome2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"100\" \/>We believe gene research will be extremely rewarding in the years ahead.<\/p>\n<p>Your help is needed now to continue funding valuable research studies on various medical problems that affect not only the German Shepherd Dog\u00a0<a class=\"toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/agsdcf.com\/administrator\/index.php?option=com_content&amp;sectionid=-1&amp;task=edit&amp;cid&#091;&#093;=2\">\u00a0<\/a>but also other breeds and even humans.<\/p>\n<p>Help the fight against disease in the German Shepherd Dog\u00a0 with a donation.\u00a0\u00a0<a dir=\"ltr\" title=\"Donations to the American German Shepherd Rescue Association\" href=\"https:\/\/agsdcf.com\/donations\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u00a0&gt;&gt;&gt; read more<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:5px;--awb-padding-right:10px;--awb-padding-bottom:10px;--awb-padding-left:10px;--awb-bg-color:#e8e3d7;--awb-bg-color-hover:#e8e3d7;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-border-color:#524d3f;--awb-border-top:2px;--awb-border-right:2px;--awb-border-bottom:2px;--awb-border-left:2px;--awb-border-style:dotted;--awb-margin-top:10px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-3 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-center\" style=\"margin:0;\"><a title=\"Research Into Perianal Fistulas\" href=\"https:\/\/agsdcf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2023-93-D21CA-505-Progress-Rept-Perianal-Morris.pdf\"><em>Research Into Perianal Fistulas<\/em><\/a><\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><p>We are proud to have fully funded a donor-inspired Morris Animal Foundation study D21CA-505: Whole genome sequencing to identify genetic risk factors for perianal fistulas (anal furtunculosis) in German Shepherd Dogs and Leonbergers. The chief investigator is Brian Catchpole BVetMed MSc(VetEd) PhD FHEA FRCVS at the Royal Veterinary College at the University of London. For those of us who have been affected by this horrible disease, it&#8217;s a ray of sunshine. We hope you will join us by donating to this exciting study.\u00a0 <a title=\"Research Into Perianal Fistulas\" href=\"https:\/\/agsdcf.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/2023-93-D21CA-505-Progress-Rept-Perianal-Morris.pdf\"><strong><em><br \/>\n&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt;&gt; 2023 Progress Report Perianal Morris<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-11","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/agsdcf.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/agsdcf.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/agsdcf.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agsdcf.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/agsdcf.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11"}],"version-history":[{"count":51,"href":"https:\/\/agsdcf.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2376,"href":"https:\/\/agsdcf.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11\/revisions\/2376"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/agsdcf.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}