Veterinarian Services during the World Championship in Sled Dog Racing 2011

All querires related to veterinarian issues should be presented to the Chief Veterinarian.


Information about non-commercial movement of pets (incl. dogs) to Norway

Rules for Vaccination of Dogs as decided by NHF (the Norwegian Sleddog Association)

Identity Marking and Vaccination Rules for Dogs participating in Races facilitated by the Norwegian Sleddog Association (in the following abbreviated to NHF, its Norwegian acronym).

Rules of Identification NHF
All dogs that are to participate at events facilitated by NHF shall be marked with a microchip or a readable tattoo. After the 3rd of July 2011 electronic identification systems (micro chipping) is the only valid form of identification.

If the microchip marking does not meet the ISO 11784 standard requirements or those of Appendix A of ISO 11785 standard, the person in charge of the animals must provide the necessary micro chip reading equipment at all points of Vacontrol.

Vaccination Rules NHF
All dogs that are participating at events facilitated by the NHF shall be vaccinated against canine distemper, canine hepatitis, canine parvo virus infection. Participants from other countries must also be vaccinated according to the rules from the Norwegian Food Safety Authority regarding the importing of dogs from the country of departure. All participating dogs shall have individual vaccination cards.

Vaccination Cards must include
The vaccination card must include the name of the dog, its date of birth, its identity code and its method of identity marking. The name of the vaccination, the date of vaccination and the time of re-vaccination against canine distemper, canine hepatitis, canine parvo virus infection and identity marking must be confirmed by veterinary by signature. No participating dogs shall be vaccinated during the last 14 days prior to commencement of the race.

Vaccination Guide
During the first weeks of a puppy's life it is protected against diseases through antibodies from its mother through the placenta and the mother's milk if the mother is sufficiently vaccinated. There may, however, be individual differenes in how long the puppies will have antibodies from the mother as these levels gradually decrease after birth. For most puppies the concentration of antibodies from the mother has decreased to a negligible level by the time the puppy is 12 weeks old. There may, however, be exceptions where the puppy has effective levels of antibodies from the mother also after reaching 12 weeks. If the puppy is vaccinated while it still has effective levels of antibodies  from the mother, the vaccine will to a lesser extent stimulate the development of the puppy's own immune system. To ensure that the dog has developed the best immunity possible some vets chose to recommend revaccination at the age of about 1 year, even though the initial vaccination provides immunity for a period of up to 3 years according to approved product information.

Valid as of 1st of January 2010.
Approved by the Board of Directors of the NHF on the 13th of October 2009