International Canine Gait Summit by zebris
The event all about the dog's movement and gait!
On 2 November 2024 , the International Canine Gait Summit took place in Isny im Allgäu and online via Zoom. Six world-renowned experts gave insights into their practice, work and research.
The annual hybrid event connects experts and interested parties worldwide and offers in-depth insights into canine gait analysis and the treatment of gait disorders in dogs.
The event will be simultaneously translated into German and English and recorded.
Those who register for the summit will receive the recording as a professionally edited film afterwards.
We will announce the date for 2025 in good time.
If you would like to know more about the benefits of a treadmill analysis for dogs, please read the article by Dr Rico Vannini.
Our speakers
Prof. Dr Dr h. c. Martin S. Fischer is a zoologist, evolutionary biologist and movement researcher. He has taught at the Friedrich Schiller University Jena since 1993 and heads the institute. Since 2005, he has focussed on the locomotion of dogs and has significantly influenced veterinary research with the "Jena Study on Canine Locomotion". His aim is to clarify common misconceptions and gain deeper insights into gait development.
Dr Daniel Koch specialises in joint surgery, osteosynthesis, airway obstruction and dental treatment. He also conducts intensive research into brachycephalic syndromes and the knee joint in dogs. In 2015, his orthopaedic examination course (in collaboration with Prof Martin Fischer) was published in book form.
PD Dr Barbara Bockstahler studied veterinary medicine in Vienna and has been head of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Vienna since 1999. She is a certified veterinary specialist in physiotherapy and rehabilitation and a Certified Canine Rehabilitation Practitioner. Bockstahler specialises in the biomechanics of dogs, became a Diplomate of the American College for Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation in 2016 and is a founding member of the European College of Veterinary Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation.
Dr Kirsten Häusler studied agricultural biology with a focus on ethology at the University of Hohenheim and completed her doctorate in this subject. She obtained the title "Certified Canine Rehabilitation Practitioner" at the University of Tennessee. Her passion lies in the rehabilitation of animals after surgery or joint diseases. With extensive knowledge of behavioural research and veterinary medicine, she achieves outstanding results in animal physiotherapy.
Dr Birgit Lidolt studied at the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna and wrote her dissertation in the field of biomechanics and movement analysis in horses.
She subsequently obtained the 'Certified Canine Rehabilitation Practitioner' qualification from the University of Tennessee.
She is the manager of a small animal practice specialising in orthopaedics in Salzburg.
She is passionate about analysing the movement of dogs and optimising the therapy approach accordingly.
Prof. Dr Susanne Lauer received her doctorate from LMU Munich and specialised in small animal surgery at Iowa State University. In 2002, she established the physical therapy programme for small animals at Louisiana State University. She has been a professor at the Small Animal Clinic at LMU since 2017. She specialises in physical medicine and rehabilitation in dogs and cats, kinematic and kinetic gait analysis, balance analysis and shock wave and radiofrequency therapy.