The Health Trust Fund has established a committee to study registries and their use in maintaining and improving the health of the Scottish Terrier.  Below is a list of sites that contain registry information.  These sites may be of interest to you.

OFA Orthopedic Foundation For Animals
http://www.offa.org   -- 
(Open and closed registries. vWD is included in this registry.)

CERF Canine Eye Registration Foundation
http://www.vmdb.org/cerf.html   --  
(Canine eye registry, with information and links for canine eye diseases.)

GDC  Institute for Genetic Disease Control
http://gdcinstitute.org/  -- (An open registry.)

CHIC  Canine Health Information Center
http://www.caninehealthinfo.org  -- (An open registry.)

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VetGen
http://www.vetgen.com   --   Offers DNA test for vWD.

West Highland White Terrier Club of America 
(Health section)  http://www.westieclubamerica.com/health

Cairn Terrier Club of America 
http://www.cairnterrier.org

Mini Schnauzer Club of America
(Code of Ethics and Health)
http://clubs.akc.org/amsca/index.html

The following two references have been found to be useful in understanding the health issues pertaining to liver shunt conditions.  

Liver Shunt     This is a major portion of an article published in the Bagpiper. The full text of the article and other health information may be ordered from ScottiePhile.

Liver Shunt     This is a public service website
http://www.livershunt.com

Fanny Mae Liver Shunt Fund  This web site is sponsored by Terri Shumsky, AKC Judge #3585, and owner of a Yorkie (Fanny Mae) that died from a liver shunt in 1986. Her guidance is "Liver Shunt Kills, don't buy a Yorkie without a bile acid test."  The original Fanny Mae Liver Shunt Fund (FMLSF) was organized to help increase public awareness about liver shunt. The fund also provides some financial assistance to individuals that need help affording the life saving surgery that is often needed.