Table 3 Questionnaire responses for the four stakeholder groups regarding the awareness of health issues related to the physical appearance of brachycephalic breeds
Veterinarian (n = 557) | Show judge (n = 118) | Breeder (n = 1551) | Dog owner (n = 1602) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Q1. I am aware of health issues related to the physical appearance of dogs with short noses* | ||||
Yes, a lot | 548 (98.4%) | 100 (84.7%) | 1306 (84.2%) | 1113 (69.5%) |
Yes, a little | 9 (1.62%) | 18 (15.3%) | 229 (14.8%) | 462 (28.8%) |
No | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 16 (1.03%) | 27 (1.69%) |
Q2. I have seen/met dogs with short noses who had health issues related to their physical appearance* | ||||
Yes, several | 543 (97.5%) | 68 (57.6%) | 1028 (66.3%) | 861 (53.7%) |
Yes, one | 5 (0.90%) | 21 (17.8%) | 189 (12.2%) | 263 (16.4%) |
No | 7 (1.26%) | 26 (22.0%) | 237 (15.3%) | 304 (19.0%) |
I do not know | 2 (0.36%) | 3 (2.54%) | 97 (6.25%) | 174 (10.9%) |
Q3. My experience is that health issues related to the physical appearance of dogs with short noses have* | ||||
Increased | 337 (60.5%) | 24 (20.3%) | 601 (38.7%) | 474 (29.6%) |
Not change | 123 (22.1%) | 41 (34.7%) | 409 (26.4%) | 343 (21.4%) |
Decreased | 11 (1.97%) | 38 (32.2%) | 147 (9.5%) | 96 (5.99%) |
I do not know | 86 (15.4%) | 12 (10.2%) | 385 (24.8%) | 680 (42.4%) |
I do not agree that such health issues exist | 0 (0%) | 3 (2.54%) | 9 (0.58%) | 9 (0.56%) |