Table 1 Demographic comparison between six Dachshund varieties, reported by their owners as part of the DachsLife 2015 survey (n = 2031)
Variable | Category | MSH | MLH | MWH | SSH | SLH | SWH | Significant difference? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (months) | Median (IQR) | 41.1 (18.6–71.8) | 62.7 (28.9–95.9) | 52.5 (27.2–88.9) | 58.8 (29.4–94.5) | 66.2 (39.8–92.0) | 52.5 (27.5–88.9) | KW: 70.8, P < 0.001 |
Bodyweight (kg) | Median (IQR) | 5.4 (4.5–6.5) | 5.5 (4.6–6.5) | 5.5 (4.8–6.5) | 9.5 (6.4–11.5) | 12.6 (10.0–15.0) | 11.2 (10.0–12.7) | KW: 853.6, P < 0.001 |
Sex/neuter | Female entire % (n) | 19.0 % (146) | 19.6 % (70) | 21.5 % (67) | 14.5 % (30) | 18.9 % (24) | 26.7 % (69) | X 2 = 41.9, P < 0.001 |
Female neutered % (n) | 29.4 % (226) | 28.5 % (102) | 30.4 % (95) | 23.7 % (49) | 29.9 % (38) | 26.7 % (69) | ||
Male entire % (n) | 22.2 % (171) | 20.1 % (72) | 25.3 % (79) | 25.1 % (52) | 25.2 % (32) | 29.5 % (76) | ||
Male neutered % (n) | 29.4 % (226) | 31.8 % (114) | 22.8 % (71) | 36.7 % (76) | 26.0 % (33) | 17.1 % (44) | ||
Body condition score | 1 % (n) | 2.3 % (18) | 3.9 % (14) | 3.9 % (12) | 2.9 % (6) | 0.8 % (1) | 3.5 % (9) | X 2 = 31.9, P = 0.044 |
2 % (n) | 8.5 % (65) | 11.8 % (42) | 8.1 % (25) | 11.2 % (23) | 5.6 % (7) | 7.4 % (19) | ||
3 % (n) | 82.4 % (631) | 74.2 % (264) | 78.5 % (241) | 81.6 % (168) | 85.7 % (108) | 84.8 % (218) | ||
4 % (n) | 6.4 % (49) | 9.3 % (33) | 9.1 % (28) | 3.9 % (8) | 6.3 % (8) | 4.3 % (11) | ||
5 % (n) | 0.4 % (3) | 0.8 % (3) | 0.3 % (1) | 0.5 % (1) | 1.6 % (2) | 0.0 % (0) |