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Table 4 The number of unique live dogs surveyed, number of dogs with one or more reported incident of disease/condition, and clear (no reported disease/condition), affected (≥1 reported disease/condition) proportion and median age (years), for breeds with reports on ≥200 unique live dogs (n = 41 breeds)

From: Large-scale survey to estimate the prevalence of disorders for 192 Kennel Club registered breeds

Breed

n dogs

n dogs with ≥1 condition

Clear prop

Affected prop

Median age (years)

Labrador Retriever

6938

2388

65.58%

34.42%

4.73

Cocker Spaniel

3723

977

73.76%

26.24%

3.99

English Springer Spaniel

2060

670

67.48%

32.52%

4.52

Golden Retriever

2059

736

64.25%

35.75%

4.71

Border Terrier

1689

491

70.93%

29.07%

4.53

German Shepherd Dog

1410

540

61.70%

38.30%

4.47

Cavalier King Charles Spaniel

1244

607

51.21%

48.79%

5.25

Miniature Schnauzer

1019

318

68.79%

31.21%

3.71

Border Collie

1005

256

74.53%

25.47%

5.21

West Highland White Terrier

835

326

60.96%

39.04%

5.29

Staffordshire Bull Terrier

797

295

62.99%

37.01%

4.76

Boxer

724

391

45.99%

54.01%

4.85

Whippet

707

147

79.21%

20.79%

4.29

Flat Coated Retriever

672

300

55.36%

44.64%

4.71

Pug

555

216

61.08%

38.92%

2.67

Beagle

504

183

63.69%

36.31%

4.27

Lhasa Apso

470

121

74.26%

25.74%

3.57

Hungarian Vizsla

441

142

67.80%

32.20%

3.71

Tibetan Terrier

402

146

63.68%

36.32%

4.28

Irish Setter

382

160

58.12%

41.88%

4.71

Weimaraner

372

163

56.18%

43.82%

5.15

Bulldog

370

178

51.89%

48.11%

2.73

German Shorthaired Pointer

362

122

66.30%

33.70%

4.48

Shetland Sheepdog

360

126

65.00%

35.00%

5.17

Shih Tzu

351

139

60.40%

39.60%

3.92

Dobermann

333

145

56.46%

43.54%

4.60

French Bulldog

330

122

63.03%

36.97%

1.81

Dalmatian

328

137

58.23%

41.77%

4.82

Rottweiler

309

119

61.49%

38.51%

4.30

Cairn Terrier

299

102

65.89%

34.11%

4.60

Dachshund (Miniature Smooth-Haired)

296

98

66.89%

33.11%

3.42

Rhodesian Ridgeback

282

133

52.84%

47.16%

4.19

Bichon Frise

263

94

64.26%

35.74%

4.44

Poodle (Standard)

253

90

64.43%

35.57%

4.64

Pointer

241

84

65.15%

34.85%

4.66

Bearded Collie

226

80

64.60%

35.40%

5.54

Siberian Husky

222

66

70.27%

29.73%

4.95

Bull Terrier

213

110

48.36%

51.64%

4.33

Collie (Rough)

212

63

70.28%

29.72%

4.78

Parson Russell Terrier

209

61

70.81%

29.19%

5.05

Poodle (Miniature)

206

75

63.59%

36.41%

4.62