Dog breeds – inherited diseases and health
Find the breed to see which inherited conditions have been documented in it, with sources.
AffenpinscherAfghan HoundAiredale TerrierAkitaAlapaha Blue Blood BulldogAlaskan HuskyAlaskan Klee KaiAlaskan MalamuteAlpine DachsbrackeAmerican AkitaAmerican BulldogAmerican BullyAmerican Cocker SpanielAmerican Eskimo DogAmerican foxhoundAmerican Hairless TerrierAmerican Pit Bull TerrierAmerican Staffordshire TerrierAmerican Water SpanielAnatolian ShepherdAppenzeller SennenhundAustralian Cattle DogAustralian KelpieAustralian ShepherdAustralian Silky TerrierAustralian stock dogAustralian Stumpy Tail Cattle DogAustralian TerrierAustrian PinscherBarbetBasenjiBasset Bleu de Gascognebasset houndbeagleBeauceronBedlington TerrierBelgian MalinoisBelgian ShepherdBernese Mountain DogBichon FriséBlack and Tan CoonhoundBlack Russian TerrierbloodhoundBluetick CoonhoundBoerboelborder collieBorder TerrierBorzoiBoston TerrierBouvier des ArdennesBoxerBoykin SpanielBraque du BourbonnaisBrazilian TerrierBriardBrittany SpanielBull TerrierBulldogBullmastiffCairn TerrierCanaan DogCane CorsoCardigan Welsh CorgiCatahoula Leopard DogCavalier King Charles SpanielCentral Asian Shepherd DogChesapeake Bay RetrieverChihuahuaChinese Crested DogChinookChow ChowCimarrón UruguayoCirneco dell'EtnaClumber Spanielcocker spanielcollieCoton de TulearCroatian SheepdogCurly Coated RetrieverCzechoslovakian WolfdogdachshundDalmatianDandie Dinmont TerrierDanish Swedish FarmdogDobermannDogo ArgentinoDogue de BordeauxDrentse PatrijshondDutch ShepherdEnglish Cocker SpanielEnglish FoxhoundEnglish MastiffEnglish PointerEnglish SetterEnglish ShepherdEnglish Springer SpanielEntlebucher Mountain DogEurasierFawn Brittany BassetField SpanielFila BrasileiroFinnish HoundFinnish LapphundFinnish SpitzFlat-Coated RetrieverFox TerrierFrench BulldogFrench SpanielGalgo EspañolGerman Longhaired PointerGerman PinscherGerman ShepherdGerman Shorthaired PointerGerman SpitzGerman Wirehaired PointerGiant SchnauzerGlen of Imaal TerrierGolden RetrieverGordon SetterGreat DaneGreater Swiss Mountain DoggreyhoundGriffon BruxelloisGroenendaelHarrierHavaneseHokkaido inuHovawartHuntawayIbizan HoundIrish Red and White SetterIrish SetterIrish TerrierIrish Water SpanielIrish wolfhoundItalian GreyhoundJack Russell TerrierJagdterrierJapanese ChinJapanese SpitzKarelian Bear DogKeeshondKerry Blue TerrierKing Charles SpanielKomondorKooikerhondjeKoolieKromfohrländerKuvaszLabrador RetrieverLagotto RomagnoloLancashire HeelerLandseerLapponian HerderLarge MünsterländerLarge Vendeen Griffon BassetLeonbergerLhasa ApsoLonghaired WhippetMagyar agárMalteseManchester TerrierMiniature American ShepherdMiniature Australian ShepherdMiniature Bull Terrierminiature dachshundMiniature PinscherMiniature PoodleMiniature SchnauzerMioriticMudiNeapolitan MastiffNew Zealand Heading DogNewfoundland dogNorfolk TerrierNorthern Inuit DogNorwegian BuhundNorwegian ElkhoundNorwegian LundehundNorwich TerrierNova Scotia Duck Tolling RetrieverOld English sheepdogOtterhoundPapillonParson Russell TerrierPatterdale TerrierPekingesePembroke Welsh CorgiPeruvian Hairless DogPetit Basset Griffon VendéenPetit brabançonPhalènePicardy ShepherdPlott HoundPolish Lowland SheepdogPomeranianpoodlePortuguese PodengoPortuguese water dogPresa CanariopugPuliPyrenean Mountain DogPyrenean ShepherdRat TerrierRedbone CoonhoundRhodesian RidgebackRottweilerRough CollieSaarloos wolfdogSalukiSamoyedSapsaliSchapendoesSchipperkeSchweizerischer NiederlaufhundScottish DeerhoundScottish TerrierSealyham TerrierShar PeiShetland SheepdogShiba InuShih TzuShiloh ShepherdSiberian HuskySilken WindhoundSloughiSmithfield (dog)Smooth CollieSmooth Fox TerrierSoft-coated Wheaten TerrierSpanish Water DogSpinone ItalianoSt. BernardStaffordshire Bull TerrierStandard PoodleStandard SchnauzerSussex SpanielSwedish LapphundSwedish VallhundTatra Shepherd DogTenterfield TerrierTervurenThai RidgebackTibetan MastiffTibetan SpanielTibetan TerrierTosaToy Fox TerrierToy PoodleTreeing Walker CoonhoundVizslaVolpino ItalianoWeimaranerWelsh CorgiWelsh SheepdogWelsh Springer SpanielWelsh TerrierWest Highland White TerrierWetterhounWhippetWhite Swiss ShepherdWire Fox Terrierwire-haired dachshundWirehaired Pointing GriffonXoloitzcuintleYorkshire TerrierIf your pet is struggling to breathe, has collapsed, is having a seizure or can't stand up: go to the nearest vet now.
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