Breed Related Disease Chart from:
Mortality in North American Dogs from 1984 to 2004: An Investigation into Age-, Size-, and Breed-Related Causes of Death
Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine
Volume 25, Issue 2, pages 187–198, March/April 2011
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Some great new research at the University of Georgia shows incidence of disease in specific breeds of dogs. Why this is important: Know what you dog is at risk for early and then take preventative care action to avoid the diseases or minimize the results of the disease by catching it early. For the full article see this web site
Table 1. Relative frequency of deaths within organ system (OS) categories for each breed (n = 72,376).


Table 2. Relative frequency of deaths within pathophysiologic process (PP) categories for each breed (n = 72,376).





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