Behavioral disorder in dogs

Measured in 1 breed across 1 source. Figures are grouped by how they were measured, because those groups are not comparable with one another.

6.4%Highest recorded
1Breeds measured

1-year clinical

Share of dogs recorded with the condition in a single year of veterinary records.

Not a lifetime risk. A dog that develops this at age 9 is not counted in a year it was not diagnosed.

  • German Shepherd

    clinical or cohort VetCompass GSD 2017, 2013 n = 106

    1,660 German Shepherd Dogs under UK primary veterinary care

    6.4% 5.3% to 7.7%

Where these figures come from

  • VetCompass GSD 2017 Grade A

    O'Neill DG, Coulson NR, Church DB, Brodbelt DC. Demography and disorders of German Shepherd Dogs under primary veterinary care in the UK. Canine Genetics and Epidemiology. 2017;4:7.

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