Fractured teeth in dogs

Measured in 11 breeds across 1 source. Figures are grouped by how they were measured, because those groups are not comparable with one another.

24.1%Highest recorded
11Breeds measured

Lifetime, owner-reported

Share of dogs whose owners report the dog has ever had the condition.

Counts everything a dog has ever had, so it runs higher than a one-year rate and is not comparable with one.

  • Australian Cattle Dog

    clinical or cohort Dog Aging Project breeds 2023, 2019-2022 n = 35

    27,541 US companion dogs in the Dog Aging Project, owner reported

    24.1% 17.9% to 31.7%
  • Pembroke Welsh Corgi

    clinical or cohort Dog Aging Project breeds 2023, 2019-2022 n = 29

    27,541 US companion dogs in the Dog Aging Project, owner reported

    14.5% 10.3% to 20.1%
  • Border Collie

    clinical or cohort Dog Aging Project breeds 2023, 2019-2022 n = 35

    27,541 US companion dogs in the Dog Aging Project, owner reported

    11.7% 8.6% to 15.9%
  • English Springer Spaniel

    clinical or cohort Dog Aging Project breeds 2023, 2019-2022 n = 15

    27,541 US companion dogs in the Dog Aging Project, owner reported

    10% 6.2% to 15.8%
  • Shetland Sheepdog

    clinical or cohort Dog Aging Project breeds 2023, 2019-2022 n = 13

    27,541 US companion dogs in the Dog Aging Project, owner reported

    8.4% 5% to 13.9%
  • Australian Shepherd

    clinical or cohort Dog Aging Project breeds 2023, 2019-2022 n = 35

    27,541 US companion dogs in the Dog Aging Project, owner reported

    8.1% 5.9% to 11.1%
  • Dachshund

    clinical or cohort Dog Aging Project breeds 2023, 2019-2022 n = 27

    27,541 US companion dogs in the Dog Aging Project, owner reported

    7.9% 5.5% to 11.3%
  • Labrador Retriever

    clinical or cohort Dog Aging Project breeds 2023, 2019-2022 n = 119

    27,541 US companion dogs in the Dog Aging Project, owner reported

    7.1% 6% to 8.4%
  • Siberian Husky

    clinical or cohort Dog Aging Project breeds 2023, 2019-2022 n = 11

    27,541 US companion dogs in the Dog Aging Project, owner reported

    7% 3.9% to 12%
  • German Shepherd

    clinical or cohort Dog Aging Project breeds 2023, 2019-2022 n = 39

    27,541 US companion dogs in the Dog Aging Project, owner reported

    6.4% 4.7% to 8.7%
  • Golden Retriever

    clinical or cohort Dog Aging Project breeds 2023, 2019-2022 n = 57

    27,541 US companion dogs in the Dog Aging Project, owner reported

    3.9% 3% to 5%

Where these figures come from

  • Dog Aging Project breeds 2023 Grade B

    Forsyth KK, McCoy BM, Schmid SM, Promislow DEL, Snyder-Mackler N, the DAP Consortium. Lifetime prevalence of owner-reported medical conditions in the 25 most common dog breeds in the Dog Aging Project pack. Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 2023;10:1140417.

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