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.
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27,541 US companion dogs in the Dog Aging Project, owner reported
17.9% 12.5% to 25% -
27,541 US companion dogs in the Dog Aging Project, owner reported
11.7% 7.5% to 17.7% -
27,541 US companion dogs in the Dog Aging Project, owner reported
11.3% 7.3% to 17.2% -
27,541 US companion dogs in the Dog Aging Project, owner reported
9.4% 6.6% to 13.2% -
27,541 US companion dogs in the Dog Aging Project, owner reported
9% 5.3% to 14.8% -
27,541 US companion dogs in the Dog Aging Project, owner reported
8.3% 7% to 9.7% -
27,541 US companion dogs in the Dog Aging Project, owner reported
8.2% 4.9% to 13.6% -
27,541 US companion dogs in the Dog Aging Project, owner reported
8% 4.9% to 12.8% -
27,541 US companion dogs in the Dog Aging Project, owner reported
7.4% 4.3% to 12.4% -
27,541 US companion dogs in the Dog Aging Project, owner reported
7.1% 5.3% to 9.4% -
27,541 US companion dogs in the Dog Aging Project, owner reported
6.5% 3.7% to 11.3% -
27,541 US companion dogs in the Dog Aging Project, owner reported
6% 4.1% to 8.7% -
27,541 US companion dogs in the Dog Aging Project, owner reported
5.6% 3.1% to 9.7% -
27,541 US companion dogs in the Dog Aging Project, owner reported
5.5% 3.1% to 9.6% -
27,541 US companion dogs in the Dog Aging Project, owner reported
5.3% 4.3% to 6.6%
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.
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1,660 German Shepherd Dogs under UK primary veterinary care
5.5% 4.5% to 6.8% $432 typical
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.
View source - 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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