Torn or broken toenail in dogs

Measured in 9 breeds across 1 source. Figures are grouped by how they were measured, because those groups are not comparable with one another.

11.3%Highest recorded
9Breeds 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.

  • Greyhound

    clinical or cohort Dog Aging Project breeds 2023, 2019-2022 n = 18

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

    11.3% 7.3% to 17.2%
  • Australian Cattle Dog

    clinical or cohort Dog Aging Project breeds 2023, 2019-2022 n = 16

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

    11% 6.9% to 17.2%
  • Boxer

    clinical or cohort Dog Aging Project breeds 2023, 2019-2022 n = 17

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

    8.6% 5.4% to 13.3%
  • Border Collie

    clinical or cohort Dog Aging Project breeds 2023, 2019-2022 n = 24

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

    8.1% 5.5% to 11.7%
  • Boston Terrier

    clinical or cohort Dog Aging Project breeds 2023, 2019-2022 n = 12

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

    7.5% 4.4% to 12.7%
  • Great Dane

    clinical or cohort Dog Aging Project breeds 2023, 2019-2022 n = 12

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

    7.4% 4.3% to 12.4%
  • German Shepherd

    clinical or cohort Dog Aging Project breeds 2023, 2019-2022 n = 32

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

    5.3% 3.8% to 7.3%
  • Siberian Husky

    clinical or cohort Dog Aging Project breeds 2023, 2019-2022 n = 7

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

    4.4% 2.2% to 8.9%
  • Australian Shepherd

    clinical or cohort Dog Aging Project breeds 2023, 2019-2022 n = 16

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

    3.7% 2.3% to 5.9%

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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