Also see a selection of DWN's recent content on Brachycephalics from 2020-2021...
from Dr. Brenda Bonnett's Blog...
I have been starting to read the new textbook, Health and Welfare of Brachycephalic (Flat-faced) Companion Animals - A Complete Guide for Veterinary and Animal Professionals, Edited By Rowena Packer, Dan O'Neill; Copyright Year 2021...
This article on Pugs is part of a series to highlight the Big Picture of health, welfare and breeding and to help develop Globally Relevant Integrated Health Profiles (GRIHPs) for many breeds. See IPFD's Get a GRIHP! on Breed Health Initiative There are many others doing great work to advance...
This page contains links to DWN's and our Partner's & Collaborator's resources, research and reports that pertain to management of health and welfare issues in Pugs. The pug is a brachycephalic breed. Breathing, spinal (hemivertebrae) and ocular issues can impact the breed....
This article is a summary we (IPFD) have created describing the issues, the dialogue and challenges around regulatory actions in the Netherlands as of June 2020. The issue is having a polarizing effect across stakeholder groups, and it is our belief that the best results for all dogs are to be achieved by collaborative efforts. IPFD also promotes the considerations of impacts on dogs, breeds, and people when programs are put in place, given the complex nature of issues of health and welfare.
from Dr. Brenda Bonnett's Blog...
...is the latest analysis of data collected and reported on in a 2019 study - see - Great expectations, inconvenient truths, and the paradoxes of the dog-owner relationship for owners of brachycephalic dogs.
With their short muzzles and smaller upper jaws, flat-faced dogs including Bulldogs, Boston terriers, Pugs and French bulldogs
— tend to have particular health issues —
Never-the-less these breeds remain favorites among dog owners.
The same traits that make these dogs adorable threaten their health and well-being.
(The Evolution of Petface)
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