Hip dysplasia statistics in North American - German Shepherds and other breeds

Breeder of German Shepherds - Les Anges Gardiens

Hip dysplasia statistics in North American dogs of all breeds

As demonstrated in the table below, the German Shepherd ranks 39th in the breeds, showing an incidence of 19% of dogs being dysplastic. With continued good breeding practices and rigourous standards we hope to being this number down even lower. Note the interesting fact that the hybrid dog, (mixed breed dogs) has a higher incidence of dysplasia then the German Shepherd does.

Breeds having at least 100 evaluations January 1974 through December 2005

Breed	Rank	Number of Evaluations	Percent Excellent	Percent Dysplastic
BULLDOG	1	352	0.0	73.6
PUG	2	324	0.0	61.7
DOGUE DE BORDEAUX	3	227	0.4	53.3
OTTERHOUND	4	267	0.0	50.6
NEAPOLITAN MASTIFF	5	130	0.8	48.5
ST. BERNARD	6	1912	4.3	46.7
BLACK RUSSIAN TERRIER	7	132	1.5	45.5
CLUMBER SPANIEL	8	572	3.0	45.3
SUSSEX SPANIEL	9	199	1.0	44.7
CANE CORSO	10	375	6.4	39.2
BOYKIN SPANIEL	11	1804	1.1	38.2
ARGENTINE DOGO	12	120	3.3	37.5
BASSET HOUND	13	179	0.0	36.3
FRENCH BULLDOG	14	354	0.8	32.5
AMERICAN BULLDOG	15	1218	5.1	32.2
NORFOLK TERRIER	16	146	0.0	30.8
FILA BRASILEIRO	17	567	7.4	28.9
PERRO DE PRESA CANARIO	18	111	3.6	28.8
LOUISIANA CATAHOULA LEOPARD	19	303	7.6	26.1
NEWFOUNDLAND	20	12093	7.2	25.7
BLOODHOUND	21	2303	2.4	25.5
AMERICAN STAFFORDSHIRE TERRIER	22	2223	1.9	25.2
ENGLISH SHEPHERD	23	193	7.3	24.9
BULLMASTIFF	24	4274	3.6	24.5
MAINE COON CAT	25	913	4.3	22.6
HYBRID	26	322	9.9	22.4
AMERICAN PIT BULL TERRIER	27	483	4.8	22.2
CHESAPEAKE BAY RETRIEVER	28	10465	11.2	21.4
SHILOH SHEPHERD	29	339	6.5	20.6
ROTTWEILER	30	85308	7.9	20.5
CHINOOK	31	310	7.1	20.3
GOLDEN RETRIEVER	32	109798	3.5	20.2
CHOW CHOW	33	4597	6.6	19.9
GORDON SETTER	34	5212	7.8	19.8
NORWEGIAN ELKHOUND	35	3318	6.8	19.8
MASTIFF	36	8230	7.3	19.2
OLD ENGLISH SHEEPDOG	37	9673	11.0	19.1
GREATER SWISS MOUNTAIN DOG	38	1570	10.4	19.1
GERMAN SHEPHERD DOG	39	86907	3.4	19.0
FIELD SPANIEL	40	620	6.5	19.0
KUVASZ	41	1511	12.3	18.9
SHIH TZU	42	565	1.8	18.9
GIANT SCHNAUZER	43	3709	9.3	18.7
BEAGLE	44	551	2.4	17.4
PEMBROKE WELSH CORGI	45	8072	3.2	17.4
ENGLISH SETTER	46	8255	8.5	17.2
STAFFORDSHIRE BULL TERRIER	47	330	0.9	16.7
CARDIGAN WELSH CORGI	48	1077	4.3	16.6
SPINONE ITALIANO	49	695	16.5	16.5
BERNESE MOUNTAIN DOG	50	11026	11.1	16.5
BLACK AND TAN COONHOUND	51	575	8.7	16.0
BEAUCERON	52	231	14.7	15.6
POLISH LOWLAND SHEEPDOG	53	317	5.7	15.5
BRITTANY	54	14632	7.9	15.4
CURLY-COATED RETRIEVER	55	904	7.6	15.4
BOUVIER DES FLANDRES	56	6818	5.6	15.3
BRIARD	57	1859	12.1	15.0
ENTLEBUCHER	58	195	3.6	14.9
PUDELPOINTER	59	274	12.4	14.6
NORWICH TERRIER	60	207	5.8	14.5
AUSTRALIAN CATTLE DOG	61	2459	3.7	14.3
HARRIER	62	216	9.7	13.9
ENGLISH SPRINGER SPANIEL	63	11294	8.0	13.8
LEONBERGER	64	1022	20.2	13.8
CHINESE SHAR-PEI	65	8719	8.9	13.5
AKITA	66	14466	17.4	13.4
PORTUGUESE WATER DOG	67	5055	12.0	13.3
WELSH SPRINGER SPANIEL	68	1406	13.2	12.9
IRISH WATER SPANIEL	69	1012	15.5	12.7
POODLE	70	16267	10.7	12.6
IRISH SETTER	71	9830	8.3	12.4
KOMONDOR	72	850	10.6	12.4
TIBETAN MASTIFF	73	614	6.4	12.4
LABRADOR RETRIEVER	74	176444	16.8	12.3
NORWEGIAN BUHUND	75	117	6.8	12.0
GREAT DANE	76	9428	11.3	11.8
AFFENPINSCHER	77	136	3.7	11.8
AIREDALE TERRIER	78	4742	7.2	11.7
ALASKAN MALAMUTE	79	12170	16.2	11.6
SAMOYED	80	13608	9.4	11.3
BORDER COLLIE	81	6871	11.6	11.1
FRENCH SPANIEL	82	101	18.8	10.9
CAVALIER KING CHARLES SPANIEL	83	3525	3.9	10.8
BOXER	84	3939	3.2	10.6
ANATOLIAN SHEPHERD	85	1240	17.2	10.6
PULI	86	1565	15.7	10.1
AKBASH DOG	87	469	22.4	10.0
PETIT BASSET GRIFFONS VENDEEN	88	460	3.5	9.6
GREAT PYRENEES	89	4999	13.9	9.2
GERMAN WIREHAIRED POINTER	90	3181	15.9	9.1
AMERICAN ESKIMO DOG	91	751	7.2	9.1
STANDARD SCHNAUZER	92	3304	7.7	8.8
SMOOTH FOX TERRIER	93	208	8.7	8.7
WEIMARANER	94	9794	20.0	8.6
POINTER	95	1114	12.4	8.4
AMERICAN WATER SPANIEL	96	580	7.9	8.1
TIBETAN SPANIEL	97	241	6.6	7.9
BOSTON TERRIER	98	102	3.9	7.8
WIREHAIRED POINTING GRIFFON	99	1347	21.0	7.4
VIZSLA	100	9834	15.7	7.2
COTON DE TULEAR	101	282	11.3	7.1
NOVA SCOTIA DUCKTOLLING RET.	102	952	14.3	7.0
BULL TERRIER	103	103	11.7	6.8
KEESHOND	104	3771	8.3	6.3
LHASA APSO	105	777	13.5	6.3
KERRY BLUE TERRIER	106	1218	12.6	6.2
HAVANESE	107	747	9.6	6.2
BEARDED COLLIE	108	3651	14.2	6.2
COCKER SPANIEL	109	9843	10.3	6.1
DOBERMAN PINSCHER	110	12383	17.7	6.1
BICHON FRISE	111	2490	10.7	6.0
BELGIAN MALINOIS	112	1680	16.8	5.9
AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD	113	23000	15.1	5.8
AFGHAN HOUND	114	5829	28.8	5.8
TIBETAN TERRIER	115	2987	29.8	5.8
SHIBA INU	116	2083	16.5	5.8
ENGLISH COCKER SPANIEL	117	5404	16.7	5.6
FINNISH SPITZ	118	286	17.1	5.6
IRISH WOLFHOUND	119	1330	26.3	5.5
RHODESIAN RIDGEBACK	120	8347	20.9	5.4
NORTH AMERICAN SHEPHERD	121	324	16.7	5.2
DALMATIAN	122	2644	8.9	4.9
SHETLAND SHEEPDOG	123	14494	27.1	4.9
GERMAN SHORTHAIRED POINTER	124	11625	24.1	4.6
FLAT-COATED RETRIEVER	125	4033	17.5	4.4
SOFT COATED WHEATEN TERRIER	126	4905	16.1	4.4
BORDER TERRIER	127	1615	18.5	3.8
BELGIAN TERVUREN	128	4489	24.5	3.6
SCHIPPERKE	129	278	10.1	3.6
IBIZAN HOUND	130	235	35.3	3.0
BASENJI	131	1746	23.9	2.9
BELGIAN SHEEPDOG	132	3209	32.2	2.8
COLLIE	133	2375	27.8	2.7
GREYHOUND	134	291	36.1	2.4
PHARAOH HOUND	135	331	14.5	2.1
CANAAN	136	334	16.5	2.1
AUSTRALIAN TERRIER	137	147	5.4	2.0
SIBERIAN HUSKY	138	14893	32.8	2.0
BORZOI	139	776	30.5	1.8
SALUKI	140	237	43.0	1.7
GERMAN PINSCHER	141	184	26.1	1.1
ITALIAN GREYHOUND	142	104	68.3	0.0

As we can see the German Shepherd is in 39th place, showing an incidence of 19% of dogs being dysplastic. With continued good breeding practices and rigourous standards we hope to being this number down even lower.

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