
Here is a list compiled to help breeders and owners (or soon to be owners),
become aware of what some of the common genetic problems may be in their breed/dog of choice.
**Not every breed is listed here; if you don’t see your breed shoot me an e-mail and I will be glad to research it for you!!**
Affenpinscher: Corneal ulcers, patellar luxation, cryptorchidism, elongated soft palate, retained puppy teeth, dermoid cyst
Afghan Hound: Under bite, juvenile cataracts, elbow joint deformity, hip dysplasia, degenerative myelopathy, chronic pancreatitis, corneal dystrophy, von Willebrand’s disease
Airedale: Hypothyroidism, spondylosis deformans, pyometra, umbilical hernias von Willebrand’s disease
Akita: Hip Dysplasia, entropion, retinal atrophy, hypothyroidism
Alaskan Malamute: Hip Dysplasia, hypothyroidism, juvenile cataract, patent ductus areteriosus
American Foxhound: Osteochondrosis of spine, deafness, cryptorchidism
American Staffordshire Terrier: Craniomandibular osteopathy, cervical vertebral instability, cleft palate, hip dysplasia, cataract, bad bite, cryptorchidism
American Water Spaniel: Hermaphrodism, hip dysplasia, epilepsy, retinal atrophy
Australian Cattle Dog: Deafness
Australian Shepherd: Spina bifida, poor temperament, cleft palate, hip dysplasia, retinal atrophy, cataracts, bad bite, epilepsy, deafness
Australian Terrier: Diabetes Mellitus, cryptorchidism, atopic dermatitis, cleft palate
Basenji: Pyruvate kinase deficiency, Fanconi syndrome, coliform enteritis, persistent papillary membrane, corneal leukoma
Basset Hound: Bad Bite, ectropion, corneal dermoid cyst, aggressive temperament, osteochondritis dissecans, radius curvus, patellar luxation, glaucoma, hernia, thrombopathia, cervical vertebral instability, defective third cervical vertebra, achondroplasia, lens luxation, bon Willebrand’s disease
Beagle: Elongated soft palate, cryptorchidism, deafness, vestibular disorder, cleft lip and palate, glaucoma, intervertebral disc disease, epilepsy, pyruvate kinase deficiency, pulmonic stenosis, cataracts, retinal dysplasia
Bedlington Terrier: Retinal dysplasia, copper toxicosis
Belgian Malinois: Bad bite, shyness, hip dysplasia, epilepsy, hypothyroidism, hip dysplasia
Belgian Sheepdog: Bad bite, shyness, epilepsy, hypothyroidism
Belgian Sheepdog: Bad bite, shyness, epilepsy, hypothyroidism, hip dysplasia
Bernese Mountain Dog: Bad bite, hip dysplasia, osteochondritis dissecans, cleft palate, retinal atrophy
Bichon Frise: Bad teeth with age, patellar luxation, epilepsy, hip dysplasia
Black and Tan Coonhound: Ectropion, hip dysplasia, factor IX deficiency
Bloodhound: bad bite, ectropion, cryptorchidism, hip dysplasia, bad temperament, entropion
Border Collie: Bad bite, cryptorchidism, retinal atrophy, osteochrondritis dissecans, deafness, lens luxation
Border Terrier: Cryptorchidism, hip dysplasia, retinal atrophy
Borzoi: Missing premolars, gastric torsion, hypersensitivity to some anesthesia
Boston Terrier: Cocked eyes, elongated soft palate, cherry eye, frequent vomiting, deafness, cataracts, cleft lip and palate, body tumors, patellar luxation, mast cell tumor, pituitary tumor
Bouvier Des Flandres: Bad bite, cleft palate, gastric torsion, hypothyroidism
Boxer: Cryptorchidism, pyloric stenosis, heart defects, corneal ulcer, patellar luxation, gastric torsion, cleft lip and palate, epilepsy, dermoid cyst, mast cell tumor, entropion, elongated soft palate, osteochrondritis dissecans, retinal atrophy, von Willebrand’s disease, factor VII deficiency
Briard: Hip dysplasia, gastric torsion, retinal atrophy, hypothyroidism
Brittany: Cryptorchidism, bad bite, ectropion, hip dysplasia, factor VII deficiency
Bull Terrier: Retained baby teeth, umbilical hernia, deafness, inguinal hernia, cleft lip and palate
Bulldog: Elongated soft palate, stenotic nares, loose shoulders, ectropion, corneal dermoid cyst, facial fold dermatitis, deafness, cleft palate, entropion, collapsed trachea, heart defect, mast cell tumor, factor VII deficiency, dislocated hips
Bullmastiff: Poor temperament, cleft palate, retinal atrophy, hip dysplasia, gastric torsion
Cairn Terrier: Cryptorchidism, factor VII deficiency, factor IX deficiency, patellar luxation, von Willebrand’s disease, lens luxation
Cardigan Welsh Corgi: Corneal dermoid cyst, cleft palate, glaucoma, disc disease, von Willebrand’s disease, lens luxation
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel: Under bite, cryptorchidism, fly biting syndrome, corneal dystrophy, patellar luxation, diabetes melitus
Chesapeake Bay Retriever: Retinal atrophy, entropion, hip dysplasia, von Willebrand’s disease
Chihuahua: Retained baby teeth, bad bite, hypoglycemia, patellar luxation, cleft palate, heart defects, entropion, shoulder dislocation, lens luxation
Chinese Crested: Under bite, allergy to wool
Chow Chow: Allergies, bad bite, elongated soft palate, ectropion, entropion, patellar luxation, hip dysplasia, poor temperament, hypothyroidism
Cocker Spaniel: Bad bite, umbilical hernia, cherry eye, ectropion, corneal dermoid cyst, skin and ear problems, hip dysplasia, poor temperament, hernia, factor X deficiency, anasarca, cleft lip, cataracts, glaucoma, anemia, entropion, luxated patella, intervertebral disc disease, hypothyroidism
Collie: Over bite, under bite, nasal solar dermatitis, umbilical hernia, deafness, corneal dystrophy, cleft palate, optic nerve hypoplasia
Dachshund: Bad bite, umbilical hernia, triciasis, corneal dermoid cyst, atopic dermatitis, cataracts, diabetes, cleft lip and palate, epilepsy, hypothyroidism, von Willebrand’s disease, patellar luxation, osteopetrosis, retinal atrophy
Dalmatians: Atopic dermatitis, deafness, uric acid stones
Dandie Dinmont Terrier: Bad bite, hip dysplasia, patellar luxation, dislocated shoulder
Doberman Pinscher: Color mutant alopecia, bad bite, flank sucking, vestibular disorder, renal cortical hypoplasia, von Willebrand’s disease, hypothyroidism, narcolepsy, demodectic mange, diabetes
English Setter: Vaginitis, ectropion, umbilical hernia, deafness, retinal atrophy
English Springer Spaniel: Under bite, ectropion, ear problems, obesity, hip dysplasia, entropion, glaucoma, factor XI deficiency, von Willebrand’s disease, subortic stenosis
Finnish Spitz: Cataracts
French Bulldog: Elongated soft palate, upper respiratory problems, cleft lip and palate, factor VIII deficiency, lens luxation, carcinomas, patellar luxation
German Shepherd Dog: Cryptorchidism, corneal dermoid cyst, hip dysplasia, epilepsy, poor temperament, diabetes, disc disease, heart defects, dwarfism, von Willebrand’s disease, cleft lip and palate, degenerative myelopathy, chronic pancreatitis, missing teeth, retinal atrophy
German Shorthaired Pointer: Under bite, nervous temperament, gastric torsion, entropion, von Willebrand’s disease, epilepsy
Giant Schnauzer: Bad bite, missing teeth, cryptorchidism, hip dysplasia, poor temperament, retinal atrophy
Golden Retriever: Cryptorchidism, missing teeth, bad bite, wry mouth, ectropion, immune deficiency, hip dysplasia, entropion, cleft palate, von Willebrand’s disease, hypothyroidism, cataracts, epilepsy, diabetes
Great Dane: Cryptorchidism, bad bite, ectropion, flat feet, fear biting and other temperament problems, cervical vertebral instability, hip dysplasia, gastric torsion, heart defects, degenerative myelopathy, entropion, von Willebrand’s disease
Greyhound: Cryptorchidism, gastric torsion, elbow bursitis, short spine, hypersensitivity to anesthesia, lens luxation
Irish Setters: Under bites, over bites, ectropion, osteochrondritis dissecans, hip dysplasia, carpal sub luxation, hypothyroidism, atrophy, epilepsy, von Willebrand’s disease
Keeshond: Hip dysplasia, epilepsy, hypothyroidism, heart defects, diabetes
Labrador Retriever: Cryptorchidism, bad bite, cataracts, atrophy, epilepsy, lens luxation, hip dysplasia, von Willebrand’s disease
Lhasa Apso: Umbilical hernia, patellar luxation, atrophy, hip dysplasia, von Willebrand’s disease
Maltese: Retained puppy teeth, cryptorchidism, hydrocephalus, cleft lip and palate, entropion, patellar luxation, deafness
Mastiff: Ectropion, shy temperament, hip dysplasia, hypothyroidism
Norwegian Elkhound: Bad Bite, cysts, hip dysplasia, entropion, cleft palate
Old English Sheepdog: Bad bite, hip dysplasia, cataracts, entropion, diabetes, deafness
Pekingese: Umbilical hernia, stenotic nares, elongated soft palate, hernia, cleft lip and palate, disc disease, cataracts, atrophy, patellar luxation, trichiasis
Pointer: Under bite, timid, umbilical hernia, entropion, cataracts, hip dysplasia, gout, atrophy
Pomeranian: Cryptorchidism, hypoglycemia, retained baby teeth, patellar luxation, entropion
Poodle (Toy): Retinal atrophy, retinal dysplasia, cataracts, entropion, deafness
Pug: Elongated soft palate, entropion, aseptic necrosis of femoral head
Rhodesian Ridgeback: Dermoid sinus, hip dysplasia hypothyroidism
Rottweiler: Ectropion, hip dysplasia, entropion, cleft palate, deafness, diabetes, von Willebrand’s disease
Saint Bernard: Ectropion, diabetes, entropion, osteochrondritis dissecans, hip dysplasia, gastric torsion, epilepsy, corneal dermoid cyst
Saluki: Umbilical hernia, cryptorchidism, corneal dermoid cyst, hypothyroidism
Samoyed: Cryptorchidism, hip dysplasia, retinal atrophy, retinal dysplasia
Scottish Terrier: von Willebrand’s disease, deafness, lens luxation
Shetland Sheepdog: Cryptorchidism, retinal atrophy, hip dysplasia, patellar luxation, deafness, hypothyroidism, epilepsy, von Willebrand’s disease
Shih Tzu: intervertebral disc disease, entropion
Siberian Husky: Cryptochidism, hip dysplasia, retinal atrophy, cataracts
Silky Terrier: Cryptorchidism, patellar luxation, diabetes, epilepsy
Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier: Cataracts, retinal atrophy, hip dysplasia, von Willebrand’s disease
West Highland White Terrier: Cryptorchidism, hypothyroidism
Whippet: Cryptorchidism, color mutant alopecia
Yorkshire Terrier: patellar luxation, retinal atrophy, retinal dysplasia
Source: Successful Dog Breeding, The Complete Handbook of Canine Midwifery, by Chris Walkowicz and Bonnie Wilkes, D.V.M.
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