Note:  The following is reprinted  with permission by the AVAR and edited for internet accessibility by Kim Townsend, Petshoppuppies.com.   No portion of this guide may be reproduced in part or in whole.  This is an EXCELLENT guide but be certain to read the disclaimer.  To use this page, find your breed by scrolling down the alphabetical list.  Click on the blue linked numbers to view the hereditary condition your breed is prone to.  The link will take you further down the page with the number you clicked appearing at the top of the page.  When you have viewed the link, simply hit 'back' on you browser and you will be taken back up to your breed.  

GUIDE TO CONGENITAL AND HERITABLE DISORDERS IN DOGS*

*Includes Genetic Predisposition to Diseases

Published by The Association of Veterinarians for Animal Rights 

 P.O. Box 208, Davis, California 95617-0208

First printing: August 1994, revised August 1997 and November 2000

Special thanks to: W. Jean Dodds, D.Kay Inks

Section I

A list of 148 purebred dog breeds, each of which is accompanied by a number or series of numbers that correspond to the genetic diseases identified and described in Section II.'

Section II

An alphabetical listing of genetically transmitted diseases that occur in purebred dogs. Each disease is assigned an identification number, and some diseases are followed by the names of the breeds known to be subject to those diseases.

How to use this webpage

If you are thinking about acquiring a purebred dog, refer to Section I to find out the number of genetically transmitted diseases associated with the breed or breeds in which you are interested. Refer to Section II to find the names and definitions of those diseases.

Disclaimer

This report was designed to catalogue the existing congenital and hereditary diseases found in purebred dogs and to describe other common conditions that are thought to be genetic in origin because they appear with higher-than-expected frequency in certain breeds. The knowledge of and experience with nonhuman animal diseases is always changing, and new diseases are discovered each year. As a result, this catalogue cannot be fully complete. Every attempt has been made, nevertheless, to provide the latest information from published articles in scientific and popular journals, from review chapters written by veterinary and other professionals, and from breed-club literature provided by designated representatives of individual breed clubs.

The conditions listed in the Canine Consumer Report occur with varying degrees of frequency and severity from one breed to the next. Hip dysplasia, umbilical hernias, and allergies, for example, are common conditions found in many breeds, while serious malformations (such as the lysosomal storage diseases) and life- threatening diseases (such as hemophilia and certain cancers) are found with less frequency. The impact of a particular disorder on the health and longevity of the breed or breeds that it affects will depend on the nature and severity of that disorder. Therefore, no attempt has been made to assign priority among the diseases identified in this catalogue. This sort of information should be sought form veterinarians and other medical professionals with relevant experience and from national breed-club representatives, whose names can be obtained by visiting http://www.akc.org

Section I:

Aberdeen terrier:324

Affenpinscher: 12, 55, 98, 218, 235, 236, 330

Afghan hound: 14, 42, 65, 96, 114, 121, 135, 145, 147, 166, 206a, 211, 221, 221a, 239, 245, 256, 269, 270, 330

Airedale terrier: 7, 9, 48, 65, 88, 103, 122, 140, 148, 165, 166, 168, 206a, 230, 256, 269, 270, 273a, 314, 318, 330

Akita: 9, 27, 43, 65, 71, 103, 114, 115, 135, 137, 140, 146, 152, 156, 166, 172,192, 193a, 199, 221, 221a, 239, 256, 270, 273a, 312, 318, 329, 330

Alaskan malamute: 13, 42, 59, 65, 67, 85, 89, 120, 121, 122, 135, 144, 147, 148, 150, 152, 166, 206a, 221, 221a, 256, 266, 330, 334

American cocker spaniel: 1, 10, 12, 18, 26, 27, 42, 43, 54, 55, 65, 69, 72, 73, 88, 94, 94a, 95, 103, 107, 109, 121, 123, 135, 146, 147, 148, 152, 154, 166, 171, 173, 179, 181, 186, 188, 193a, 197, 221, 221a, 226, 228, 235, 236, 242, 245, 254, 256, 266, 270, 275, 276, 286, 307, 318, 319, 320, 330

American foxhound: 78, 199, 290, 311,

American Staffordshire terrier: 42, 54, 55, 88, 103, 166, 204a, 221, 221a, 256

American water spaniel: 42, 150, 270

Antarctic husky: 103, 147,

Australian cattle dog (Australian blue heeler): 42, 78, 109, 121, 124b, 147, 149, 152, 166, 171, 177, 186, 193a, 200, 214, 221, 228, 245, 256, 270, 318, 319,

Australian kelpie: 58, 199, 203, 256

Australian shepherd: 42, 55, 58, 78, 89, 152, 166, 199, 203, 221, 221a, 245, 256, 269, 270, 287, 318, 328, 329, 330

Australian terrier: 85, 185, 256, 270

Basenji: 56, 59, 66, 124a, 146, 166, 171, 172, 245, 256, 263, 268, 270, 318

Basset hound: 5, 9, 9a, 15, 27, 31, 61a, 70, 94, 103, 105, 109, 114, 120, 121, 131, 135, 136, 146, 147, 157, 159a, 166, 168, 169, 170, 171, 174, 186, 190, 221, 221a, 222, 231, 235, 245, 249, 256, 274, 299, 311,318, 330, 332,

Beagle: 10, 11, 21, 34, 37, 42, 43, 54, 55, 65, 72, 80, 88, 94a, 109, 114, 120, 121, 135, 136, 146, 147, 157, 166, 168, 173, 182, 188a, 192, 193a, 202, 204, 212, 220, 227, 2,42, 245, 256, 260, 267, 270, 275, 280, 310, 312, 327, 330

Bearded collie: 9a, 42, 65, 152, 159a, 166, 245, 256, 269, 270, 303,

Bedlington terrier: 2, 23, 42, 88, 94, 184, 199, 210, 223, 256, 265, 266, 269, 270

Belgian malinois: 109, 152, 166, 256

Belgian sheepdog: 42, 109, 152, 166, 204a, 230, 256, 269, 270

Belgian tervuren: 42, 109, 166, 221, 221a, 230, 256

Bernese mountain dog: 20, 42, 46, 47, 54, 55, 103, 149, 149d, 152, 166, 221, 221a, 255, 256, 269, 318

Bichon frise: 42, 53, 65, 103, 109, 122, 148, 235, 331a,

Black and tan coonhound: 94, 103, 122, 148, 152, 221, 221a, 252

Bloodhound: 31, 94, 103, 114, 152, 166, 179, 181, 195, 221, 221a, 245, 324,

Blue tick hound: 136, 193a, 221, 221a

Border collie: 65, 109, 152, 186, 214, 221, 221a, 256

Border terrier: 17, 39, 42, 58, 68, 70, 126, 145, 186, 196, 217, 235, 248, 256, 270, 324, 327,

Borzoi (Russian wolfhound): 31, 36, 42, 118, 152, 155, 166, 192, 200, 256, 312, 330

Boston terrier: 10, 12, 17, 22, 39, 42, 54, 55, 65, 67, 68, 71, 78, 80, 88, 90, 103, 112, 114, 135, 145, 151, 154, 159, 166, 171, 174, 179, 181, 196, 235, 236, 248, 256, 262, 275, 295, 304, 42, 55, 74, 90, 94, 100, 103, 131, 135, 152, 166, 221, 221a, 318, 330

Boxer: 3, 6, 10, 22, 24, 38, 42, 67, 72, 75, 80, 83, 88, 94a, 99, 103, 113, 114, 119, 121, 131, 134, 139, 149, 153, 156, 166, 192, 196, 221, 221a, 250, 256, 277, 293, 294, 297, 300, 304a, 312, 317, 325, 330

Briard: 42, 105, 166, 231, 256, 330

Brittany spaniel: 42, 55, 61b, 88, 121, 147, 149b, 186, 221, 221a, 256, 270

Brussels griffon: 1, 42, 88, 256, 278, 281,

Bullmastiff: 3, 31,51, 55, 88, 103, 114, 135, 152, 166, 221, 221a, 245, 256, 270, 273, 280, 325,

Bull terrier: 78, 94, 103, 130, 171, 186, 196, 221, 221a, 294, 318, 333,

Cairn terrier: 1, 42, 48, 68, 75, 121, 122, 135, 136, 147, 148, 149, 166, 171, 186, 193a, 256, 270, 330

Cardigan Welsh corgi: 61a, 75, 90, 103, 135, 173, 186, 245, 256, 270

Cavalier King Charles spaniel: 37a, 42, 65, 85, 88, 103, 166, 179, 199, 235, 256, 270, 311a,

Chesapeake Bay retriever: 42, 88, 103, 114, 152, 221, 221a, 256, 270, 330

Chihuahua: 55, 57, 65, 87, 103, 121, 135, 147, 149, 154, 160, 162, 166, 175, 179, 181, 186, 201, 214, 221, 221a, 235, 256, 260,

Chinese shar pei: 10, 22, 29, 80, 94, 103, 128, 129, 135, 152, 166, 168, 172,186, 187, 221, 221a, 226, 235, 256, 270, 276, 295, 319, 326,

Chow chow: 27, 31, 42, 48, 55, 61, 80, 88, 94, 95, 98, 103, 135, 152, 160a, 165, 166, 172, 192, 204, 204a, 221, 221a, 230, 239, 245, 256, 280, 312

Clumber spaniel: 94, 103, 152, 309, 319, 324,

Collie: 33, 37, 42, 45, 58, 65, 73, 78, 80, 82, 86, 88, 89, 103, 109, 121, 126, 140, 147, 152, 166, 171, 176, 199, 208, 209, 220, 221, 221a, 236, 238, 245, 256, 270, 273a, 318, 330

Curly-coated retriever: 42, 88, 94, 103, 256

Dachshund (see Miniature Dachshund)

Dalmatian: 10, 22, 32, 78, 80, 81, 88, 103, 129, 130, 135, 136, 140, 152, 166, 193a, 199, 221, 221a, 230, 256, 273a, 294, 321, 322,

Dandie Dinmont terrier: 3, 42, 67, 87, 97, 103, 135, 152, 166, 173, 235, 245, 281,

Doberman pinscher: 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 27, 35, 38, 42, 51, 53, 59, 61, 64, 68, 80, 103, 105, 121, 127, 129, 138a, 143a, 146, 147, 152, 161, 166, 170, 173, 182, 192, 199, 206a, 221, 221a, 231, 243, 245, 250, 251, 256, 266, 266a, 267, 270, 292, 304a, 312, 328, 330

English bulldog: 1, 3, 6, 19, 42, 54, 55, 80, 88, 90, 94, 98, 103, 116, 129, 130, 145, 152, 154, 164, 166, 179, 181, 201, 205, 217, 2,42, 245, 260, 261, 278, 280, 287, 325, 330

English cocker spaniel: 42, 70, 88, 94, 103, 119, 135, 147, 150, 166, 177, 186, 214, 221, 221a, 236, 245, 256, 259, 270, 304, 330

English foxhound: 78, 290,

English setter: 31, 42, 61, 68, 78, 91, 94, 103, 121, 124b, 147, 152, 160, 166, 177, 181, 188a, 193a, 214, 221, 221a, 256, 323, 330

English springer spaniel: 9a, 10, 12, 18, 26, 27, 42, 43, 54, 55, 59, 65, 69, 72, 88, 94, 94a, 95, 103, 107, 109, 121, 123, 124, 135, 146, 147, 148, 152, 154, 159a, 160a, 166, 171, 173, 188, 193a, 197, 206a, 220, 221, 221a, 226, 228, 235, 236, 2,42, 245, 245a, 254, 256, 264a, 266, 270, 275, 276, 286, 307, 318, 319, 320, 330

English toy spaniel (King Charles and Ruby Blenheim spaniels): 42, 55, 65, 85, 103, 143, 235, 270, 318

Field spaniel: 14, 42, 166, 256, 270

Finnish spitz: 85

Flat-coated retriever: 42, 88, 94, 103, 152, 166, 256

French bulldog: 42, 54, 55, 88, 98, 103, 119, 121, 122, 145, 147, 148, 330

German shepherd: 10, 21, 27, 36, 42, 44, 54, 55, 59, 65, 72, 72a, 75, 81, 83, 86, 94a, 95, 102, 103, 105, 109, 112, 114, 121, 122, 129a, 221a, 131, 137, 143a, 147, 148, 152, 166, 168, 180, 186, 191, 192, 193a, 194, 208, 220, 221, 221a, 225, 226, 229, 230, 231, 236, 238, 241, 243, 247, 256, 266, 270, 276, 283, 300, 306, 312, 316, 320, 330

German short-haired pointer: 8, 9a, 42, 65, 103, 114, 124b, 125, 152, 159a, 166, 177, 188a, 191, 193a, 197, 214, 221, 221a, 230, 256, 300, 311, 330

German wire-haired pointer: 42, 103, 152, 221, 221a, 270, 302, 330

Giant schnauzer: 42, 105, 135, 146, 152, 158, 166, 192, 221, 221a, 231, 256, 269, 270, 276, 311a, 312, 327a,

Golden retriever: 7, 9, 10, 22, 42, 59, 65, 81, 88, 94, 95, 103, 121, 129, 129a, 130, 140, 143a, 146, 147, 149, 152, 166, 178, 192, 193, 204a, 206, 220, 221, 221a, 256, 273a, 300, 312, 328, 329

Gordon setter: 31, 42, 45, 103, 152, 166, 221, 221a, 256, 179, 181, 270, 307,

Great Dane: 6, 7, 31, 36, 38, 42, 48, 50, 51, 61, 75, 78, 80, 83, 88, 94, 103, 114, 131, 135, 144, 152, 153, 155, 158, 166, 176, 192, 198, 199, 201, 204a, 211, 221, 221a, 225, 243, 250, 255, 256, 270, 292, 298, 312, 330

Great Pyrenees: 5, 9, 16, 42, 78, 80, 94, 103, 122, 124, 148, 152, 166, 195, 221, 221a, 244, 256, 304, 311a, 325,

Greyhound: 14, 42, 65, 72, 88, 90, 94a, 109, 112, 121, 147, 155, 166, 186, 220, 221, 221a, 230, 245, 256, 279, 326, 330

Harrier: none recognized

Havanese: 42, 245, 256, 269

Ibizan hound: 10, 14, 42, 70, 166, 270, 311a,

Irish setter: 7, 10, 22, 31, 40, 42, 61, 65,