Brachycephalic dogs, snoring is not cute!
A paradigm shift in the Netherlands? In July 2014, a change of law concerning article 3.4 in the Animal Keepers Decree, came into effect. Since then it has been prohibited […]
38 French Bulldog puppies died on flight from Ukraine to Canada
On June 13, 500 French Bulldog puppies were confiscated from the plane at the Toronto airport upon its arrival from Ukraine. Animals were suffering from dehidration, weakness, vomiting, and 38 […]
In the Netherlands, brachycephalic dogs need veterinary approval for breeding
In March 2019, the report with enforcement criteria for the breeding of brachycephalic dogs was published by the Dutch Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality. The Dutch Kennel Club […]
Radiographic findings have an association with weight-bearing and locomotion in English bulldogs
Researchers from Finland have published a paper on skeletal problems and the effect of these problems on locomotion and function of English bulldogs. They reported a considerable number of dogs […]
Dutch criteria for breeding short-nosed dogs
The Expertise Centre Genetics of Companion Animals (ECGG) of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Utrecht University has developed criteria for breeding short-nosed dogs on behalf of the Dutch Minister […]
VetCompass infographics on brachycephalics
VetCompassTM have developed infographics, which summarise some brachycephalic breed researches. Infographics are available together with full articles. VetCompassTM is an international initiative. This not-for-profit research project is a collaboration between […]
Breeding French bulldogs so that they breathe well — A long way to go
Researchers from the University of Copenhagen, Department of Veterinary and Animal Science published an interesting study on French bulldogs due to an urgent need for breeding efforts to improve the […]
Germany Against Extreme Breeding
The Veterinary chamber Berlin (Tierärztekammer Berlin) together with the Federal Veterinary Chamber (Bundestierärztekammer), the Berlin Animal Protection Officer (Berliner Landestierschutzbeauftragten) and representatives of the Department of Veterinary Medicine of the […]
BOAS cooperation agreement between Kennel clubs and veterinarians
The FCI President, Dr. Tamas Jakkel, and Dr. Jane Ladlow of the Animal Health Trust and BOAS Research Group at the University of Cambridge signed the cooperation agreement about the […]
Chiari-like malformation and Syringomyelia
Chiari-like malformation (CM) is characterized by a mismatch in size between the brain (which is too large) and the skull (which is too small) as a result of selective breeding. […]