Breeds with higher incidence of hip dysplasia

Incidence of hip dysplasia in dogs

In a study by the Orthopaedic Foundation of Animals OFA, which is the one that analyzes the largest number of cases, we can conclude with some criteria that dog breeds are more predisposed to suffer from hip dysplasia.

The study shows a summary of the main breeds. The study has been extended over time from 1974 to 2010 with a minimum of 100 cases per breed analyzing up to 147 different breeds.

It is worth mentioning the English Bull Dog and the Carlino as the dogs with the highest percentage of dysplasia have together with the Bordeaux Dog exceed 50% very close are the Neapolitan Mastiff and the San Bernardo. On the opposite side are the greyhound with virtually no known cases of dysplasia.

Bull dog 72.6%

Carlino 64,3 %

Doge of Bordeaux 56,3 %

Neapolitan Mastiff 48.1%

San Bernardo 46.7%

Dog Argentino 41.0%

Basset 37.8%

Presa Canario 33.3%

American Bull Dog 33.0%

French Bull Dog 31.3%

American Stafforshire 26.0%

Bullmastiff 24.4%

Pit Bull 23.6%

German Shepherd 22.4%

Rottweiler 20.3%

Golden Retriever 19.8%

Chow Chow 19.5%

Mastiff 19.4%

English Shepherd 18.6%

Giant Schnauzer 18.0%

Beagle 18.0%

English Setter 16.3%

Bernese Bouvier 16.1%

Akita 12.9%

Poodle 12.2%

West Highland 12.1%

Great Dane 12.0%

Labrador Retriever 11.9%

Alaskan Malamute 11.5%

Samoyed 11.1%

Boxer 11.0%

Border Collie 10.9%

Pyrenees Mountain 9.2%

Schznauzer 8.6%

Pointer 8.1%

Bull Terrier 6.7%

Cocker Spaniel 6.5%

Rodesian 5.1%

Dalmatian 4.6%

Greyhound 2.1%

Siberian Husky 2.0%

Whippet 1.4%

Italian Greyhound 0.0%

Information extracted by Ortocanis from the OFA study on the incidence of hip dysplasia in different dog breeds

You can see all the data of the study in the following table:

Race	Posic.	Number of evaluations	Excellent percentage	Dysplasia percentage
BULLDOG	1	506	0.2	72.1
PUG	2	441	0.0	66.0
DOGUE OF BORDEAUX	3	406	1.0	56.7
OTTERHOUND	4	374	0.3	51.1
BOERBOEL	5	110	4.5	48.2
NEAPOLITAN MASTIFF	6	155	2.6	47.7
ST. BERNARD	7	2112	4.1	46.8
CLUMBER SPANIEL	8	864	3.0	44.8
BLACK RUSSIAN TERRIER	9	435	3.7	43.4
SUSSEX SPANIEL	10	258	1.6	41.5
ARGENTINE DOGO	11	193	3.1	40.9
CANE CORSO	12	687	6.7	40.0
BASSET HOUND	13	198	0.0	37.4
BOYKIN SPANIEL	14	2890	2.1	33.7
CANARY PREY DOG	15	180	3.9	33.3
NORFOLK TERRIER	16	274	0.0	33.2
AMERICAN BULLDOG	17	1733	4.9	33.2
GLEN OF IMAAL TERRIER	18	145	0.7	31.0
FRENCH BULLDOG	19	931	1.3	30.4
FILA BRASILEIRO	20	598	7.5	29.9
AMERICAN STAFFORDSHIRE TERRIER	21	2860	2.4	26.0
BLOODHOUND	22	2768	2.8	25.7
NEWFOUNDLAND	23	14688	8.3	25.2
BULLMASTIFF	24	5369	3.9	24.4
MAINE COON CAT	25	1073	4.2	24.3
AMERICAN PIT BULL TERRIER	26	733	5.6	24.1
LOUISIANA CATAHOULA LEOPARD	27	531	11.7	22.0
ESPAÑOL SHEPHERD	28	322	10.6	22.0
CHESAPEAKE BAY RETRIEVER	29	12356	12.3	20.6
ROTTWEILER	30	92235	8.3	20.3
CARDIGAN WELSH CORGI	31	1759	3.2	19.7
GOLDEN RETRIEVER	32	130304	4.1	19.7
NORWEGIAN ELKHOUND	33	3756	7.2	19.6
CHOW CHOW	34	5218	7.2	19.5
PYRENEAN SHEPHERD	35	108	2.8	19.4
MASTIFF	36	10505	7.9	19.3
SHIH TZU	37	615	2.0	19.3
GORDON SETTER	38	5947	8.8	19.3
HYBRID	39	1172	8.3	19.3
GERMAN SHEPHERD DOG	40	102750	3.9	19.0
GREATER SWISS MOUNTAIN DOG	41	2500	12.9	18.9
PEMBROKE WELSH CORGI	42	10636	3.2	18.6
OLD ENGLISH SHEEPDOG	43	10515	11.7	18.5
KUVASZ	44	1713	13.7	18.1
CHINOOK	45	581	9.3	18.1
FIELD SPANIEL	46	964	8.2	18.0
SHILOH SHEPHERD	47	701	9.0	18.0
BEAGLE	48	855	2.6	18.0
GIANT SCHNAUZER	49	4266	9.7	17.9
STAFFORDSHIRE BULL TERRIER	50	552	2.0	17.8
EPAGNEUL BRETON	51	121	1.7	17.4
WELSH TERRIER	52	104	5.8	17.3
ICELANDIC SHEEPDOG	53	197	11.7	16.8
ESPAÑOL SETTER	54	10145	10.4	16.1
ENTLEBUCHER	55	293	4.4	16.0
BERNESE MOUNTAIN DOG	56	16544	13.6	15.9
AUSTRALIAN CATTLE DOG	57	3334	4.4	15.6
ITALIAN SPINONE	58	1120	18.0	15.5
LABRADOODLE	59	149	9.4	15.4
POLISH LOWLAND SHEEPDOG	60	464	8.2	15.3
CURLY-COATED RETRIEVER	61	1122	8.3	15.3
AFFENPINSCHER	62	274	4.0	15.3
BOUVIER DES FLANDRES	63	7959	6.1	15.0
BRITTANY	64	17673	8.7	14.6
BLACK AND TAN COONHOUND	65	678	10.3	14.5
BRIARD	66	2338	13.2	14.2
HARRIER	67	318	9.1	14.2
LEONBERGER	68	1574	20.2	14.0
TIBETAN MASTIFF	69	862	7.5	13.9
BEAUCERON	70	349	14.3	13.8
HAVANA SILK DOG	71	183	2.2	13.7
NORWICH TERRIER	72	693	7.1	13.4
CHINESE SHAR-PEI	73	9470	9.1	13.3
ESPAÑOL SPRINGER SPANIEL	74	14309	8.6	13.0
PORTUGUESE WATER DOG	75	7468	14.0	12.8
AKITA	76	15949	18.9	12.8
PUDELPOINTER	77	390	14.9	12.6
FINNISH LAPPHUND	78	144	11.1	12.5
CAVALIER KING CHARLES SPANIEL	79	5896	4.2	12.4
KOMONDOR	80	960	12.2	12.2
POODLE	81	21881	11.7	12.2
WEST HIGHLAND WHITE TERRIER	82	264	3.4	12.1
BOSTON TERRIER	83	182	6.0	12.1
GREAT DANE	84	12071	11.6	12.0
IRISH SETTER	85	11075	9.1	12.0
IRISH WATER SPANIEL	86	1250	17.3	11.9
LABRADOR RETRIEVER	87	221077	18.1	11.8
SMOOTH FOX TERRIER	88	317	8.8	11.7
WELSH SPRINGER SPANIEL	89	1893	15.2	11.7
AIREDALE TERRIER	90	5757	7.3	11.5
ALASKAN MALAMUTE	91	13605	16.8	11.4
PETIT BASSET GRIFFONS VENDEEN	92	677	4.1	11.4
SAMOYED	93	15590	10.4	11.0
BOXER	94	5221	3.4	10.9
WIREHAIRED VIZSLA	95	101	10.9	10.9
BORDER COLLIE	96	10353	12.9	10.8
ANATOLIAN SHEPHERD	97	1714	18.1	10.3
PULI	98	1717	16.3	10.1
HAVANESE	99	2776	9.1	10.0
SMALL MUNSTERLANDER	100	134	12.7	9.7
AKBASH DOG	101	537	23.8	9.7
AMERICAN ESKIMO DOG	102	990	8.6	9.3
AUSTRALIAN KELPIE	103	119	9.2	9.2
GREAT PYRENEES	104	5749	14.0	9.2
COTON DE TULEAR	105	640	9.2	9.2
GERMAN WIREHAIRED POINTER	106	3959	16.5	9.1
NORWEGIAN BUHUND	107	176	8.0	9.1
MINIATURE AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD	108	1131	16.9	8.7
SWEDISH VALLHUND	109	185	5.9	8.6
WEIMARANER	110	11733	21.1	8.5
STANDARD SCHNAUZER	111	4073	8.1	8.5
TIBETAN SPANIEL	112	319	6.6	8.2
POINTER	113	1501	13.7	8.1
WIREHAIRED POINTING GRIFFON	114	1914	20.5	8.0
FRENCH SPANIEL	115	167	18.6	7.8
AMERICAN WATER SPANIEL	116	736	10.1	7.7
VIZSLA	117	13032	16.5	7.1
BICHON FRISE	118	3364	11.4	6.9
DUTCH SHEPHERD	119	190	18.4	6.8
BULL TERRIER	120	105	11.4	6.7
NOVA SCOTIA DUCKTOLLING RET.	121	1683	17.8	6.4
COCKER SPANIEL	122	12575	10.8	6.4
LHASA APSO	123	812	14.5	6.4
KEESHOND	124	4537	9.1	6.3
DOBERMAN PINSCHER	125	14922	17.9	6.1
HOVAWART	126	131	22.9	6.1
BEARDED COLLIE	127	4356	16.3	6.1
FINNISH SPITZ	128	321	16.8	5.9
SCHIPPERKE	129	426	10.3	5.9
TIBETAN TERRIER	130	3836	30.6	5.8
AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD	131	30510	16.4	5.8
AFGHAN HOUND	132	6593	29.7	5.7
KERRY BLUE TERRIER	133	1502	13.2	5.7
SHIBA INU	134	2892	18.4	5.6
ESPAÑOL COCKER SPANIEL	135	6681	18.7	5.6
BELGIAN MALINOIS	136	2480	18.4	5.4
NORTH AMERICAN SHEPHERD	137	336	16.7	5.1
IRISH WOLFHOUND	138	1695	26.7	5.0
RHODESIAN RIDGEBACK	139	10672	21.8	5.0
SOFT COATED WHEATEN TERRIER	140	5817	16.9	4.8
SHETLAND SHEEPDOG	141	19079	27.5	4.6
DALMATIAN	142	3273	10.5	4.5
FLAT-COATED RETRIEVER	143	5242	19.5	4.2
GERMAN SHORTHAIRED POINTER	144	15084	25.8	4.2
IRISH RED & WHITE SETTER	145	197	29.4	4.1
BORDER TERRIER	146	2453	20.4	3.8
PARSON RUSSELL TERRIER	147	109	24.8	3.7
BELGIAN TERVUREN	148	5664	25.9	3.5
BASENJI	149	2448	23.1	3.4
RAT TERRIER	150	421	14.0	3.3
BELGIAN SHEEPDOG	151	3886	32.7	2.9
COLLIE	152	2825	29.9	2.8
IBIZAN HOUND	153	322	35.7	2.8
PHARAOH HOUND	154	444	15.5	2.7
AUSTRALIAN TERRIER	155	179	5.6	2.2
CANAAN	156	423	17.3	2.1
GREYHOUND	157	343	35.6	2.0
SIBERIAN HUSKY	158	16915	33.7	2.0
TOY AUSTRALIAN SHEPHERD	159	100	28.0	2.0
BORZOI	160	846	31.0	1.8
SALUKI	161	261	42.5	1.5
WHIPPET	162	154	38.3	1.3
GERMAN PINSCHER	163	331	21.8	1.2
ITALIAN GREYHOUND	164	211	59.2	0.0