BSAVA's Brachycephalic Resources Collection
"This short collection lists a number of BSAVA brachycephalic resources informing members on the continuing brachycephalic welfare debate. Most of the content of the collection is freely available to support the veterinary profession."
Several of the resources are Open Access. The content is dated from 2018, 2019 & 2020 and 2021's BSAVA Congress Proceedings, and published content from BSAVA Companion Issues (monthly membership magazine).
This article contains useful resources for veterinarians, breed managers / health committees, owners and breeders.
Webinars
- February 2019
Veterinarians and Brachycephalic Dogs - Ethics and Reality
from Dr. Brenda Bonnett's Blog...
I have been starting to read the new textbook, Health and Welfare of Brachycephalic (Flat-faced) Companion Animals - A Complete Guide for Veterinary and Animal Professionals, Edited By Rowena Packer, Dan O'Neill; Copyright Year 2021...
Get a GRIHP! on Pugs
This article on Pugs is part of a series to highlight the Big Picture of health, welfare and breeding and to help develop Globally Relevant Integrated Health Profiles (GRIHPs) for many breeds. See IPFD's Get a GRIHP! on Breed Health Initiative There are many others doing great work to advance...
Pug - DWN Resources
This page contains links to DWN's and our Partner's & Collaborator's resources, research and reports that pertain to management of health and welfare issues in Pugs. The pug is a brachycephalic breed. Breathing, spinal (hemivertebrae) and ocular issues can impact the breed....
Challenges for Pedigree Dogs: Regulatory Enforcement of Brachycephalic Dogs in the Netherlands
This article is a summary we (IPFD) have created describing the issues, the dialogue and challenges around regulatory actions in the Netherlands as of June 2020. The issue is having a polarizing effect across stakeholder groups, and it is our belief that the best results for all dogs are to be achieved by collaborative efforts. IPFD also promotes the considerations of impacts on dogs, breeds, and people when programs are put in place, given the complex nature of issues of health and welfare.
Come for the looks, stay for the personality? Bulldogs, French Bulldogs, and Pugs
from Dr. Brenda Bonnett's Blog...
...is the latest analysis of data collected and reported on in a 2019 study - see - Great expectations, inconvenient truths, and the paradoxes of the dog-owner relationship for owners of brachycephalic dogs.
Brachycephalic Resources: External Links
Why do people buy dogs with potential welfare problems related to extreme conformation and inherited disease?
With their short muzzles and smaller upper jaws, flat-faced dogs including Bulldogs, Boston terriers, Pugs and French bulldogs
— tend to have particular health issues —
Never-the-less these breeds remain favorites among dog owners.
The same traits that make these dogs adorable threaten their health and well-being.
(The Evolution of Petface)
Nationwide Insurance - Brachycelphalic Study -- March 2017
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