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Results: 2018 General Health Survey


Demographics

A total of 1,171 surveys were completed, with all surveys providing complete information on health-related questions. 

​Owners were asked to identify themselves as Pet/Companion Owners or Breeders/Exhibitors.  Across all breeds, 52% (612) of dogs were owned by Pet/Companion Owners and 48% (559) by Breeders/Exhibitors. 

Observations

Breeders/Exhibitors were almost 2x more likely to indicate that their dog had none of the standard health conditions listed in the survey (29% vs 16% of Pet/Companion owners)

Toy Manchester Terriers
  • 304 surveys were completed for Toy Manchester Terriers. ​
  • 46% of the surveys were completed by Pet/Companion owners and 54% were completed by Breeders/Exhibitors.
  • 42% of dogs reported on are male and 58% female.
  • 62% of TMTs reported on in the survey were born in the United States and 38% were born in Canada.
  • The median age of living Toy Manchester Terriers reported on in the survey is 7 years and among all TMTs reported on in the survey is 8 years (for calculation purposes, dogs aged less than 1 year were assigned a value of 0.5 years). 

Standard Manchester Terriers
  • 186 surveys were completed for Standard Manchester Terriers. ​​
  • 49% of the surveys were completed by Pet/Companion owners and 51% were completed by Breeders/Exhibitors.
  • 51% of dogs reported on are male and 49% are female.
  • 78% of SMTs reported on in the survey were born in the United States and 22% were born in Canada.
  • The median age of living Standard Manchester Terriers reported on in the survey is 6 years and among all SMTs reported on in the survey is 8 years (for calculation purposes, dogs aged less than 1 year were assigned a value of 0.5 years). .

Manchester Terriers (UK/FCI)
  • 452 surveys were completed for Manchester Terrier (UK/FCI). 
  • 44% of dogs reported on are male and 56% are female.
  • The majority of respondents came from the United Kingdom (54%) followed by Norway (23%), Germany (5%), Finland (4%) and Australia (3%). 
  • 57% of the surveys were completed by Pet/Companion owners and 43% were completed by Breeders/Exhibitors.  
  • The median age of living Manchester Terriers (UK/FCI) reported on in the survey is 5 years and among all MTs reported on in the survey is also 5 years (for calculation purposes, dogs aged less than 1 year were assigned a value of .5 years). 

English Toy Terriers
  • 229 surveys were completed for English Toy Terriers. 
  • 54% of the surveys were completed by Pet/Companion owners and 46% were completed by Breeders/Exhibitors.
  • 48% of dogs reported on are male and 52% are female
  • The majority of respondents came from the United Kingdom (43%) followed by Norway (21%), Australia (15%), Finland (9%), Spain (3%) and Sweden (3%). 
  • The median age of living English Toy Terriers reported on in the survey is 5 years and among all ETTs reported on in the survey is also 5 years (for calculation purposes, dogs aged less than 1 year were assigned a value of .5 years). 
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