Results: 2018 General Health Survey
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The Canadian and American Manchester Terrier Club Health Committees would like to thank all of the owners and breeders from around the world who contributed to this project through completion of the Manchester Terrier/English Toy Terrier General Health Survey. We are sure you will agree that the survey reveals interesting and important information about our global community as well as each breed/variety sub-population.
Background From February 1 – March 31, 2018, the Canadian and American Manchester Terrier Clubs administered a comprehensive online survey of Manchester Terrier, Toy Manchester Terrier and English Toy Terrier owners and breeders. The survey was modeled after the 2002 North American Manchester Terrier health survey, which established a baseline incidence of known canine diseases and conditions in the North American population. Survey Administration
The General Health Survey was delivered electronically via a web-based interface hosted by SurveyMonkey.com. The survey was promoted weekly on Facebook across the survey period with additional promotion completed through partner club newsletters and a membership-wide emails. Respondents were asked to complete a survey for all dogs alive as of the date the survey was complete or who had died since January 1, 2002. In this way, the survey covers a 16 year period allowing for comparison to the 2002 survey, which covered a 15 year period. Breeds/Varieties All owners and breeders of Manchester Terriers and English Toy Terriers around the world were invited to complete the General Health Survey. In order to provide meaningful results, this summary includes observations about the entire population worldwide as well as breakdowns according to the following established sub-populations:
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