Hi there,

I'm getting ever so slowly (and I mean slowly!) closer towards getting my first dog (well the first one that is mine alone) but I want to make sure my research is thorough and as near comprehensive as I can possibly get. My main interests lie with the sighthounds and the spitz breeds (although I wouldn't rule out a belgian shepherd). Anyway, does anybody have any links or the names of good books in order to find out what certain breeds are susceptible to?

Thanks very much.

There is verycomprehensive information here.

Wow... thanks very much for the link!

I think it's worth getting in contact with the breed club secretary for any breeds you may be interested as, when I looked at the site mentioned, it said Pharaoh Hounds (the only breed I looked at) have no known disorders - which isn't strictly true.  On the whole they have far fewer disorders than almost any other breed but you do find cases of patella subluxation and monorchids/chryptorchids - Things which the breed club are aware of but is rarely mentioned on any site about the breed.

Debs