Birmingham & District Dobermann Club

PHPV stands for Persistent Hyperplastic Primary Vitreous and is a congenital (ie from birth) developmental problem of the eye. This leads to deposits on the lens of the eye, which can lead to mild or serious visual problems, even to blindness. Puppies can be tested for PHPV from about 8-12 weeks of age and, if clear at that age, will be clear for life. Of the test results held by the Kennel Club, only 2% were affected. The Kennel Club’s Assured Breeder Scheme (ABS) recommends

Update on Give a Dog a Genome and appeal for further funds. This is a project of the Animal Health Trust, whereby 75 breeds will have the genome of one dog sequenced for half the normal cost, with the other half met by the AHT, aided by a KCCT grant. I put forward dobermanns for inclusion and the £1000 needed was guaranteed by UKDP. I also proposed sequencing a second dog, so that we would have one dog with confirmed DCM and another mature dog without signs of DCM. The second

The Kennel Club’s all-breed survey was carried out in 2015 and the results were published in spring 2016. Overall, 178 breeds were represented with 43,207 live dogs and 5,684 deaths. Dobe results were submitted for 100 deaths (1.8% of total) and 335 live dobes (0.8% of total) with a median age of 4. Key results are: Dobes All breeds Median age at death 8 10 Range of ages at death 1-18 0-26 Deaths of old age