Breed health survey for English Springers
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The Kennel Club is supporting a recently launched Breed Health Survey for English Springer Spaniels, designed to give a stronger picture of the health and temperament of the breed in the UK.
The survey, compiled by the joint Health Coordinators for the UK English Springer Spaniel breed clubs, will help the breed to put any problems in context by asking owners to submit reports on both their healthy dogs, as well as those with diagnosed health conditions, and also to report on any dog they have owned that has died since January 2008.
The survey can be completed by anyone living in the UK who owns an English Springer Spaniel, whether Kennel Club registered or not, and all information supplied will be treated in complete confidence, with no names of dogs, or owner’s details ever being published.
The survey will provide meaningful data that can be used, if required, by researchers focusing on canine health issues.
After the survey period has ended, the results will be analysed and published anonymously on the website, which will also provide an ongoing facility for owners in the UK to report any diagnosed health conditions affecting their English Springer Spaniels, or their age and cause of death.
The Kennel Club is helping to promote the survey by contacting owners of registered English Springer Spaniels to encourage them to complete the questionnaire.
The survey is available for completion online and can be found on a new English Springer Spaniel health reporting website at www.englishspringerhealth.org.uk. It is running for a three month period from 1st May to 31st July 2013.
The survey can also be downloaded and posted to English Springer Spaniel 2013 Health Survey, 51 Vernon Drive, Stanmore, Middlesex, HA7 2BP, or emailed to the Health Coordinators via survey2013@englishspringerhealth.org.uk.
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