Research Article
Prevalence of Swimming Puppy Syndrome in 2,443 Puppies during the Years 2006–2012 in Thailand
Table 1
Number of puppies in each breed included in the study.
| Breed | Total | Male | Female | Number of litters | Number of puppies/litter (mean ± SD) |
| Small breed (<10 kg) | | | | | | Chihuahua | 256 | 125 | 131 | 111 | | Dachshund | 18 | 8 | 10 | 5 | | Jack Russell Terrier* | 19 | 15 | 4 | 6 | | Pekingese | 58 | 27 | 31 | 22 | | Pomeranian | 293 | 131 | 162 | 130 | | Poodle | 82 | 45 | 37 | 26 | | Pug | 77 | 31 | 46 | 23 | | Shih Tzu | 265 | 123 | 142 | 76 | | Yorkshire Terrier | 165 | 74 | 91 | 79 | | Medium breed (10–25 kg) | | | | | | Beagle* | 60 | 36 | 24 | 13 | | Bulldog (English) | 48 | 25 | 23 | 14 | | French Bulldog | 53 | 23 | 30 | 14 | | Crossbreed | 122 | 48 | 74 | 21 | | Shetland Sheepdog* | 11 | 5 | 6 | 2 | | Thai Bangkaew | 85 | 49 | 36 | 13 | | Thai Ridgeback* | 13 | 5 | 8 | 2 | | Large breed (25–40 kg) | | | | | | American Pit Bull Terrier* | 71 | 32 | 39 | 9 | | German Shepherd* | 76 | 42 | 34 | 11 | | Golden Retriever | 217 | 103 | 114 | 36 | | Labrador Retriever | 213 | 115 | 98 | 36 | | Rottweiler* | 109 | 48 | 61 | 16 | | Siberian Husky | 132 | 73 | 59 | 28 | |
| Total | 2,443 | 1,183 | 1,260 | = | — |
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Breed was not affected with swimming puppy syndrome.
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