Table 2.
Percentages of dogs with otitis within breeds showing significant difference between study cases and controls (n = 5,297).
| Breeds a | Dogs with otitis within each breed, % (n) | Total dogsb/ breed, (n) |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese Shar pei | 91.67 (11) | 12 |
| Weimaraner | 70.00 (7) | 10 |
| Pug | 68.18 (15) | 22 |
| Petit basset griffon vendeen | 66.67 (8) | 12 |
| Irish glen of imaal Terrier | 60.00 (6) | 10 |
| Spinone Italiano | 60.00 (6) | 10 |
| Dogo Argentino | 59.09 (13) | 22 |
| Welsh Springer Spaniel | 58.62 (34) | 58 |
| Leonberger | 57.14 (28) | 49 |
| French Bulldog | 56.25 (45) | 80 |
| Bullmastiff | 55.88 (19) | 34 |
| Romagna Water Dog | 54.00 (27) | 50 |
| Rhodesian Ridgeback | 52.94 (18) | 34 |
| Miniature poodle | 52.00 (39) | 75 |
| English bulldog | 51.02 (25) | 49 |
| Dalmatian | 50.98 (26) | 51 |
| Irish Setter | 48.65 (18) | 37 |
| Cocker spaniel | 48.19 (40) | 83 |
| Border Terrier | 47.27 (26) | 55 |
| Labrador Retriever | 45.83 (154) | 336 |
| English Springer Spaniel | 45.45 (25) | 55 |
| Spanish Water Dog | 44.71 (38) | 85 |
| Newfoundland | 44.07 (26) | 59 |
| Hovawart | 42.98 (49) | 114 |
| Staffordshire Bull Terrier | 42.08 (77) | 183 |
| Golden retriever | 41.52 (93) | 224 |
| Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever | 39.81 (43) | 108 |
| Rottweiler | 39.18 (76) | 194 |
| German Shepherd | 38.08 (214) | 562 |
| Mixed breed | 23.60 (283) | 1,199 |
| Finnish Lapponian Dog | 18.14 (39) | 215 |
| Belgian Shepherd dog | 17.16 (23) | 134 |
| Australian Shepherd | 15.38 (14) | 91 |
| Lapponian Herder | 15.38 (16) | 104 |
| Shetland Sheepdog (Sheltie) | 10.97 (17) | 155 |
| Cardigan Welsh Corgi | 10.64 (5) | 47 |
| Alaskan Malamute | 8.82 (3) | 34 |
| Schipperke | 8.57 (3) | 35 |
| Norwegian Elkhound Grey | 8.33 (2) | 24 |
| Italian Greyhound | 8.11 (3) | 37 |
| Icelandic Sheepdog | 7.89 (3) | 38 |
| Pembroke Welsh Corgi | 6.52 (3) | 46 |
| Siberian Husky | 5.45 (3) | 55 |
| German Spitz Mittel | 5.26 (2) | 38 |
| Border Collie | 5.22 (7) | 134 |
| Samoyed | 4.48 (3) | 67 |
| Japanese Spitz | 4.17 (1) | 24 |
| Whippet | 3.45 (2) | 58 |
| Australian Cattle Dog | 0.00 (0) | 12 |
| Finnish Spitz | 0.00 (0) | 22 |
| lancashire heeler | 0.00 (0) | 21 |
| Peruvian hairless dog | 0.00 (0) | 14 |
| Pharaoh Hound | 0.00 (0) | 10 |
| Skye Terrier | 0.00 (0) | 10 |
| Total | 30.92 (1638) | 5,297 |
a
Breeds with a significant difference between dogs with otitis and dogs without otitis at p < 0.05.
bBreeds with at least 10 dogs per breed were only included in the analysis.