About the Authors

Joanna Jadwiga Ilska

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Software, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

joanna.ilska@royalkennelclub.com

Affiliation Health and Breeding Department, Royal Kennel Club, London, United Kingdom

Fern McDonnell

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Project administration, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Health and Breeding Department, Royal Kennel Club, London, United Kingdom

Jane Frances Ladlow

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Granta Veterinary Specialists, Linton, United Kingdom, Department of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

This study was funded internally by the Royal Kennel Club, where JJI and FMcD are employed.