Research

We're committed to supporting canine health studies with continuous funding and collaboration - learn more below about our own research and discoveries, and the scientific research we're currently and have previously been involved with.

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Royal Kennel Club health research

We assist and collaborate with scientific researchers to improve dog health.

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2004 pedigree dog health survey

Find out more about the results of our 2004 purebred dog health survey.

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2014 pedigree breed health survey

Find out more about the results of our 2014 pedigree breed health survey

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Effective population sizes

Read about Royal Kennel Club's population analysis report, which determined breed trends in registration, rate of loss of genetic diversity, degree of inbreeding and popular sire usage.