Barbet Health

The health of the barbet in the UK is of prime importance to the club. With such a small population in the UK and worldwide in general, it is vital to be as well informed as possible and to that end we maintain strong links with other barbet breed clubs around the world for the purpose of collating and sharing health information.

In general, the barbet is a healthy breed and does not suffer any prevalent inherited conditions. It should be remembered that the barbet is a living animal and as such is not immune from the occurance of disease and ailments which can be found in all creatures. It is also worth remembering that a genetic condition can manifest itself in a dog where there has been no previous recorded instance in either parent or grandparent.

There has now been incidences of canine epilepsy in some of bloodlines of the barbet population. To combat this, research is being carried out at Helsinki University to identify the genes responsible and to develop an accurate test to indentify dogs which are carriers of this particular gene.

 

Below are the current health statistics for the breed in the UK.

Hip Scores:

From a maximum score of 106, the lower the number the better.
(the score shown is the sum of both hips)

Eye Certificates
Overseas Stud Dogs Used