HEALTH CARE INFORMATION – Breed Average Hip Scores
Introduction
These are the average breed hip scores, as of 1 January 2003, as published by the British Veterinary Association (BVA).
Dogs are x-rayed here at Vetrica. The x-ray picture is sent by us to the BVA, where a panel of experts examine the picture, take various measurements, and arrive at a score for each hip. The results for the two hips are added together to give the final score. The hip score can be any number from 0-106. Lower is better. Dogs should only be bred from if their hip score is well below the breed average. So, for example, a score of 20 would be acceptable for a Clumber Spaniel, but unacceptable for a German Shepherd Dog.
A breed average is only published if at least 10 dogs have had their hips scored, so if your dog’s breed doesn’t appear, it does not mean that a hip score is not necessary
| Breed | Average Hip Score | Breed | Average Hip Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Affenpinscher | 15 | Irish Red & White Setter | 10 |
| Afghan Hound | 9 | Irish Setter | 16 |
| Airedale Terrier | 17 | Irish Water Spaniel | 18 |
| Alaskan Malamute | 13 | Irish Wolfhound | 6 |
| American Bulldog | 23 | Italian Spinone | 15 |
| Anatolian Shepherd Dog | 11 | Japanese Akita | 11 |
| Australian Cattle Dog | 11 | Japanese Shiba Inu | 10 |
| Australian Shepherd | 10 | Keeshond | 12 |
| Basenji | 7 | Kerry Blue Terrier | 15 |
| Basset Griffon Vendeen P.T. | 22 | Komondor | 16 |
| Beagle | 18 | (Groenendael) | 12 |
| Bearded Collie | 11 | Labrador Retriever | 16 |
| Beauceron | 20 | (Laekenois) | 9 |
| Belgian Shepherd Dog | 11 | Large Munsterlander | 14 |
| Bernese Mountain Dog | 16 | (Malinois) | 10 |
| Bichon Frise | 10 | Leonberger | 12 |
| Bloodhound | 21 | (Tervueren) | 10 |
| Collie/Working Sheepdog | 14 | Maremma Sheepdog | 14 |
| Bouvier des Flandres | 17 | (BSD – Unspecified) | 12 |
| Boxer | 16 | Mastiff | 18 |
| Bracco Italiano | 19 | Miniature Poodle | 16 |
| Briard | 20 | Miniature Schnauzer | 13 |
| Brittany | 18 | Neapolitan Mastiff | 25 |
| Bull Terrier | 7 | Norwegian Buhund | 15 |
| Bulldog | 41 | Nova Sco’ Duck Tolling Retriever | 13 |
| Polish Lowland Sheepdog | 17 | Newfoundland | 28 |
| Bullmastiff | 28 | Old English Sheepdog | 20 |
| Canaan Dog | 15 | Otterhound | 43 |
| Cavalier King Charles Spaniel | 16 | Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen | 22 |
| Chesapeake Bay Retriever | 12 | Portuguese Water Dog | 18 |
| Chow Chow | 14 | Pyrenean Sheepdog | 16 |
| Clumber Spaniel | 42 | Pointer | 11 |
| Cocker Spaniel | 15 | Pug | 23 |
| Curly-Coated Retriever | 11 | Pyrenean Mountain Dog | 13 |
| Dalmatian | 10 | Rhodesian Ridgeback | 12 |
| Dobermann | 10 | Rottweiler | 13 |
| Elkhound | 13 | Rough Collie | 13 |
| English Setter | 19 | Saluki | 5 |
| English Springer Spaniel | 13 | Samoyed | 13 |
| Eskimo Dog (Greenland Dog) | 20 | Shar-Pei | 18 |
| Estrela Mountain Dog | 30 | Shetland Sheepdog | 16 |
| Field Spaniel | 15 | Siberian Husky | 7 |
| Finnish Lapphund | 13 | Smooth Collie | 5 |
| Flat-Coated Retriever | 9 | Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier | 13 |
| German Long-Haired Pointer | 9 | St Bernard | 23 |
| German Shepherd Dog | 19 | Staffordshire Bull Terrier | 13 |
| German Short-Haired Pointer | 10 | Standard Poodle | 15 |
| German Wire-Haired Pointer | 11 | Standard Schnauzer | 23 |
| Giant Schnauzer | 14 | Sussex Spaniel | 37 |
| Golden Retriever | 19 | Swedish Lapphund | 20 |
| Gordon Setter | 24 | Swedish Vallhund | 13 |
| Great Dane | 13 | Tibetan Mastiff | 14 |
| Hovawart | 11 | Tibetan Spaniel | 12 |
| Hungarian Kuvasz | 24 | Tibetan Terrier | 15 |
| HungarianPuli | 17 | Weimaraner | 13 |
| Hungarian Wirehaired Vizsla | 14 | Welsh Corgi (Pembroke) | 25 |
| Hungarian Vizsla | 12 | Welsh Springer Spaniel | 19 |
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