Coming soon! Dachs-Life 2015

• • We are currently in the final stages of designing a Lifestyle Survey of Dachshunds which will be launched in the next few weeks. This will ask owners about how they rear, feed and exercise their dog(s), as well as reporting on any back disease. This survey is to assist us in finding out if any lifestyle influences contribute to IVDD (Back Disease) in Dachshunds. This is being used to support the research we are doing in conjunction with the Royal Veterinary College. We are grateful to Dr. Rowena Packer and her colleagues from the RVC for her help in developing this survey.This survey is primarily for UK-based Dachshund owners, but we are happy to receive responses from owners outside the UK, particularly if your dog was bred in the UK. Questions cover: Details of your Dachshund (live dogs only)

  • Any history of, or treatment for, IVDD (Back Disease)

  • How your Dachshund spends its day

  • Exercise

  • Diet

  • Any other health issues

PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU KNOW YOUR DOG'S WEIGHT (in kg) AND HAVE A TAPE MEASURE TO TELL US HOW LONG AND TALL HE/SHE IS BEFORE YOU START THE SURVEY.

All responses will be treated as confidential and all results will be presented anonymously. No owners or dogs will be identifiable from the reports produced.

The survey is for live dogs only. If you wish to report details of a dog that has sadly died, please use the form here.

We hope to get the first reports and analyses of this survey published in June 2015. They will be available on this website and notified in our Newsletter and on our website www.dachshundbreedcouncil.org.uk

Watch out for the launch of the survey. If you have more than one dog please complete a separate survey for each dog.