10 point checklist for healthier dogs

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The Kennel Club supports the IHA in principle, but said: “We believe that for our pedigree breeder community, veterinary involvement is crucial to ensure a consistent and robust way of assessing conformation and recording data to help breeders demonstrate progress.

“We are therefore developing a robust nose-to-tail veterinary assessment, which builds on over a decade of prior work with breeders committed to ensuring a healthy future for dogs.”

It said it supported encouraging a healthy body shape in dogs but “we will not require owners or breeders to take part in this particular assessment”.

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Also interesting to note that the first iterations of the illustrated guide had a cavalier at point 3 (muzzle long enough for easy breathing) which has since been replaced with an image of a cocker.