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Flat-Coated Retriever

origin: United Kingdom · 10 figures in the corpus · Q29200

Every figure below carries this breed's name or id in its source study -- grouped by what it measures, not ranked. A breed appearing under a study here does not mean every other breed was tested and came back negative; it means this is what has a named source so far. See each figure's own page for its caveats.

Longevity

11.7 years (median survival) verified

Flat Coated Retriever: median survival age, UK veterinary clinic population

  • UK primary-care veterinary clinic population (VetCompass), not a census of all dogs of the breed.
  • Hazard ratio vs. the crossbred reference group: 1.08 (95% CI 1.01-1.16, p=0.03).

Size & head shape

3 size class (1=Small, 2=Medium, 3=Large) verified

Flat Coated Retriever: body size class -- Large

  • Body size and cephalic index classification per Supplementary Table S5; for breeds absent from the study's primary source lists, assigned by majority agreement among Dogs Trust canine-behaviour experts rather than measured directly on dogs.
2 cephalic type (1=Brachycephalic, 2=Mesocephalic, 3=Dolichocephalic) verified

Flat Coated Retriever: head-shape (cephalic index) classification -- Mesocephalic

  • Body size and cephalic index classification per Supplementary Table S5; for breeds absent from the study's primary source lists, assigned by majority agreement among Dogs Trust canine-behaviour experts rather than measured directly on dogs.

Group

1 group membership (see subject) verified

Flat Coated Retriever: UK Kennel Club group: Gundog; FCI group: Retrievers - Flushing Dogs - Water Dogs

  • KC/FCI group columns record nomenclature presence only, per the table's own caption -- the study did not use group as an analysis variable.

OFA (hip & elbow)

3.9 percent evaluated dysplastic preliminary

Flat-Coated Retriever: hip evaluations rated dysplastic (mild/moderate/severe combined), OFA cumulative statistics

  • OFA is a voluntary-submission registry: owners/breeders choose whether to have a dog evaluated and whether to submit the result, so this is not a random sample of the breed and most likely understates true population prevalence.
0.8 percent evaluated abnormal preliminary

Flat-Coated Retriever: elbow evaluations rated abnormal (grade 1-3 combined), OFA cumulative statistics

  • OFA is a voluntary-submission registry: owners/breeders choose whether to have a dog evaluated and whether to submit the result, so this is not a random sample of the breed and most likely understates true population prevalence.

Temperament

14.1 percent scored 'high' fear preliminary

Flat Coated Retriever: share of surveyed dogs scored high on the Fear trait (Salonen 2020, Finnish pet dogs)

  • Self-selected online convenience sample of Finnish pet owners, not a random sample of the breed or of all dogs.
  • Restricted to breeds with at least 50 surveyed dogs to avoid small-sample noise.
45.3 percent scored 'high' noise sensitivity preliminary

Flat Coated Retriever: share of surveyed dogs scored high on the Noise sensitivity trait (Salonen 2020, Finnish pet dogs)

  • Self-selected online convenience sample of Finnish pet owners, not a random sample of the breed or of all dogs.
  • Restricted to breeds with at least 50 surveyed dogs to avoid small-sample noise.

Other

1 purpose class: hunting: retriever/spaniel verified

Flat Coated Retriever: purpose class 'hunting: retriever/spaniel', from FCI group: Retrievers - Flushing Dogs - Water Dogs

  • Registry group membership at time of the source table, not an independent behavioural assessment.
7.5 average litter size (puppies) verified

Flat coated retriever: average litter size, Danish Kennel Club registrations Aug 2022-Jul 2023