Background
Home Up Conditions Background

The following tables present information collected regarding Owner, Living environment, Dog statistics, and Temperament

 

2003 American Belgian Tervuren Club Health Survey

Total Owners: 279

Null (left blank on questionnaire)

I. Owner/environment information

QUERY

Date (Month survey was filled out)

2003

January

0

February

0

March

2

April

22

May

43

June

15

July

19

August

64

September

99

October

11

November

0

December

0

Null

4

279

2. How many Tervuren did you live with on Jan 1, 2000?

0

19

1

115

2

91

3

30

4

17

5

3

6

0

7

2

8

0

9

0

10

0

11

1

12

1

Null

0

Total

279

3. How many Tervuren are currently living with you?

0

6

1

109

2

94

3

45

4

14

5

6

6

3

7

2

Null

0

Total

279

4. Do you also currently own other breeds?

Yes

125

No

154

Null

0

Total

279

5. Do you also own other pets? ( Circle all that apply)

Cats

123

Birds

33

Rabbits

7

Ferrets

2

Other

50

List examples of Other pets:

Horses

Goats

Sheep

Chickens

Guinea pigs

Ducks

Cows

Fish

Turtle

6. What year did you acquire your first Terv?

1962

1

1964

1

1968

4

1969

1

1970

6

1971

2

1972

3

1973

1

1974

4

1975

2

1976

2

1977

5

1978

6

1979

5

1980

4

1981

6

1982

9

1983

5

1984

9

1985

10

1986

14

1987

6

1988

10

1989

12

1990

10

1991

5

1992

10

1993

15

1994

13

1995

6

1996

11

1997

19

1998

15

1999

13

2000

9

2001

7

2002

5

2003

2

Null

11

Total

279

7. What are your main interests (check all that apply)

Breeder

56

Tracking

122

Service dog

36

Obedience

216

Herding

122

Companion/pet

238

Conformation showing

187

Agility

181

8. In what state or country did you reside in on Jan 1, 2000?

AR

1

AZ

7

CA

34

Canada

4

CO

17

CT

4

FL

8

GA

2

IA

7

IL

16

IN

2

KS

3

KY

8

MA

8

MD

5

MI

9

MN

4

MO

8

MT

2

NC

6

ND

1

NE

2

NH

2

NJ

4

NM

4

NV

1

NY

16

OH

9

OR

9

PA

7

SC

4

TN

3

TX

15

USA

4

UT

3

VA

7

WA

19

WI

11

WY

2

Null

1

Total

279

9. In what state or country do you now reside?

AZ

7

CA

30

Canada

4

CO

16

CT

4

FL

9

GA

2

IA

7

ID

2

IL

16

IN

2

KS

3

KY

9

MA

8

MD

6

ME

1

MI

10

MN

4

MO

7

MS

1

MT

2

NC

5

ND

1

NE

3

NH

2

NJ

3

NM

4

NV

2

NY

15

OH

8

OK

1

OR

9

PA

7

SC

5

TN

4

TX

14

USA

4

UT

3

VA

5

WA

19

WI

11

WV

1

WY

2

Null

1

Total

279

II. Member input (please check only one unless otherwise indicated)

1. The amount of health information available to me through the ABTC:

Too much

0

Just right

157

Too little

67

No opinion/don’t know

50

Null

5

279

2. The amount of club spending on health issues:

Too much

1

Just right

121

Too little

65

No opinion/don’t know

85

Null

7

279

3. Health topics you would like to be better informed about:

Seizures

13

Epilepsy

21

Thyroid

17

Cancer

35

Allergies

11

Eye

14

Temperment (Behavior)

10

 

Nutrition (diet)

8

Auto-Immune

13

Heart

4

Structural (Hips, Luxating Patellas, Spine, Orthopedics, etc.)

13

159

4. What three diseases or problems do you feel are the most important for Tervuren today? (Rank 1-3)

1

2

3

Null

Total

Allergies

13

12

17

237

279

Epilepsy

136

64

24

55

279

Thyroid problems

20

15

26

218

279

Behavior/temperament

117

36

30

96

279

Eye diseases

24

17

31

207

279

Immune mediated disorders

21

12

19

227

279

Cancer

66

41

37

135

279

Bleeding disorders

1

0

4

274

279

List Other diseases:

Hip Dysplasia

4

1

1

Structural

0

1

1

Mouth

0

0

1

Hormone

1

0

0

Drug Sensitivity

0

0

1

 

2003 American Belgian Tervuren Club Health Survey

III. Dog information

Total Dogs: 633

Null = left blank

 

1. Date of birth:

1970

2

1975

1

1980

1

1982

1

1983

1

1984

5

1985

2

1986

8

1987

8

1988

14

1989

29

1990

31

1991

32

1992

36

1993

38

1994

34

1995

40

1996

54

1997

40

1998

44

1999

59

2000

58

2001

34

2002

38

2003

13

Null

10

Total

633

2. Sex:

Male

133

Male neutered

183

Female

121

Female spayed

196

Null

0

Total

633

3. Color

Mahogany/black

523

Fawn

82

Silver/grey

18

Black

4

Null

6

Total

633

4. Average Age at neutering if neutered

46.91

5.a. Bitches only—has she had a litter?

Yes

69

No

564

Total

633

Litter #1

Litter #2

Litter #3

Litter #4

Average Age of dam at whelping

48.49

61.08

76.38

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If yes:

Average # live born

5.99

5.22

3.75

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Average # still born