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Pandemic Puppies: Characterising motivations and behaviours of UK owners who purchased puppies during the 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic (2021)
Journal Article
Packer, R., Brand, C., Belshaw, Z., Pegram, C., Stevens, K., & O'Neill, D. (2021). Pandemic Puppies: Characterising motivations and behaviours of UK owners who purchased puppies during the 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic. Animals, 11(9), 2500. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani11092500

Attempts to control the spread of coronavirus during the COVID-19 Pandemic included periods of ‘lockdown’ in the UK, where many households spent several months at home with limited external social contact. Data from diverse sources suggest unusually... Read More about Pandemic Puppies: Characterising motivations and behaviours of UK owners who purchased puppies during the 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic.

Proportion and risk factors for death by euthanasia in dogs in the UK (2021)
Journal Article
O'Neill, D., Pegram, C., Gray, C., Packer, R. M., Richards, Y., Church, D. B., …O’Neill, D. G. (2021). Proportion and risk factors for death by euthanasia in dogs in the UK. International Journal of Advanced Scientific Engineering and Technological Research, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-88342-0

Objectives: To report proportional euthanasia or unassisted death, as well as the demographic and clinical factors associated with euthanasia, in dogs under primary veterinary care in the UK. Methods: A cohort study design to estimate proportional... Read More about Proportion and risk factors for death by euthanasia in dogs in the UK.

Frequency, breed predisposition and demographic risk factors for overweight status in dogs in the UK (2021)
Journal Article
Pegram, C., Raffan, E., White, E., Ashworth, A., Brodbelt, D., Church, D., & O'Neill, D. (2021). Frequency, breed predisposition and demographic risk factors for overweight status in dogs in the UK. Journal of Small Animal Practice, https://doi.org/10.1111/jsap.13325

Objectives: To evaluate the prevalence and risk factors for overweight status in dogs under primary veterinary care in the UK. Methods: A retrospective study design was used to estimate the one-year (2016) period prevalence of overweight status. The... Read More about Frequency, breed predisposition and demographic risk factors for overweight status in dogs in the UK.