Lazarus, Maja https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0389-9029
Plançon, Abigail R. L.
Orct, Tatjana https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9301-4035
Ferenčaković, Maja
Crnić, Andreja Prevendar https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9540-8831
Funding for this research was provided by:
NextGenerationEU (Class 643-02/23-01/00016, Reg. no. 533-03-23-0006, Class 643-02/23-01/00016, Reg. no. 533-03-23-0006)
European Regional Development Fund (KK.01.1.1.02.0007, KK.01.1.1.02.0007)
Ministry of Science and Education of the Republic of Croatia
Article History
Received: 30 March 2025
Accepted: 25 August 2025
First Online: 28 August 2025
Declarations
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: The authors declare no competing interests.
: Each dog owner provided written informed consent to participate in the study and completed a questionnaire providing biometric data as well as details about their dog’s daily habits and medical history. Approval for the study was granted by the Animal Ethics Committee of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Croatia (Class: 640-01/23 − 02/13, Reg. No. 251-61-01/139-23-17).