Griffon Bruxellois

This small Belgian toy breed is in the moderate-risk group for airway disease, and Cambridge researchers found it more likely than most breeds studied to have narrowed nostrils. Its other major concern is neurological. Chiari-like malformation with syringomyelia, where the skull is too small for the brain and fluid-filled cavities develop in the spinal cord, has been shown to be inherited in the Griffon. Ask whether the parents have been MRI-screened under the BVA scheme, alongside eye and breathing results. Scratching at the neck, yelping when lifted and sensitivity around the head are signs to raise with a vet.