Table 1 Samples used in GWAS with ear and body mass phenotypes

Cavalier King Charles Spaniel

5

drop

6

Dachshund

12

drop

7

Beagle

10

drop

10

Cocker Spaniel

14

drop

13

English Cocker Spaniel

2

drop

14

Brittany Spaniel

12

drop

17

Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever

23

drop

20

English Springer Spaniel

3

drop

23

Shar Pei

11

drop

24

Dalmatian

7

drop

25

Standard Poodle

12

drop

25

Weimaraner

26

drop

28

Flatcoated Retriever

2

drop

29

Large Munsterlander

1

drop

30

Labrador Retriever

14

drop

30

English Setter

12

drop

31

Gordon Setter

25

drop

31

Golden Retriever

14

drop

32

Bernese Mountain Dog

12

drop

45

Newfoundland

25

drop

64

Yorkshire Terrier

12

intermediate

3

Border Terrier

25

intermediate

6

Jack Russell Terrier

12

intermediate

7

Pug

2

intermediate

7

Border Collie

16

intermediate

17

Schnauzer

3

intermediate

17

English Bulldog

13

intermediate

24

Australian Shepherd

1

intermediate

25

English Bull Terrier

8

intermediate

25

Boxer

8

intermediate

29

Greyhound

11

intermediate

30

Doberman Pinscher

25

intermediate

35

Rottweiler

12

intermediate

45

Irish Wolfhound

11

intermediate

54

Chihuahua

2

prick

2

Schipperke

25

prick

7

Finnish Spitz

12

prick

11

Czechoslovakian Wolf Dog

3

prick

23

Elkhound

12

prick

23

Eurasier

12

prick

24

Siberian Husky

2

prick

24

Samoyed

2

prick

24

Greenland Sledge Dog

12

prick

31

Belgian Tervuren

12

prick

32

German Shepherd

12

prick

37

Sarloos

2

prick

37

TOTAL

509