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This retrospective study investigated the prevalence of microbial pathogens in dogs over a five-year period (2019\u20132023) and their antimicrobial resistance patterns with an emphasis on multidrug-resistant strains on the basis of 896 swab samples submitted to the microbiological laboratory at the University Veterinary Hospital, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria. A total of 1247 strains\u20141046 bacteria and 201 yeasts\u2014were isolated. An increased proportion of Staphylococcus spp. as an agent of infections in dogs along with significant decrease in the share of Streptococcus spp. (from 16.2% in 2019 to 7.7% in 2023) was found. The occurrence of Staphylococcus spp. in otitis externa increased from 53.4% in 2019 to 84.5% in 2023 (p &lt; 0.0001). The resistance of Staphylococcus spp. isolates to amoxicillin\/clavulanic acid and cephalexin increased significantly in 2023 vs. 2022. At the same time, increased susceptibility to amikacin was observed in 2023 vs. 2019. For Enterobacteriaceae, significantly decreased resistance against amikacin and marbofloxacin was demonstrated in 2023 compared to 2019. Multidrug resistance (MDR) was present in 405 of 1046 bacterial isolates (38.7%). More than 50% of streptococci and pseudomonads were MDR. Of the MDR staphylococci, 41.7% were isolated from skin lesions and 28.3% were isolated from otitis. More than half of the strains resistant to seven, eight and nine groups of antimicrobial drugs (AMDs) were from wounds\/abscesses. 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