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Scientific Results: Dog and owner demographics impact dietary choices in Dog Aging Project cohort
Published on October 4, 2024Dogs of different ages, locations, and owners may eat different diets! This research gives us a lens to reflect on previous diet comparison work, and a tool for future diet research
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Scientific Results: Cross-sectional survey of 43,517 dogs in the Dog Aging Project identifies owner-reported lifetime prevalence and characteristics of gastrointestinal disease
Published on September 27, 2024Dog owners in the US recruited from the general public reported a high prevalence of GI disorders in their dogs.
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Scientific Results: Silicone tags as an effective method of monitoring environmental contaminant exposures in a geographically diverse sample of dogs from the Dog Aging Project
Published on September 20, 2024Our goal was to determine whether silicone tags could be an easy, non-invasive way to track environmental exposures, and they are!
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Our Funding is Diverse, Just Like Our Pack! (An Update)
Published on August 30, 2024We want to thank you, our loyal participants, for supporting the Dog Aging Project as…
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Scientific Results: Validation of the shortened version of the Canine Behavioral Assessment and Research Questionnaire (C-BARQ) using participants from the Dog Aging Project
Published on August 30, 2024Previous studies have shown that the C-BARQ can help identify behavioral issues associated with relinquishment to shelters, as well as predict success as a service or guide dog. The C-BARQ is available in multiple languages and is used worldwide.
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It Takes a Village to Publish a Paper!
Published on July 30, 2024If you have ever read a paper in a scientific journal, you have seen the…
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The Dog Days of Summer
Published on June 3, 2024We’ve all heard the phrase, Dog Days of Summer, but did you know that the term comes from Hellenistic astrology?
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“Life is a series of dogs.” – George Carlin
Published on March 28, 2024We’ve got some exciting news! If your Pack member is no longer a part of your household for any reason, you now have the opportunity to enroll a subsequent dog in the Dog Aging Project longitudinal observational study!
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Scientific Results: Clippers are superior to scissors in the collection of hair for cortisol analysis in companion dogs – A Dog Aging Project preliminary study
Published on March 20, 2024As the scientific community expands its knowledge and methods for chemical analysis (like testing hormone levels), the use of clippers to sample fur may become a useful collection method compared with other procedure methods like blood draws.
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Scientific Results: Analysis of 2,570 responses to Dog Aging Project End of Life Survey demonstrates that euthanasia is associated with cause of death but not age
Published on January 29, 2024Euthanasia is a common manner of death for dogs in the United States. We wanted to find out what factors led owners to make the decision to euthanize their dog. Was it disease or illness? Poor prognosis? Was the dog suffering? Was it a poor quality of life?
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