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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, 2024

Dog 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, 2024

Our 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, 2024

We want to thank you, our loyal participants, for supporting the Dog Aging Project as…

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Open Data, Open Possibilities

Published on August 21, 2024

The Dog Aging Project is powered by a diverse community of Pack members across several scientific cohorts.

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It Takes a Village to Publish a Paper!

Published on July 30, 2024

If you have ever read a paper in a scientific journal, you have seen the…

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The Dog Days of Summer (Summer Safety Tips)

Published on June 3, 2024

We’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” – New Opportunity to Nominate Another Dog!

Published on March 28, 2024

We’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: 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, 2024

Euthanasia 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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Scientific Results: Dog Size and Patterns of Disease History Across the Canine Age Spectrum: Results from the Dog Aging Project

Published on January 23, 2024

Age in dogs is associated with the risk of many diseases, and size is a major factor in that risk. However, the size patterns are complex.

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Scientific Results: Lifetime prevalence of owner-reported medical conditions in the 25 most common dog breeds in the Dog Aging Project Pack

Published on December 8, 2023

This paper looked at the most popular dog breeds in the Dog Aging Project (DAP) Pack and the mixed-breed dogs in the DAP Pack to identify which medical conditions owners are reporting most commonly in these different breeds. We also looked at the percentage of dogs in these breeds with no owner-reported medical conditions.

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