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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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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 (Summer Safety Tips)
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” – New Opportunity to Nominate Another Dog!
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: 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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Scientific Results: Dog Size and Patterns of Disease History Across the Canine Age Spectrum: Results from the Dog Aging Project
Published on January 23, 2024Age 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, 2023This 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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Standing out from the crowd: What makes the Dog Aging Project unique?
Published on October 24, 2023At its core, the Dog Aging Project is a long-term, longitudinal study looking at aging…
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Inside TRIAD: Introducing the Test of Rapamycin in Aging Dogs
Published on September 20, 2023Many of the insights the Dog Aging Project gathers are through its surveys and activities; however, we also gain valuable information from the veterinary electronic medical records (VEMRs) that we receive. Submission of a VEMR is not necessary to enroll in the Dog Aging Project longitudinal observational study, but some of our smaller cohorts like Precision and TRIAD do require eligible VEMRs for consideration.
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Scientific Results: Big data from small animals: integrating multi-level environmental data into the Dog Aging Project
Published on August 14, 2023This paper describes the infrastructure developed by the Dog Aging Project to integrate and analyze environmental data with the goal of understanding how these factors can affect the health of dogs. Within the Dog Aging Project, data has been collected from dogs’ homes, yards, and neighborhoods. These data can be combined with health information, including medical records, behavioral surveys, genetics, and other biological data, to investigate contextual determinants of health and interactions between contextual and individual-level factors.
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