A graying muzzle, slower stairs, and longer naps can look like ordinary aging. But Dr. Jennifer Quammen, a veterinarian, ...
Dogs do strange things as they get older, and staring at a wall is one of the habits that can catch owners off guard fast. It ...
(Olga Pankova/Moment/Getty Images) Dementia affects dogs as well as people, and although it goes by a different name, it's no ...
Hera arrived in her new home at six years old carrying the look many rescue dogs wear at first: frightened, overwhelmed, and ...
Ralph spent years bringing joy and comfort to the Rowe family, but his impact extended far beyond his home. After developing dementia in his later years, the senior dog became part of a research ...
Establishing dogs' baseline behaviors across categories such as Fear, Attention, Aggression, and Trainability can help understand how behavioral changes affect dogs as they age. Dogs reportedly became ...
Many dogs change their gait as they age. This is usually considered a normal part of getting older. However, researchers have ...
New research from the Dog Aging Project found that average trainability scores declined after 2020, but ticked back up again in 2023. Reading time 2 minutes Lockdown during the covid pandemic was hard ...
A new Virginia Tech study published in PLOS One establishes a crucial baseline for understanding dog behavior on a large scale. The research, led by Courtney Sexton, a postdoctoral associate in the ...
When the Rowe family – mother Tara, father Jason, and daughter Eloise – saw their dog Ralph for the first time at an adoption event in 2012, they knew they wanted him instantly. "We were like, 'Ralph, ...