health and wellness

dog with stethoscope near face

Strange respiratory illness appearing in dogs across several states

AP News: Article Source Veterinary laboratories in several states are investigating an unusual respiratory illness in dogs, and encouraging people to take basic precautions to keep their pets healthy as veterinarians try to pin down what’s making the animals sick. Oregon, Colorado and New Hampshire are among the states that have seen cases of the …

Strange respiratory illness appearing in dogs across several states Read More »

Girl hugs White fluffy dog

Being Near Dogs does boost our mental Health – New STudy confirms

Study Source: The Influence of Interactions With Pet Dogs on Psychological Distress Ask anyone who owns a dog and they’ll tell you they feel better when their dog is close and studies have been done to show Serotonin increases from just looking at your dog. The problem is there hasn’t been a lot of scientific …

Being Near Dogs does boost our mental Health – New STudy confirms Read More »

A brown and white dog sitting with a syringe close to its back

Dog owners hesitant to get Rabies Vaccine

A new study from Boston University found that more than half of people who own dogs expressed some level of canine vaccine hesitancy Public confidence in adult and child vaccines has declined during the pandemic, largely spurred by misperceptions and mistrust in the safety and efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccine. Now a new study led …

Dog owners hesitant to get Rabies Vaccine Read More »

A Manchester Terrier stands on a field of grass

A new discovery in 2 breeds advances human medicine

Study Source: Sudden Cardiac Death in young dogs Researchers at the University of Minnesota College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) have identified a genetic variant linked to sudden cardiac death in the young (SCDY) in two related dog breeds. This devastating event results from an inherited form of dilated cardiomyopathy—when the heart becomes weakened and enlarged, …

A new discovery in 2 breeds advances human medicine Read More »

Graph showing user journey to register for The Dog aging project

The Dog AGING Project – a community science project

The Dog aging project is a community based science project, examining the overall health and wellness of dogs over their lifetime. The goal of the Dog Aging Project is to understand how genes, lifestyle, and environment influence ageing. That information is used to help pets and people increase healthspan, the period of life spent free …

The Dog AGING Project – a community science project Read More »

Shopping Cart
Register for our newsletter

Sign-up for Our Monthly Newsletter