You can't teach an old dog new tricks, but some scientists hope dogs can teach humans about the process of getting old -- and how, maybe, we can reverse it. "Dogs are great models for figuring out why ...

A dog’s aging process doesn’t follow a universal rule — it depends mainly on its size, breed and genetics. According to veterinary experts, most dogs enter their senior years between 7 and 10 years of ...

In late 2019, a team of researchers launched The Dog Aging Project, a long-term survey on the health and lifestyles of dogs in the United States. Their launch goal: Enroll 10,000 dogs. When a global ...

In 2020, the Dog Aging Project began enrolling tens of thousands of companion dogs in the United States in a long-term longitudinal study of normative aging. The goal of the Dog Aging Project is to ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Almost 80,000 dogs have been nominated to participate in a new nationwide study on dog aging since registration began last fall, but there’s still time for your dog to become ...

Aging sneaks up on dogs in ways that owners don’t always catch. The obvious things, like gray fur and slower walks, get attention, but the early signs of a fading memory or shifting brain function ...