Researchers analyzed DNA from 200 dogs with gastric cancer and 270 healthy controls, finding more than 15 genomic regions linked to susceptibility and pointing to breed-specific risk patterns that may inform human cancer research and earlier screening in dogs. Read On…
The AKC Canine Health Foundation is promoting the 2025 Canine Health Discovery Award finalists and the research they say could change canine care, the foundation announced from its Raleigh office. Read On…
A large observational study using data from the Dog Aging Project found that dogs receiving CBD supplements for prolonged periods were initially more aggressive but became less aggressive with continued use, researchers said. Read On…
The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Animal Welfare unveiled a new Innate Health Assessment on 18 November designed to help identify dogs unsuited to breeding, targeting extreme conformation that leaves popular breeds such as French Bulldogs prone to serious health problems. Read On…
Scientists at the University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn examined the carpal joints of 33 healthy dogs between 2017 and 2020, using ultrasonography and MRI to investigate how body weight and thoracic limb measurements relate to normal joint dimensions. Read On…
Researchers in Tokyo report that adolescents who live with a dog score lower on measures of social and behavioural problems and carry different salivary microbiomes; follow-up mouse experiments using microbes from dog-owning teens produced more social behaviours. Read On…
Sugar, a golden retriever/labradoodle, began working at McLeod Children’s Hospital in November 2025 as a full-time facility dog, supported by grants from the McLeod Foundation and Dunkin' Dogs for Joy™ and bred and trained by Canine Assistants in Alpharetta, Georgia. Read On…
Three researchers from the University of Pennsylvania, Tufts University and Cambridge University were named finalists Dec. 3, 2025, for the AKC Canine Health Foundation’s Canine Health Discovery of the Year Award, which includes eligibility for up to $75,000 in research support and a $10,000 cash prize. Read On…
SoluPet Inc. has struck a strategic partnership with CHC Healthcare Group to bring its flagship Neuronal Defense™ formulation to Taiwan in a direct-to-consumer pilot, a step the companies say will expand SoluPet’s reach into Asia. Read On…
PhytoGaia has partnered with a Malaysian contract research organization to run an eight-week clinical study assessing PetGaia, a palm fruit extract, for skin and coat health in companion dogs. Read On…