Audrey Ruple, an associate professor at Virginia Tech, is part of the Dog Aging Project, a long-term study funded by the NIH that is following 50,000 companion dogs across the United States, including Hawaii and Alaska. Read On…
A multi-year analysis by Virginia Tech and the University of Washington used owner reports from the Dog Aging Project to examine how routines during the pandemic might have affected dogs across the United States. Read On…
A team led by Virginia Tech and the University of Washington used Dog Aging Project data on 47,444 dogs to chart behavioural patterns, finding mixed‑breed dogs and tiny dogs under 20 pounds showed higher fear and aggression scores while puppies were more excitable but less aggressive. Read On…
An analysis by the Dog Aging Project of 1,726 owner-submitted homemade dog food recipes found only six percent had the potential to be nutritionally complete, researchers at Virginia Tech and Texas A&M report. Read On…