Dogs

On the Road Again

A few friendly reminders on how to keep your pet safe and happy during your road trip travels.

Learn More About Our Dog Studies

Our health study database, searchable by species or area of study, houses our funded research that is making a difference in the lives of animals across the globe.

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Some of Our Studies

From Tip to Tail

Veterinary advances for dogs

Since 1950, we have invested over $48 million in more than 1,060 canine health studies. We’ve contributed to early research that contributed to the parvovirus vaccine and development of genetic tests for heart diseases, eye diseases and seizure disorders. We also are at the forefront of funding cancer studies in dogs, including hemangiosarcoma, lymphoma and osteosarcoma.

Dog people get it. Life just wouldn’t be the same without these devoted, loving and funny members of our family. So, you want them to have the longest, healthiest lives possible. And so do we.

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1,060+

canine studies funded

63.4 million

dogs helped in the United States alone

This Foundation-led groundbreaking study is the largest and most comprehensive prospective study ever undertaken in veterinary medicine. The study, funded and managed by the Foundation, will help identify risk factors associated with development of cancer and other major diseases in dogs.

Learn more about the Golden Retriever Lifetime Study

Golden Retriever Lifetime Study

Developing Tools to Study Kennel Cough

Researchers will develop a canine airway cell culture model to study viruses associated with canine infectious respiratory disease, also known as kennel cough, and a potential new adjunct therapy.

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