February 20, 2018 – Learn more about how the immune system can be harnessed to fight disease, including cancer.

April 9, 2020 – New study looks at link between environmental chemicals and cancer in dogs.

April 23, 2026 — Fourteen years, more than 3,000 golden retrievers, and a dataset unlike anything else in veterinary medicine — here's what the Golden Retriever Lifetime Study has found, and why the most important discoveries may still be ahead.

MEDIA ALERT: DENVER/January 23, 2025 – As dogs live longer lives, their health challenges also change. The Foundation recognized this trend and made senior dog health the focus of our October call for research proposals. We selected eight for funding that are slated to begin in early 2025.

August 15, 2019 – The Golden Retriever Lifetime Study team reviews accomplishments achieved during 2019 and looks forward to 2020.

November 6, 2019 – With a challenge match of $1

September 3, 2019 – Learn about our Loyal Friends program and find out how a monthly donation has the power to change and improve veterinary health care for animals.

November 5, 2025 – A new Morris Animal Foundation–funded study at Colorado State University is investigating “staggering disease,” a deadly viral illness recently detected in a Colorado mountain lion, to understand its spread and potential threat to domestic cats.

May 23, 2019 – Foundation friend and supporter Kathryn Holm describes how Foundation funded research helped her dog Nina overcome melanoma.

June 7, 2021 – We are partnering with Loyal to investigate how dogs’ biomarkers change throughout life and can be predictive of future health outcomes.