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

August 25, 2022 – Learn how researchers are helping African wild dogs, maned wolf, Channel Island foxes and other wild dog species survive and thrive around the world.

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 16, 2018 – Learn more about hemangiosarcoma, a serious and often deadly cancer of dogs.

April 20, 2021 – Foundation-funded researchers are studying how stress hormones, like aldosterone, relate to the physical health of rescued sea turtles.

May 14, 2020 – Learn about a loveable Great Pyrenees named Oso and his fight with bone cancer.

Updated June 25, 2025 – Learn what is new with the Hemangiosarcoma Initiative, a multiyear effort to advance the prevention, detection and treatment of, and potentially cures for, this devastating cancer.

June 15, 2017 – Veterinarian Joe Schmidt, and his wife Sue, discuss participating in a Foundation-funded clinical trial when their beloved dog Riley was diagnosed with cancer.

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.