It’s no secret that dogs make great pets. No matter their breed, size, or age, they quickly become beloved members of your family. However, just like any other member of your family, they need ...
Our pets can now live much longer lives, yet they face an increased risk of cognitive decline similar to human dementia as ...
Dog dementia is not a rare curiosity, it is a common age-related brain disease that quietly affects a large share of senior ...
Dogs are like family. They’re always there, wagging their tails when we come home, curling up next to us when we’re feeling down, and somehow managing to make every single day better. But as they get ...
The first time we met was in 2012, days after my 21st birthday. Bogart was an almost 3-month-old yellow Labrador and a future guide dog. I picked him up and took him to my college apartment in Athens, ...
While our furry companions may live longer, they also face a higher risk of developing harmful conditions, like “dog dementia”, with some signs going unnoticed.
Is your older, cuddly canine suddenly seems like a different dog? He's not behaving the same, doesn't engage with the family like he has for years? So what's going on with your pooch? Your pooch may ...
Despite living with canine cognitive dysfunction syndrome (similar to dementia in humans), the 16-year-old dog suddenly made a "U-turn"—remembering he needed his nighttime snack, as the text overlay ...
A woman has shown the reality of caring for a dog with dementia symptoms as she shared how her senior pup is "sundowning." Desiree Broomer, 37, lives in Charlotte, North Carolina, with her senior dog ...
When a 14-year-old rescue named Miss Daisie began standing over her water bowl and forgetting how to drink, Angela Ardolino knew something was wrong. The dog wasn’t sick—she was slipping away. “She’d ...