A time will come in life when our dogs’ muzzles will start graying. Then we find our dog standing in the middle of the living room with a confused expression on his face. We can’t help but think, “Did ...

Canine Cognitive Dysfunction (CCD) is a neurodegenerative syndrome affecting aged dogs and is considered the animal counterpart to human dementia, particularly Alzheimer’s disease. CCD manifests as ...

Smaller dogs can live up to twice as long as their larger counterparts, research from Eötvös Loránd University in Hungary shows. And yet, this longevity is accompanied by an increased rate of canine ...

Canine cognitive dysfunction (CDD or CDS), also know as dog dementia, is a disorder that causes symptoms similar to Alzheimer's in humans. Identifying dog dementia can be surprisingly challenging in ...

Source: Jackal of all trades licensed CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 Just as in the case of humans, mental abilities and cognitive functions grow weaker in aging dogs. The principal signs of this mental decline ...