@dogaginginst.bsky.social
The Dog Aging Institute champions and invests in innovative aging research in companion dogs.
“Raffi is my welcoming home buddy, my traveling and hiking companion, who brings a smile to my face so many times during the day.” ~Annilise
The Dog Aging Institute champions canine aging research so dogs like Raffi can stay by our side for as many healthy years as possible. ❤️
“We call her Artemis Smarty Miss because of her scientific leanings. She loves Dog Aging Project games and tests and is always thrilled when it’s time to work on one!" 🤓
Thanks to your support, The Dog Aging Institute is working to give dogs like Artemis more fun, healthy, curious years. ❤️
decorative image
“I hope we sit and stay together fur-ever”
💙 Give the gift that keeps on giving! Your donation will fuel cutting-edge research that helps dogs live longer, healthier lives everywhere.
Graphic to Become a Monthly Donor (dogaginginstitute.org) with a heart icon in the center. Within the heart, two hands are holding an outline heart with a paw print in the center.
When you’re a recurring #monthlydonor to the #DogAgingInst (of any dollar amount), you are integral to fueling groundbreaking research that could improve the quality of life for millions of #dogs — and the families who cherish them.
💙Make a difference at dogaginginstitute.org
A graphic with the following quote: “Keep up this essential work!” - Dog Aging Institute, Donor, A.K. Manam, with a dog outline in the bottom left corner.
“Keep up this essential work!”
🧡This is why we do the work we do. Your donation will fuel cutting-edge research that helps dogs live longer, healthier lives everywhere. #Donate at dogaginginstitute.org/donate/
#QOTD #donatetoday
Wall of Dogs Spotlight with a pic of Donor Marish’s dog, a close-up portrait of a black and tan dog with a speckled snout, looking directly at the camera. The background is blurred with pink and red leaves. Thank You For Keeping the Wall Standing Strong! Help Dogs Live Longer, Healthier Lives at dogaginginstitute.org
Thank you for keeping the wall standing strong! Your contributions will help fund key initiatives in #dogaging research. 🐶✨
⭐ Help Dogs Live Longer, Healthier Lives at dogaginginstitute.org
Graphic for Doggie Date Night with a dog. A wet corgi is wrapped in a light blue towel after a bath, with its tongue hanging out and looking at the camera. The background is a tiled wall. With the following text: Doggie Date Night is a fun excuse to spend a night pampering your beloved pup. Here are a few fun ideas: Take a long walk with your dog, get a new toy for your dog, buy your dog a special treat, or even give your dog a massage! How will you be pampering your beloved pup? By The Dog Aging Institute
#DoggieDateNight is a fun opportunity to pamper your beloved pup. Show your favorite furry friend how much you care! Here are a few fun ideas from #AMC: shorturl.at/XNqug
♥️To learn more about the important work we do at the #DogAgingInst, visit dogaginginstitute.org.
Graphic to National Brown Dog Day with a pic of a polaroid of a brown dog with the following text: Whether black or white, gray or auburn – or brown, of course! – Dogs are certainly worth celebrating. Share your favorite dog pic! @DogAgingInst | #DogAgingInst
Join us in celebrating #NationalBrownDogDay by sharing your favorite photo of your dog. It's a wonderful way to spread joy and connect with fellow #petlovers!
🐶 Discover more about the important work of the #DogAgingInst at dogaginginstitute.org.
Newsletter Graphic with a brown and white dog that peeks out from under a teal knitted blanket with the following text: Get the latest news in your inbox. Subscribe to our newsletter to be in the loop of our latest news. Join our newsletter at dogaginginstitute.org
Stay in the loop! 📩Sign up for our newsletter to get the latest news and updates delivered straight to your inbox at dogaginginstitute.org. Don't miss out!
#newslettersignup #subscribe #dogaginginst
The #DogAgingInst funds innovative research projects like The Dog Aging Project and its clinical study, TRIAD. Learn more about the TRIAD study: dogagingproject.org/triad.
🔍To help continue important research like the #DogAgingProject and TRIAD, donate today at dogaginginstitute.org/donate.
January is National Train Your Dog Month! It's the ideal time to bond with your pup and teach them new tricks.
🐶Check out these great tips from Trupanion: www.trupanion.com/pet-blog/art...
decorative image
We envision a world in which an engaged, enthusiastic public champions innovative research discoveries that help people and their dogs live healthier, longer lives.
🔍Learn more about us at dogaginginstitute.org
#DogAgingInst #companiondogs #HealthyAging #SupportResearch
A person holding a dog’s paw on a bed with the following quote: Together, we can create a world where every dog lives longer, happier lives with the people who love them by The Dog Aging Institute
“Together, we can create a world where every dog lives longer, happier lives with the people who love them.”
🐶 Let’s make this moment count for our pups. Donate today at dogaginginstitute.org/donate
#supportdogs #dogaginginst
🎶 ❄ ❄ Ice, Ice, Doggie... Those are the lyrics right? ❄❄🎶 Freezing, cold temperatures are in the forecast for many parts of the US this weekend. Here are a few tips to ensure you keep your pets safe.
You can find more information - including tips for livestock owners - at avma.org/ColdWeather
A small Yorkshire Terrier stands on a green lawn, looking towards the camera with its mouth slightly open, with the following text: National Yorkshire Terrier Day. Support ongoing research to help future generations of dogs live healthier, longer lives! By The Dog Aging Institute
Let's celebrate the small yet mighty #Yorkies. Happy National #YorkshireTerrierDay!
💛 Together, let's make a real difference in supporting innovative #research into healthy aging in dogs. Discover how you can help at dogaginginstitute.org
decorative image
Through our support of The Dog Aging Project and similar studies of companion dogs, we strive to improve healthy aging by promoting research, providing funding, and educating the public.
💙 Learn more about us at dogaginginstitute.org
#companiondogs #HealthyAging #SupportResearch
A person smiles, wearing a maroon hooded sweatshirt with the "Dog Aging Institute" logo while walking a small, fluffy dog on a leash along a leaf-covered path outdoors.
A person wearing a maroon hooded sweatshirt with the "Dog Aging Project" logo on the back holds a small white dog with a blue collar.
January is #WalkYourDogMonth! Take some time to enjoy the great outdoors with your dog!
📷Join the fun and share a photo of your favorite dog walk!
🔍 Learn more about the #DogAgingInst: dogaginginstitute.org
A graphic with the following text: The Dog Aging Institute generates financial support, facilitates partnerships, and develops educational resources that advance innovative research into healthy aging in dogs, to benefit dogs, their owners, and the veterinary community. Learn more at dogaginginstitute.org with different dogs on the left (A fawn-colored pug with a black mask runs across a grassy field, its tongue lolling out happily, Two boxer dogs, one white and one fawn, playing with a soccer ball on a grassy lawn, & A close-up portrait of a German Shepherd dog with its tongue hanging out, set against a blurred background of greenery)
Support the Dog Aging Institute by donating today. 💛 Your contribution drives vital research on healthy aging in #dogs and helps #companiondogs, their owners, and the veterinary community. 🐶💙
➡️ Help us make a difference—donate now and spread the word: buff.ly/mEFk2jj
Blog Post Graphic for the Scientific Results: Demographic features, health status, and behavioral changes associated with cannabidiol use in the Dog Aging Project with a brown and white dog receives a liquid medication or supplement from a dropper held by a person in an outdoor setting. This study used surveys from the Dog Aging Project between 2019 and 2023. These surveys asked about their dogs’ health, behavior, and whether they received CBD. Altogether, the research included data from about 47,000 dogs. Read the full blog post at: dogagingproject.org/blog.
Check out the latest Scientific Results blog post about our publication on CBD use in dogs, which discusses demographic trends, health effects, and behavioral changes.
Read more: dogagingproject.org/scientific-r....
#CanineHealth
A fluffy white dog with its tongue slightly out sits on a bed of fallen autumn leaves, with bare branches and a fence behind it, with the following text: Happy National American Eskimo Dog Day! Support ongoing research to help future generations of dogs live healthier, longer lives! By the Dog Aging Institute
Happy National #AmericanEskimoDogDay! Today, let's cherish the bonds we share with our dogs. 🐕
💛Together, let's make a real difference in supporting innovative #research into healthy aging in dogs. Discover how you can help at dogaginginstitute.org
Cowboy Jack
14.01.2026 18:05 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0Great photo!
15.01.2026 20:30 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Graphic for National Dress Up Your Pet Day with four dogs wearing different costumes. (a golden dog wearing a bow tie, a French bulldog wearing an octopus costume, Yorkies wearing tutu's, and a fluffy dog in a captain's outfit. Share Your Favorite Dog Pic! @DogAgingInst #DogAgingInst.
Celebrate National #DressUpYourPetDay with us! Share your favorite photos of your adorable dog dressed up—it’s a great way to spread joy and connect with fellow pet lovers!
🔍 Discover more about the important work of the Dog Aging Institute at dogaginginstitute.org.
#cutedogs #DogAgingInst
A dog lays among weeds and small flowers with its eyes closed and tongue hanging out, with the following text: National French Bulldog Day by The Dog Aging Institute. Support ongoing research to help future generations of dogs live healthier, longer lives!
"Frenchies leave pawprints on our hearts." 🐾💛— Happy National #FrenchBulldogDay! Today, let's cherish the bonds we share with our dogs.
💛 Together, let's make a real difference in supporting innovative #research into healthy aging in dogs. Discover how you can help at dogaginginstitute.org
A person wearing glasses gently nuzzles a golden retriever dog against a backdrop of autumn foliage.
Tufts Article: In my presentations about the Dog Aging Project, I often talk about our dog Frisbee. When we met her, she was in a crate outside of a pet store, having been rescued as a puppy. Her name was an aspirational name from our kids, who were confident they’d train her to be a frisbee-catching dog. That never happened, but the name stuck. As our family likes to say (and we have it on empirical grounds), Frisbee was the best dog ever. She exuded joy: to any new person who came to the house, her message clearly was, “Welcome! I’m so happy you're here! Let's play!” She was a mutt, about 45 pounds, and lived to 16-and-a-half … a very long lifespan for a dog her size, like a human living to 100. Many of my colleagues in aging research are trying to understand ways not to just increase lifespan, which could mean more years with disease, but rather to increase the duration of healthy lifespan; we call it the lifespan/healthspan distinction. . Dogs are a good example of healthspan because we can clearly see when their healthspan ends, when they can no longer have a reasonable quality of life. With older dogs, we can often tell when they can no longer do the things they love to do. When I was in college, I hoped to have a career that would help me connect people. Working on aging—and certainly, working on the Dog Aging Project—has helped me to realize that goal. In fact, I think of the Dog Aging Project’s participants, who live in every state in the U.S., as a 51,000-strong team of community scientists. And, importantly, when people go to the dog park and connect over their shared love of dogs, they may get to know each other really well and even become close friends. And regardless of politics or family background or religion, they connect over dogs. That's an important thing the Dog Aging Project does: it brings thousands of people together because they share a love of dogs.” —Daniel Promislow
The Dog Aging Institute funds innovative research projects like the Dog Aging Project. ➡️Learn more at dogaginginstitute.org
12.01.2026 18:15 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A graphic with the following quote: “This is important work. Thank you for doing it.” - Dog Aging Institute, Donor, Yvonne Z., with a dog outline in the bottom left corner.
“This is important work. Thank you for doing it.”
💙 This is why we do the work we do. Your donation will fuel cutting-edge research that helps dogs live longer, healthier lives everywhere. #Donate at dogaginginstitute.org/donate/
The Dog Aging Institute funds innovative research projects like The Dog Aging Project & its clinical study, TRIAD. To learn more about the TRIAD study, visit dogagingproject.org/triad.
🔍To help continue important research, consider donating today at dogaginginstitute.org/donate.
Wall of Dogs Spotlight with a pic of Donor Laura & Matt’s black and white dog (Ceilidh) sits on a concrete step with trees and fallen leaves in the background. Thank You For Keeping the Wall Standing Strong! Help Dogs Live Longer, Healthier Lives at dogaginginstitute.org
Thank you for keeping the wall standing strong! Your contributions will help fund key initiatives in #dogaging research. 🐶✨
⭐ Help Dogs Live Longer, Healthier Lives at dogaginginstitute.org
A black-and-white dog with a black collar is being held, with the following text: "Happy National Cuddle Up Day!" Share your favorite photo #DogAgingInst by The Dog Aging Institute.
Celebrate #NationalCuddleUpDay by snuggling up with your beloved dog! 🤗🐶Join the celebration by sharing your favorite #dogphoto with us—😍we love seeing your #dogs!
To learn more about the important work we do at the #DogAgingInst, visit dogaginginstitute.org.
Graphic to Become a Monthly Donor (dogaginginstitute.org) with a heart icon in the center. Within the heart, two hands are holding an outline heart with a paw print in the center.
When you’re a recurring #monthlydonor to the #DogAgingInst (of any dollar amount), you are integral to fueling groundbreaking research that could improve the quality of life for millions of #dogs — and the families who cherish them.
💙Make a difference at dogaginginstitute.org
