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Dog Aging Institute
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The Dog Aging Institute champions and invests in innovative aging research in companion dogs.
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“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
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February 5, 2026 at 7:00 PM
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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
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
February 4, 2026 at 4:26 PM
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#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 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
February 3, 2026 at 6:01 PM
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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.
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
February 2, 2026 at 8:06 PM
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#newslettersignup #subscribe #dogaginginst
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January 30, 2026 at 8:27 PM
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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 29, 2026 at 9:13 PM
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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...
National Train Your Dog Month: Tips from a Pro
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January 28, 2026 at 9:45 PM
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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
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January 27, 2026 at 5:11 PM
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“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
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January 26, 2026 at 10:28 PM
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🎶 ❄ ❄ 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
January 23, 2026 at 5:01 PM
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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
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
January 22, 2026 at 7:59 PM
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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
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January 21, 2026 at 7:40 PM
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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 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 20, 2026 at 7:19 PM
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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
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)
January 19, 2026 at 6:01 PM
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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
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.
January 13, 2026 at 9:59 PM
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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
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
January 15, 2026 at 8:31 PM
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January 14, 2026 at 6:05 PM
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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
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.
January 14, 2026 at 3:57 PM
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"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 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!
January 13, 2026 at 6:18 PM
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The Dog Aging Institute funds innovative research projects like the Dog Aging Project. ➡️Learn more 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
January 12, 2026 at 6:15 PM
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“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/
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January 9, 2026 at 6:27 PM
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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.
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"This paper describes the TRIAD clinical trial, which is part of our ongoing work to understand healthy aging in dogs."

The TRIAD study is still in progress, and this paper explains how the study is designed. ➡️Read our blog to learn more: shorturl.at/EVc8i

#DogAgingProject #DogScience
Blog Post Graphic for the Scientific Results: Test of Rapamycin in Aging Dogs (TRIAD): study design and rationale for a prospective, parallel-group, double-masked, randomized, placebo-controlled, multicenter trial of rapamycin in healthy middle-aged dogs from the Dog Aging Project with a picture of a laboratory setup with test tubes, pipette tips, pipettes, and a Dog Aging Project box with a dog image, all arranged on a white surface with a tiled wall in the background. This paper describes the TRIAD clinical trial, which is part of our ongoing work to understand healthy aging in dogs. The TRIAD study is still in progress, and this paper explains how the study is designed. Read the full blog post at: dogagingproject.org/blog
January 8, 2026 at 7:42 PM
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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
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
January 7, 2026 at 8:43 PM
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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.
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January 6, 2026 at 7:02 PM
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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
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January 5, 2026 at 5:03 PM