Dogs are living longer, and science is asking why. The drugs and studies chasing canine longevity, the realities of senior care, and the hardest decisions at the end of a good life.
The Pill That Wants to Give Your Dog More Years
In February 2025, a US regulator said something extraordinary about a drug for dogs: that it was reasonably likely to slow ageing. Here is the science, the hope, and the honest caveats.
50,000 Dogs and the Search for the Reason They Age
The Dog Aging Project is the largest longitudinal study of ageing in any vertebrate species ever attempted. Its subject is the family dog. Its real quarry may be us.
The Last Good Year
Modern veterinary medicine can keep an old dog alive longer than ever before — which makes the hardest question harder still: when is a life still a good one?
Why Your Dog Needs Better Sleep
Owners obsess over food and walks. But the science of canine sleep reveals it may be the single most important — and most ignored — factor in how long, and how well, your dog lives.
MelbourneMore Good Years: Inside Australia's Ageing Dog Population
Australian dogs are living longer than ever. The median lifespan of a pet dog has risen measurably over the past two decades, driven by better nutrition, earlier cancer detection, and a geriatric veterinary medicine that barely existed a generation ago. Here is what that means — and what it asks of us.