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Miuccia the Whippet Makes History as First Italian Dog to Win Crufts Best in Show
The four-year-old Italian Whippet beat more than 18,000 competitors at Birmingham's NEC on 9 March 2025, becoming the first dog handled by an Italian to claim the world's most prestigious dog show title.
Loyal's Dog Longevity Drug LOY-002 Clears Second FDA Milestone, Targeting All Senior Dogs
Loyal's once-daily pill designed to extend healthy lifespan in dogs aged 10 and over received FDA acceptance of its Reasonable Expectation of Effectiveness on 26 February 2025 — the second of three major hurdles before approval.
Dog Aging Project Secures $7 Million NIH Grant to Triple Rapamycin Longevity Trial
The landmark TRIAD clinical trial — testing whether rapamycin can extend canine lifespan — has received fresh federal funding to expand from 170 to 580 dogs at new sites across the United States.
Science Identifies What Makes "Genius" Dogs Exceptional: Curiosity, Focus, and Inhibition
A peer-reviewed study across five countries pinpointed three measurable cognitive traits that allow rare dogs — like Harvey, who memorised 203 toy names — to learn and retain the labels of hundreds of objects.
FDA Alerts Dog Owners: Raaw Energy Frozen Raw Dog Food Tests Positive for Listeria and Salmonella
The FDA issued an advisory in January 2026 warning owners not to feed eight lots of Raaw Energy frozen raw dog food after testing found contamination with Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella and Campylobacter. Affected products should be discarded immediately and all contact surfaces disinfected.
Darwin's Ark Launches Largest-Ever Cat Genome Project to Unlock Feline Health and Behaviour Genetics
Researchers at the Broad Institute of MIT and UMass Chan Medical School have launched Darwin's Cats, a community science initiative aiming to sequence 100,000 cat genomes using a non-invasive fur-brushing DNA method to study the genetic roots of kidney disease, cardiomyopathy and diabetes.