Dog Longevity Field Notes
Evidence-graded notes for your dog’s healthspan.
Short, practical pieces for owners trying to understand canine aging science, separate useful evidence from hype, and bring better questions to the veterinarian.
Hype filter · Evidence grade: bounded
Dog Biological Age Tests: What They Can—and Cannot—Tell You
Why canine aging biomarkers are interesting research—and why one result should not make decisions for your dog.
Veterinary-visit preparation · Evidence grade: high confidence
“Old Age” Isn’t an Explanation: Better Notes for Your Senior Dog’s Vet Visit
How to document a change, avoid self-diagnosis, and bring clearer questions to a veterinary visit.
Hype filter · Evidence grade: bounded
Dog Supplements: Better Questions to Ask Your Vet Before You Buy More
Common supplement use is a reason for a clearer veterinary conversation, not proof that a product works for your dog.
Life-stage planning · Evidence grade: high confidence
When Is a Large Dog a Senior? Start the Baseline Conversation Earlier
Size-aware life-stage planning, calm baseline notes, and better senior-care questions without a universal age chart or prognosis.
Owner observation · Evidence grade: high confidence
Senior Dog Slipping or Avoiding Stairs? Make a Home Mobility Map
A vet-safe way to map floors, stairs, jumping, rising, exits, and walk recovery before asking what home setup is safe for your dog.
Owner observation · Evidence grade: high confidence
Senior Dog Slowing Down? Movement Changes Worth Tracking
Why stairs, slipping, jumping, rising, walk recovery, and play belong in a seven-day movement note before your next vet conversation.
Owner observation · Evidence grade: moderate/high
Senior Dog Cognitive Changes: What to Track Before Assuming Dementia
How to notice sleep, confusion, interaction, house-training, activity, and anxiety changes without self-diagnosing your senior dog.
Owner action · Evidence grade: high confidence
Dental Health Is a Dog Longevity Topic — But Not Because of Miracle Chews
What aging-dog owners can notice about breath, chewing, and mouth comfort — and how to ask better dental-anesthesia questions without trusting cosmetic shortcuts.
Owner action · Evidence grade: high confidence
When Is a Dog Senior? Life-Stage Baselines and Vet Questions
How to use age, size, breed, and everyday observations to bring better questions to senior-dog vet visits without treating aging as a diagnosis.
Owner action · Evidence grade: high confidence
Body Condition Is the Boring Dog Longevity Lever Worth Tracking
Why body condition belongs near the top of a dog-longevity checklist, what owners can track monthly, and what to ask before changing diet or chasing hype.
Emerging science · Evidence grade: promising research, high DIY risk
Rapamycin for Dogs: Promising Research, Not a DIY Longevity Plan
What the Dog Aging Project/TRIAD trial is testing, what owners should not conclude yet, and how to bring safer questions to the veterinarian without copying protocol chatter.
Start here · Evidence grade: practical synthesis
Your dog can seem fine while the aging window is already open
A life-stage baseline note: how slower stairs, appetite shifts, dental clues, sleep changes, and vague worry become useful owner observations without turning into self-diagnosis.