Start / Short Wave / Helping dogs and their pawrents live healthier longer

Short Wave

Helping Dogs and Their Pawrents Live Healthier, Longer

14 min • 9 juni 2025
The Dog Aging Project is a long-term nationwide survey on the health and lifestyles of U.S. dogs that launched in 2019. Today, the project has more than 50,000 canines and counting. Today, hear what researchers have learned from one of the largest dog health data sets and what it could tell us both about increasing the lifespan of our furry friends and us.

For more information about signing your pup up for the Dog Aging Project, visit their website.

Have more questions about animals? Let us know at shortwave@npr.org.

Listen to every episode of Short Wave sponsor-free and support our work at NPR by signing up for Short Wave+ at plus.npr.org/shortwave.

Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices

NPR Privacy Policy

Senaste avsnitt

Who Is Using The 988 Crisis Line?

16 juli | 13 min

How Realistic Are Movie Dinosaurs?

15 juli | 13 min

These Critters Call The Great Pacific Garbage Patch Home

14 juli | 15 min

Meet The Third Ever (!!) Interstellar Comet

11 juli | 9 min

Evolution Went On Trial 100 Years Ago. Where Are We Now?

9 juli | 13 min
Vad är en podd?

En liten tjänst av I'm With Friends. Finns även på engelska.

Podcastbild

00:00 -00:00
00:00 -00:00