Demographic Change Across the Lifespan of Pet Dogs and Their Impact on Health Status.

ABSTRACT: Although dogs' life expectancies are six to twelve times shorter than that of humans, the demographics (e. g., living conditions) of dogs can still change considerably with aging, similarly to humans. Despite the fact that the dog is a particularly good model for human healthspan, and the number of aged dogs in the population is growing in parallel with aged humans, there has been few previous attempts to describe demographic changes statistically. We utilized an on-line questionnaire to examine the link between the age and health of the dog, and owner and dog demographics in a cross-sectional Hungarian sample. Results from univariate analyses revealed that 20 of the 27 demographic variables measured differed significantly between six dog age groups. Our results revealed that pure breed do

SUBMITTER: Wallis LJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6115627 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature