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2. Canine cognitive dysfunction - Wikipedia

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   Canine cognitive dysfunction (CCD) is a disease prevalent in dogs that exhibit symptoms of dementia or Alzheimer's disease shown in humans. [1] CCD creates pathological changes in the brain that slow the mental functioning of dogs resulting in loss of memory, motor function, and learned behaviors from training early in life.

3. Animal-assisted therapy - Wikipedia

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   Animal-assisted therapy is an alternative or complementary type of therapy that includes the use of animals in a treatment. [4] [5] It falls under the realm of animal-assisted intervention, which encompasses any intervention in the studio that includes an animal in a therapeutic context such as emotional support animals, service animals trained to assist with daily activities, and animal ...

4. Aging in dogs - Wikipedia

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   Older dogs, similar to this 10-year-old Neapolitan Mastiff, often grow grey hairs on their muzzles, and some dogs grow grey hair all over. Not all dogs gain grey hair when aging. Aging in dogs varies from breed to breed, and affects the dog's health and physical ability. As with humans, advanced years often bring changes in a dog's ability to ...

5. Dogs get dementia, too. Walking can lower the risk for pets ...

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   Dogs and people can reduce their risk of dementia by walking and other exercise. Symptoms of dog dementia include pacing, failing to recognize familiar people.

6. Pet Sitter Abandoned Senior Shiba-Inu with Dementia While Dog ...

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   A dog owner in Seattle found this not to be the case when his senior Shiba Inu that suffers from dementia was abandoned by dog sitter he hired when he traveled out of the country.

7. Dementia Doctors Share The Changes They Would Make ... - AOL

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   Age is the biggest risk factor for developing dementia, according to the World Health Organization, but others such as genetics, early education, socioeconomic status, and gender all play a role.

8. Therapy dog - Wikipedia

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   Golden Retrievers are often used as therapy dogs due to their calm demeanor, gentle disposition, and friendliness to strangers.. A therapy dog is a dog that is trained to provide affection, comfort and support to people, often in settings such as hospitals, retirement homes, nursing homes, schools, libraries, hospices, or disaster areas.

9. Company creates interactive game to detect dementia in dogs - AOL

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   The company Joipaw created an interactive video game to detect dementia in dogs.Source: SWNS