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Researchers will develop new training strategies for working dogs using non-food items to reward performance to help reduce overweight/obesity issues and resulting health issues in these animals.

Researchers will evaluate proactive treatments for recurrent ear infections as well as a novel treatment for active ear infections.

Researchers will study the frequency of, and risk factors for, cancer in golden retrievers, using data from the Golden Retriever Lifetime Study and VetCompass health databases.

Researchers will assess if levels of a specific serum biomarker can be used for early detection of lymphoma in dogs, using samples and data from the Golden Retriever Lifetime Study.

Researchers will standardize and improve organization of data collected from 3,000+ dogs enrolled in Morris Animal Foundation’s Golden Retriever Lifetime Study to expand access and research opportunities.

Using data from the Golden Retriever Lifetime Study, researchers will determine if feeding high protein diets to golden retrievers is associated with increased aggressive behaviors in dogs.

Researchers will use data from the Golden Retriever Lifetime Study to analyze disease prevalence in the cohort, focusing on potential patterns associated with cancer in young dogs.