How to Age-Proof Your Dog

How to Age-Proof Your Dog: The Art and Science of Successful Canine Aging gives dog owners the information and tools they need to provide proactive and preventative health care starting early in their dog's life and continuing throughout various stages and ages. In this book, readers are instructed not only how (and why) to do a regular physical examination of their dog's body, but also a regular exam of their dog's breed, behavior, personality - even of their dog's five senses. They are asked to consider why they chose that dog and how the dog fits in with their lifestyle, so that they can choose the right health maintenance goals for their dog. Specific information is provided about the most important things for owners to start young to help their dog become old. Health, activity, sensory and behavior trends in youth, middle age and old age are covered, along with breed-related health problems. How to Age-Proof Your Dog is a guide for dog owners so that they can start, and then keep, their dogs on a smooth, straight road to a successful old age.

Elizabeth U. Murphy, DVM, is a small-animal veterinarian and former Physician Assistant who has practiced for the past 19 years at the innovative and progressive Broad Ripple Animal Clinic in Indianapolis, Indiana. Murphy has been a regular contributor to NPR's Sound Medicine radio show and podcast where she explores the many parallels between human and veterinary medicine. Murphy provides information to pet owners about the ways to help their dogs age gracefully and age well on her website and blog: howtoageproofyourdog.com. Murphy may also be followed on Twitter (@howtoageproofyourdog) as well as Facebook: (https://www.facebook. com/pages/How-To-Age-Proof-Your-Dog). Murphy is a popular local speaker and has contributed to Veterinary Trends magazine. She is also an animal portraitist, and her artwork may be viewed on her website at: artisticbuzz.com.

Chapter 1: Age-Proofing??
Chapter 2: Why Do People Get Dogs Anyway?
Chapter 3: The Inner Game of Dog
Chapter 4: The Inner Game of Your Dog
Chapter 5: Getting To Know You
Chapter 6: Getting To Know All About You
Chapter 7: The Vision Thing
Chapter 8: The Laudatory Auditory
Chapter 9: Smell Scentral
Chapter 10: Two More Sensible Senses
Chapter 11: Blue Dogs
Chapter 12: Provide Purpose
Chapter 13: Supply Structure
Chapter 14: Practice Prevention
Chapter 15: Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes...
Chapter 16: Beware the Creep
Chapter 17: Shifting Senses
Chapter 18: Turn Up the Volume
Chapter 19: Diminishing Returns
Chapter 20: Sticky Wickets
Chapter 21: Fuzzy Logic
Chapter 22: Keeping Up Appearances
Chapter 23: Taking Stock
Chapter 24: And Then...?