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Can you assist Generation Pup reach 10,000 puppies?

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Guest post by James Oxley

Generation Pup is a longitudinal research, run by Dogs Trust, were only available in 2016. In 2023 the research recruited its 7,500th puppy on the task. But even though research is an excellent success, we nevertheless need even more puppies and their particular proprietors to be a part of purchase for people to attain our 10,000-puppy target. Is it possible to assist?

The information collected with this work may be fundamental in comprehending the improvement health insurance and behavior dilemmas in puppies over their particular life time. This is certainly accomplished by our voluntary puppy proprietors whom on a regular basis total web surveys about every aspect of the dog’s wellness, benefit and administration. 

There are extra efforts which committed proprietors can choose to offer to your research, such as the submitting of locks, faecal, urine and buccal swabs from their particular puppies. This creates an original database of puppy examples which can help within the knowledge of puppy health insurance and benefit. 

If you’d like to learn more please see our methodology analysis report right here: ‘Generation Pup’ – protocol for a longitudinal research of puppy behavior and wellness. You could keep pace currently with your latest outcomes right here: Results | Generation Pup

How do I have mixed up in Generation Pup research? You can find three requirements you ought to fulfill becoming permitted get involved including:

1. You must at this time reside in either The united kingdomt, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland or even the Republic of Ireland. 
2. You should be 16 years or older. 
3. You want to obtain a puppy (any type, crossbreed or combined type) under 16 months old (or 21 months whether they have experienced quarantine) 

If you satisfy most of the preceding requirements, you can easily join generation pup at the Generation Pup website. 

If you’re not qualified, kindly go ahead and share our social media marketing material (see below) which help united states attain our target!

Do you’ve got an online site or social media marketing? Follow our social media marketing pages:

Do you’ve got a concern or wish additional information? Kindly usually do not think twice to e mail us with any queries you may possibly have concerning the research. You’ll e-mail united states at generationpup@dogstrust.org.uk or give us a call on 07434 843460. 

We also provide a FAQs area on our site: FAQ for proprietors | Generation Pup

James Oxley is a study Officer at Dogs Trust.