Free longevity checklist
The Science-Backed Dog Longevity Checklist.
A practical starting point for proactive owners: what matters most for a healthier life, what is proven, what is promising, and what to ignore.
The tracker and printable worksheet are still here when you want a repeatable way to organize observations. The checklist is the higher-level guide for deciding what deserves attention.
What the checklist grades
- High confidence: body condition, dental care conversations, movement, and baseline vet-prep behaviors
- Promising: credible canine-aging research that is not owner-DIY yet
- Early: biomarkers, age tests, and discoveries that should not drive decisions alone
- Hype risk: miracle supplements, protocol claims, and product marketing that outruns evidence
High confidence
Start with body condition, teeth, and movement
Ask your vet about ideal body condition, dental status, safe movement, pain clues, and what changes should be watched for your dog’s age, size, and history.
Promising / early
Treat new longevity science as a question list
Research on aging drugs, biomarkers, and biological-age tests can be worth following without becoming an owner-run protocol.
Hype risk
Slow down around products and protocols
Be skeptical when a supplement, test, or influencer claim implies treatment, dosing, disease prevention, or guaranteed lifespan gains.
How to use it
Evidence first. Owner action second. Vet questions always.
The checklist is not a treatment plan, supplement protocol, or replacement for veterinary care. It helps you ask better questions about body condition, movement, dental health, cognition, breed/size aging, and emerging longevity research.
If you want to record specifics before an appointment, use the tracker for repeat notes or the worksheet for a quick paper baseline.