{"id":"67718b4d-bcb4-4e4f-9138-8a9abcc0819e","url":"https://www.futurity.org/stride-length-cognitive-decline-dogs-3339392/","domain":"futurity.org","outlet":{"name":"Futurity","country":null,"cred":null,"lean":null,"curated":false},"title":"Stride length tied to cognitive decline in dogs","plainHeadline":null,"rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["1. New research links shorter stride length in dogs to cognitive decline.","2. The study involved 88 geriatric dogs averaging 12 years old.","3. Owner-reported cognitive decline correlated with reduced thoracic limb stride length.","4. A 10-point increase in CADES scores led to a 1.2% reduction in stride length.","5. Pelvic limb stride length showed no correlation with cognitive changes.","6. Thoracic limbs are more sensitive to cognitive alterations than pelvic limbs.","7. Stride length may serve as an early indicator of cognitive decline in aging dogs."],"topics":["Science"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-06-25T18:28:01.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-06-25T18:48:27.396Z","story":null}