January was One Health Awareness Month - a chance to promote collaboration between animal, environmental, plant, and public health scientists. CHF supports research that improves the health of dogs while simultaneously advancing knowledge for human medicine. Visit akcchf.org/onehealth to learn more about the One Health concept and view CHF grants with a One Health impact.
Genetics of Border Collie Collapse Border Collie Collapse is a moderately to highly heritable, complex disease that is influenced by many genetic mutations and environmental factors.
The Value of an Informed Dog Owner One owner's story about the challenges of diagnosing and treating her dog's fungal infection demonstrates why CHF places high importance on educational outreach.
The latest issue of our quarterly newsletter, Discoveries, is now available. Read about exciting new technologies being used to advance canine health. Plus celebrate the Canines & Cocktails sponsors, 2021 award recipients, and 2022 Clinician-Scientist Fellows.
The CHF 2022 Research Grants Portfolio Volume 1 is now available. Download or view this comprehensive catalog of active CHF-funded research projects categorized by research program area.
Have you and your dog(s) benefitted from CHF-funded research? Whether testing for, treating, or learning about a canine health condition, we would love to hear how CHF’s work has impacted you. Select stories will be used (with your permission) to demonstrate the value of our work to all dog lovers.
To share your story email sharon.albright@akcchf.org.
Established in 1995, the AKC Canine Health Foundation's (CHF) mission is to advance the health of all dogs and their owners by funding scientific research and supporting the dissemination of health information to prevent, treat and cure canine disease.