Survey Data on Canine Cognitive Decline, Activity, and Breed Type for 858 Senior Dogs

Csenge Anna Lugosi's dataset contains survey responses for 858 senior dogs (>7 years) investigating factors associated with canine cognitive decline (CCD). The data was collected via an internationally distributed questionnaire covering dogs' activity levels, sports engagement, body condition, and owner priorities. The dataset is licensed under CC-BY-4.0 and was last updated in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Modeling the association between lifetime sports activity and cognitive decline scores based on survey responses.
• Analyzing the effect of joint owner-dog activities on cognitive health, particularly for toy and mixed breeds.
• Investigating how owner priorities (e.g., health, breeding quality) correlate with reported canine cognitive function.
• Comparing cognitive decline scores between cooperative working breeds, independent working breeds, and non-working breeds.

Strengths

• Includes data for 858 senior dogs, providing a substantial sample for analysis.
• Survey design captures multiple factors: functional breed type, lifetime sports activity, owner activities, and owner priorities.
• Results are statistically supported, with p-values reported (e.g., p < 0.001 for lifetime sports career).

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is based on owner-reported surveys, which may introduce subjective bias.

Provenance

Source

Csenge Anna Lugosi via figshare

Collection Method

Internationally distributed questionnaire completed by dog owners.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-28 05:27:40; freshness should be verified.

Geography

International (survey was internationally distributed)