In this episode, we talk about the Morris Animal Foundation's Golden Retriever Lifetime Study. It's the largest observational veterinary study ever conducted. 3,000 dogs (including my two goldens!) will be followed their entire lives in order to learn about the genetic and environmental factors that contribute to canine cancer and other diseases. We speak with Dr. David Haworth, veterinarian and CEO of the Morris Animal Foundation, about this remarkable study. More information about the Morris Animal Foundation is here: http://morrisanimalfoundation.org/ If you don’t have a Golden Retriever, but you want to support this research, consider donating to the Morris Animal Foundation! More about the Golden Retriever Lifetime Study, including links to sign up your dog, is at http://caninelifetimehealth.org/ The songs excerpted in this episode are: “Golden Retriever” by Super Furry Animals https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7M10Akohu0 "Golden Retriever” by Miss Li https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ecVzhSmwPz4 Send comments to me on Twitter at http://twitter.com/jengolbeck Check out our website: http://becausescience.info Subscribe on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/because-science!/id950491621?mt=2 or on Soundcloud https://soundcloud.com/becausescience/