It's little sweetheart Maya from Bristol who is 16 years old (or could be older!!) as her Mum says:
"Absolutely to using Maya on your website! She is a very pretty dog, but I would say that, wouldn't I?
Maya is a rescue dog, I adopted her from the RSPCA 15 years ago. She was in such a bad shape (especially her teeth), they estimated her age between 1-3 years old.
I started counting from 1, but in theory, she could be 18!! I'm hoping not, though, as I want more time with her. "
You will get that time Maya's Mum as you look after her SO well Maya eats a wonderful mixture of complete plant-based premium foods - Microbell, Green Crunch, Jumping Jack and Solo Vegetal 150g trays....and her absolute favourite treat is Jerkey smoked treats from VegDog - hooray for plant-based dog food that has published papers showing that our dogs could live up to 18 months longer!!
What published studies are there about plant-based dog food diets and longevity?
The lovely Dr Sarah Dodd shown above, published a ground-breaking research paper in 2022 read it here which due to the positive health impacts of weight loss and eating pure plant-based proteins while enhancing the gut microbiome; plant-based dogs could live up to 18 months longer than meat-based dogs which is almost 10 years in human terms - astounding!
Read about 17 year old Fidel here who makes his Dad very proud!
