Editorial policy

Source context

Dogtur is an independent, research-first senior-dog guide and review blog — not a veterinary authority. We write from deep research and verified owner experience, and we defer to veterinarians on medical matters.

Health content rules (YMYL)

• No diagnosis at a distance. We describe signs and say "discuss with your vet" — we never diagnose your dog.
• No medication dosages. Medication content covers classes and vet conversations, never doses or schedules.
• No cure or miracle claims. Supplements and therapies are covered with honest evidence framing.
• Human painkiller warning. We explicitly warn against giving dogs human painkillers (e.g. ibuprofen, acetaminophen) unless a vet directs it.
• Vet review where feasible. Health articles are fact-checked by a veterinarian where possible, with a named reviewer byline.

Review independence

• Rankings come from research and attributed evidence, never from commission rates.
• Every review discloses affiliate relationships at the top of the page.
• Negative findings are published. A product that fails our criteria gets a failing verdict.
• We have not yet completed hands-on testing. Until we do, no review claims test results of our own — other publications' testing is cited by name, and owner-review analysis is described as exactly that. When hands-on testing begins, this policy will require original evidence (photos, measurements) for every review.

Originality

Every article ships with original analysis: gap analysis against top-ranking sources, attributed synthesis of independent test findings, verified owner-review mining, or custom charts. We do not publish rewritten aggregations of other sites' content — and we never present attributed findings as our own testing. Original photos and hands-on test data will be added as that work is completed.

Corrections

Factual errors are corrected promptly with a dated correction note at the top of the article. Report errors via the contact page.

Advertising

We do not sell sponsored placements inside editorial content. If that ever changes, sponsored content will be labeled and kept separate from our reviews.