Researchers train old pets to play computer games

Letting your dog get away with disobedience won't benefit it during its old age, a new study has found. Researchers at the University of Veterinary Medicine in Vienna discovered that, instead, having your elderly dog play games on a touch screen might stave off cognitive decline. The scientists found that brain training and problem solving can slow the pace of brain deterioration. But the older dogs that could benefit from the training are rarely introduced to it. The study explains: 'Unlike puppies or young dogs, old dogs are almost never trained or challenged mentally.