How we research and update the Journal

Start with the short answer, then read the example or section that matches your question. If you are checking a bottle, keep its full label and instructions beside you. If you are preparing for a veterinary conversation, keep what you noticed separate from what you think caused it.

A useful answer says what is known and what remains open. For example, finding a cleansing ingredient in a shampoo tells you something about its possible job. It does not tell you the amount, how the blend was tested or whether the finished product suits your dog. Read the limitation beside the explanation, even when the answer sounds reassuring.

Follow a source link when you want to check a claim. Look for what was actually studied: dogs or people, an ingredient or a finished formula, a laboratory result or a change measured in animals. Then look for the comparison and the study’s limits. If those do not match the question you are asking, the source may be useful background without answering your question.

Cori Dog publishes articles under its own name. We do not invent named authors, credentials or specialist review. If a veterinarian, scientist or other specialist reviews a page in the future, their role and review date will be shown clearly.

Cori Dog is responsible for the page structure, editorial choices, update history and the distinction between general education and product claims.

We prefer original veterinary and scientific research, official legislation and guidance, and original database records. We link named regulations, guidance and ingredient records directly where they are used.

Human-cosmetics sources may help explain ingredient names and reported formulation functions. They are not evidence of canine safety, finished-product performance or suitability for an individual dog. A source is used only for the scope it can support; finding the same word in a source is not enough.

Journal content does not diagnose the cause of itch, prescribe treatment, recommend starting or stopping prescribed care, or determine whether a product is suitable for a particular dog.

Persistent itch, hair loss, odour, open skin, ear involvement or sudden change belongs with a veterinary professional. Legal, medical and safety conclusions are held for appropriate review instead of being guessed from a label or ingredient name.

AI tools may assist with organising drafts, checking internal relationships and creating conceptual illustrations. AI output is not treated as evidence.

Conceptual graphics are captioned and must not be read as microscopy, anatomy to scale, a real product, a diagnosis or a treatment result. The accompanying article must remain understandable without the illustration.

Cori Dog is also developing canine skincare products. Educational pages therefore keep general explanation separate from any future Cori Dog product claim. Brand ownership is not evidence, and a glossary link does not mean that Cori Dog uses or endorses an ingredient.

The opening summary gives you the main answer quickly. It keeps the important limits in the same passage, so reading or quoting only that paragraph does not turn a careful explanation into a promise.

The details below show where that answer comes from. Article key facts repeat statements in the article; research-note takeaways link to numbered sources. A summary is not extra evidence, a product recommendation or a substitute for the full context.

If we correct a claim, its summary must change too. A shorter sentence must never sound more certain than the evidence behind it.

Pages show their publication date and, after a meaningful content change, an updated date. New evidence, a material correction or a change in scope should trigger a review; minor formatting or spelling changes need not change the date.

Readers can report a factual error or source problem by email, naming the page and passage. Cori Dog keeps a record of important corrections and updates the public page when warranted. Any genuine specialist review will be identified explicitly rather than implied.

Tell us the page title or public page address, the sentence you believe is wrong, and what needs checking. If you have a public source, include its title or link and explain how it changes the answer. A missing qualification, a broken source link and a misleading illustration are all useful things to report.

You do not need to share your dog’s medical records, photographs or personal details to report an editorial problem. The correction email is for Journal content; it cannot provide an individual diagnosis or care plan. For a question about your dog, contact your veterinary practice.

We check a proposed correction against the evidence before changing the page. Material corrections should update the affected passage, its summary and the meaningful update date together.