Editorial standards
Editorial Policy
Pawsd publishes educational dog anxiety guides. Our goal is to make veterinary behavior research easier for owners to understand while keeping medical boundaries clear.
Who creates Pawsd guides
Guides are created by Pawsd Editorial, an owner-led team building the Pawsd knowledge base and Scout wellness advisor. Pawsd is research-backed and AI-assisted, but not veterinarian-authored. We do not present our guides as veterinary diagnosis, treatment, or prescription. When a topic crosses into medical decision-making, the guide points readers back to a qualified veterinarian.
We are actively recruiting a credentialed veterinary behaviorist or certified applied animal behaviorist as a review partner. We will not add reviewer names, clinical review labels, or reviewer schema until that relationship is real and disclosed.
How guides are researched
Each evidence guide starts with the owner question we are trying to answer, then checks that question against veterinary behavior, animal welfare, pharmacology, nutrition, and peer-reviewed companion-animal research where available. We prioritize open full-text research from PubMed Central, PubMed, Europe PMC, Crossref, journal pages, and official veterinary organizations.
Claims about mechanism, efficacy, dosing, safety, or veterinary escalation need a source. If evidence is weak, preliminary, indirect, mixed, or missing, the guide should say that clearly.
How AI is used
Pawsd uses AI as an editorial and production assistant: drafting, outlining, summarizing source notes, checking internal links, and preparing structured content for the site. AI output is not treated as a source. Factual claims must trace back to the guide source material, Pawsd editorial review, or the cited veterinary literature.
Product and affiliate independence
Some pages contain affiliate links. Affiliate revenue does not determine whether a study is cited, whether a claim is softened, or whether veterinary escalation language appears. If a guide includes affiliate links, it carries an affiliate disclosure.
We avoid “cure” and “treat” claims for supplements and calming products. Product language should describe support, fit, evidence limits, and safety boundaries.
Updates and corrections
Guide pages show published and updated dates. We update guides when new research changes the evidence, when internal retrieval or reader questions reveal a gap, when veterinary boundaries need clearer wording, or when product and ingredient information changes.
To report an error or suggest a source, email support@pawsd.ai. Include the page URL, the sentence or claim, and the source you think we should review.
Related policies
Read the Citation Policy for how we evaluate sources, or the About page for who is behind Pawsd.