Researchers found "some dogs are better at certain things than others," explained Salomons.

Resource guarding in dogs is common, but it can escalate if ignored. Learn how to spot early signs, understand what your dog ...

Cindy Himmel was inspired to create Frolly by her love for pups — and one young man’s ambivalence toward them.

Border collies are best known for their herding skills and for being widely considered the smartest of them all. Rakestraw, ...

Doggy day care centers can fill the attention gap when dog owners must do things that can’t be done with dogs — working, going to the doctor, grocery shopping or socializing in dog-free spaces. That’s ...

Research finds watching dogs boosts your mood, but feeling good may actually make you misread your dog's emotions.

Listening to a work week’s worth of podcasts deprives your brain of a lot of silence. And it turns out silence is really good ...

Many dog breeds are noted for their personalities and behavioral traits, from the distinctive vocalizations of huskies to the herding of border collies. People have worked to identify the genes ...

Dogs possess an innate ability to read our emotions, offering us comfort in times of grief and sharing in our joys. Naturally, we want to pay it forward, especially when it comes to bids for affection ...

A long-shared history links humans and dogs, a relationship that began more than 15,000 years ago when early wolves sought food and shelter near human settlements and gradually adapted to life ...

Kylie M. Cairns receives funding from the Australian Dingo Foundation, the Australia and Pacific Science Foundation, the ACT government and donations from the general public. She is a director of the ...

Analyses of fossils and ancient genomics reveal how early human populations bred less wolf-like companions, and how they might have traded them around the world. From Pomeranians to poodles, Saint ...