S croll social media for five minutes and you’ll find a thousand versions of the same claim: dogs who “talk back,” sit like humans, shadow their owners from room to room, an ...

When you have a pet dog, all you want is to come home to their wagging tail, their joyful jumps, their affectionate licks, and their eagerness to play with you. But what happens when your dog treats ...

Dogs may boost mental health by subtly reshaping the microbes in our bodies. Having a dog doesn’t only mean companionship, ...

It seems that parents fretting about a surly or withdrawn or plain obnoxious teenager could do worse than keep a dog around the house.That's because doing so "has beneficial effects, especially for ...

Researchers analyzed the genomes and behavioral profiles of 1,300 golden retrievers and found that several behavioral traits—such as trainability, fear of strangers, and aggression toward other ...

Dogs communicate subtly through a sideways glance. This gesture offers insights into how they understand human actions and ...

When I look at my sometimes affectionate, often cantankerous old shelter mutt, Phoebe, I sometimes wonder what she’s thinking. Does she just see me as walking food can? If I dropped her with another ...

When people are feeling happy, they're more likely to see other people as happy. If they're feeling down, they tend to view ...

We all have at least one friend that treats their dog like an actual human child. Scientists think you shouldn't be a hater: There’s 20,000 to 40,000 years of evolution causing them to behave that way ...