In short order, Teddy -- a bright-eyed and bushy-tailed 3-year-old yellow Lab -- punched a wall button with his nose, yanked ...

(THE CONVERSATION) In a 2022 survey of 3,000 U.S. adults, more than one-third of respondents reported that on most days, they feel “completely overwhelmed” by stress. At the same time, a growing body ...

“While the dogs are a highlight to many, a lot of times they are just a gateway to make conversation with handlers,” she said ...

In a 2022 survey of 3,000 U.S. adults, more than one-third of respondents reported that on most days, they feel “completely overwhelmed” by stress. At the same time, a growing body of research is ...

Playing with a pooch can help our brains concentrate and relax, a family dog can help prevent food allergies in children, and ...

Corey Hudson did not conceive the idea of training gentle dogs to perform simple, daily functions that might profoundly enhance the lives of people without use of their arms and/or legs. But Hudson ...

Some rescue dogs arrive with challenges that shape their entire first year, and Autumn’s story is one of them. He was born ...

As a young professional, Lauren Haynes has moved a number of times in the past decade for her job - from South Jersey to Philadelphia to California and, most recently, to Charlotte. “I’ve used all the ...

“It’s such a morale boost for our team,” Castle said, adding that they try to select dogs that have been in a shelter for ...

Researchers in California believe dogs might be able to predict the spread of Valley fever, which has spiked nationwide, likely due to climate change. With more than a third of the contiguous U.S. in ...

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

If we can better understand how we perceive animal emotions, we can better care for them,” said animal welfare scientist ...