While many owners love to let their dogs indulge in the festive season, certain popular holiday foods can pose serious risks ...

A survey finds 8 in 10 dog parents believe it was fate they met their pup, and most say their dog’s personality closely ...

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

Tiamat Warda's new book on emotional labor will help guide dogs and their humans to work together in mutually productive and ...

In the animal kingdom, penises can be spiked, split, corkscrewed – even detachable. They’re one of the most diverse ...

Ancient dog skulls and DNA reveal a surprising diversity in shape and size over 10,000 years ago, long before modern breeds. These early canines were not just companions but travelled extensively with ...

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

Researchers have discovered many of the genes influencing canine behavior also shape human personality, intelligence, and ...

It's no surprise that dogs benefit people's mental health. In a paper published in iScience, researchers point to a reason as ...

To get around that, a team of researchers recently did the largest gene/behavior association study within a single dog breed.

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 ...