For thousands of years, humans have selectively bred dogs to fulfill specific roles, ranging from guarding and hunting to herding and companionship. This deliberate shaping of traits has resulted in ...

Dogs, our loyal companions, often mirror our behaviors in unexpected ways. Whether it’s mimicking our moods or adapting to ...

Honestly, we could name more but these are our top reasons why dogs are better than humans. When it comes to companionship, dogs have a way of stealing the spotlight. While humans can be complicated, ...

Cadaver dogs can pick up the distinct scent of human corpses from a pile of rubble or deep underground. With their exceptional abilities, these canines help recover victims of natural disasters and ...

While it may seem like pets can understand our emotions at times, scientists have found that your pet dog gets stressed out when you cry more than other animals. Dogs—and pet pigs—were discovered to ...

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My dog Ranger gives a short sharp bark and looks at the front door. My wife responds, "There goes the doorbell." Of course, the doorbell has not sounded, and will not for another minute or so, it's ...

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 ...

A woman who owned a Schipperke (a small black and usually tailless dog) asked me, "My dog doesn't have a tail to wag to tell me whether he is happy or not. I have looked at his face a lot and he doesn ...

Dogs almost never say “I love you” in ways humans recognise. There’s no poetry, no long messages, no dramatic monologues, just a bunch of small, goofy, slightly inconvenient behaviours we label as ...

We all know the basic ways that dogs show us they love us, from wagging their tails to rolling over for belly rubs. But there are some far more subtle signs, too — and they just might mean even more ...

Honestly, we could name more than 32 but these are our top reasons why dogs are better than humans. When it comes to companionship, dogs have a way of stealing the spotlight. While humans can be ...