The old adage, "a dog is a man's best friend," may be a bit more accurate than previously assumed. A recent study found that the relationship between a human and their furry friend is more gratifying ...

Research by Hungarian academics shows dogs can fill a number of roles, from a child’s playmate to a best friend.Photograph: Getty Images Dogs are not simply “fur babies” or best friend but a blend of ...

Dogs aren't just our pets. We also see them as our friends and family members. But do we get the same things out of our interactions with our dogs that we get out of our interactions with our human ...

If you're having a conversation and the person you're talking to refers to "man's best friend," you almost immediately know that he is likely talking about his dog. That phrase is so common that, like ...

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

“Dogs should live in a world where we the human beings create balance and harmony,” says Art Ortiz, owner of DogFit Dallas. “Humans complicate things because we’re so emotional, because we’re ...

Source: SC Psychological Enterprises Ltd. If you're having a conversation and the person you're talking to refers to "man's best friend," you almost immediately know that he is likely talking about ...

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 ...

In a recent study published in the journal Scientific Reports, researchers evaluated whether dog-owner relationships can be characterized using the same multidimensional social support scales applied ...

Dogs communicate and express themselves in ways that might seem puzzling to us. Many behaviors that are perfectly normal for ...

As most people know, humans and dogs are the best of friends. Ever since they were first domesticated some 23,000 years ago, dogs have followed us to the ends of the Earth. And while we tend to think ...

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 ...