Being chosen by a dog is one of the highest compliments to your character. It suggests that you move through the world with ...

Calmer dogs show lower stress hormones and higher mood chemicals during temperament tests using saliva samples.

“Our study shows that physiological concentrations of hormones and neurotransmitters can serve as biomarkers of canine temperament,” the team writes. “These results could help identify dogs suited for ...

People use music to set moods, create a desired atmosphere and evoke memories of family and friends. The right song at the ...

Dogs are extremely popular household companions and a large percentage of these amazing beings are free-ranging with or without homes to which to return or feral and on their. Regardless of lifestyle ...

For humans, feces are last on the list of things we’d place near our mouth. In the animal world, that reaction does not ...

Forget perfect dogs and January overhauls. These realistic goals focus on enrichment, communication, and flexibility to ...

Some dogs are seemingly more talented than others. So-called gifted word learners (GWL) are rare canines that can rapidly learn the names of toys, a skill that most dogs don't possess. To understand ...

A group of researchers based in Hungary dedicated almost a year to learning about dogs and how they communicate—and whether the animals could ever learn to speak. Ethologist Tamás Faragó and collegues ...

Kittens are born deaf and blind and stay that way until they are about two weeks old. But after only a few days, they start purring, mostly to alert their mothers to their presence and get their ...

This beautiful pup was repeatedly overlooked & misjudged in his kennel. He was almost being euthanized, until a loving family ...