The new study states that domestication was a two-way street where humans did not impose themselves on other organisms.

Competing theories explain how dogs came to be domesticated from wolves. Now, a new study adds further support to the idea ...

Though a study found that cats learn to associate images with words faster than human babies do, the authors of the research noted that their study focused on short-term associations, rather than ...

There is a distinctive and easily recognized open-mouth expression that is the canine equivalent of a human smile, illustrated here.

To investigate how daylight saving impacts domestic dogs (Canis familiaris), researchers used motion-sensitive watches to monitor the activity patterns of 25 working sled dogs, 29 pet dogs ...

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 ...

Long, pointed snouts and erect ears distinguish this species. Subspecies include the Great Plains wolf, Arctic wolf, Mackenzie Valley wolf, and the domestic dog (Canis lupus familiaris). The ...

New research has found that when it comes to which breed of dog might be best for a given task, looks can be deceiving.

Of course, we want our pups to be happy from head to tail, but what does happiness look like in dogs? Dog behavior is complex ...