Research suggests hunter-gatherers were feeding dogs and giving them ritual burials as early as the last ice age ...

The oldest ancient dog genomes on record all come from a population that lived alongside Ice Age hunter-gatherers across ...

Some bones indicate that the hunter-gatherers of the time fed dogs fish. Their remains were also treated in similar ways to ...

Dogs experience highs and lows just like their owners and their emotions could be influenced by the same genes as humans, new research suggests. For example, the gene called HUNK was found to make ...

Canines can boost humans’ immune systems due to ‘diverse cocktail’ of gases and particles they emit, study finds ...

How dogs see the world is based on the structure of their eyes. Dogs are dichromats, meaning they only have two color-processing cones, while humans have three. Dogs can see colors, including yellows ...

Brian Hare began studying dog intelligence as an undergraduate at Emory University in the 1990s, after realizing that Oreo, his Labrador retriever, had a remarkable ability. Unlike other animals, even ...

Can dogs learn and understand words the way humans do? A new study found dogs like Max may have learned the names of objects (like a squirrel) from overhearing their owners talking. The study is the ...

During the past week I've received numerous emails asking if I've read a recent essay called The Indispensable Dog by Arizona State University's Dr. Clive Wynne. Because of the concerns expressed in ...

I was watching an advanced dog obedience class that was being taught by a well-organized and knowledgeable instructor. At one point, after the dogs had done a series of exercises which required them ...