Dogs possess an innate ability to read our emotions, offering us comfort in times of grief and sharing in our joys. Naturally, we want to pay it forward, especially when it comes to bids for affection ...

For all the talk of dogs and humans being best friends, sometimes representatives of the two species just don’t click. Giving up an unsuitable family pet can be heartbreaking, but, if the animal is an ...

Dogs have long held a special place in the hearts of humans. Their loyalty, intelligence, and endless capacity for love make them truly remarkable creatures. I’ve been working with dogs for more than ...

While many disabled people receive service dogs from professional training programs, getting a “program dog” often requires time and resources that many disabled people just cannot afford. Many ...

Trusting someone is not easy. However, when you do trust, you are certain the person will be there for you in good as well as bad times. This feeling is not limited only to humans. Even the pets feel ...

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 ...

New research reveals that people aren’t just imagining it—dogs and their owners share striking similarities, from matching hairstyles to mirrored temperaments. Hope, an Afghan hound, sports the same ...

A farm in central Massachusetts is doing things the old-fashioned way by using dogs to herd sheep, instead of ATVs. It's at Little Brook Farm in Sunderland where 6-year-old sheepdog Bett does her job.

For decades, the popular view has been that cats form simpler, less nuanced social bonds with humans than dogs do. Dogs are often celebrated for their loyalty, responsiveness to human emotions, and ...

And that goes for certain folks at dog parks, too! Check out what happened in this story from Reddit and see what you think about a guy who behaved in a truly bizarre way. “I don’t have a dog and ...

A good night's sleep is great for everyone, including our dogs. Most of us have been woken in the middle of the night by a dog with an upset stomach or a bellyache, but if this happens often, it can ...