Research found a dog's maternal care can shape how puppies develop socially, emotionally and cognitively.

"Dogs don't expose their belly for kicks. If they sleep belly-up, it shows that they feel loved and trust that they'll be ...

Separation anxiety in dogs can be hard for you as well as your dog. Learn tips to help your dog feel comfortable on their own ...

Most dog people have imagined it: a companion who settles easily at home, reads the room, and responds when you ask for ...

Dogs have spent thousands of years living alongside humans, and that long partnership appears to have taught them a ...

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Whether you’ve had your pet for a long time, or are just welcoming a new addition to the family, pet behavior training can be incredibly helpful. Most of the time, animals aren’t trying to annoy us, ...

I recently read two very interesting studies on dog behavior, the results of which surprised me mainly because of misleading sweeping generalizations that have appeared from time to time in scientific ...

An ongoing question of concern to researchers interested in dog behavior is just how much of it is coded in their DNA. According to the findings of a research team headed by Evan McLean of the ...

Breed is a weak predictor of dog behavior, according to a study published Thursday in Science. Researchers sequenced the DNA of 2,155 dogs to identify their ancestry and surveyed owners on the dogs’ ...