Few questions in the history of science feel as quietly personal as this one, when exactly did dogs become ours? For decades, ...

Humans can communicate various instructions to dogs without using actual words—simply by modulating the tone of their voice, ...

Ancient humans and canines formed deep bonds long before the invention of farms or modern pet toys. Evidence from DNA and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Between humans, a kiss on the mouth or cheek is a clear signal of warm feelings. But what’s going on in a dog’s brain when it ...

There’s a scientific reason many of us fall in love with our dogs, and it speaks to the power of puppy dog eyes. A new study found that when canines look into our eyes, it activates the same hormonal ...

A long-shared history links humans and dogs, a relationship that began more than 15,000 years ago when early wolves sought food and shelter near human settlements and gradually adapted to life ...

Human shows how ‘diva’ her foster dog is after picking her up from an adoption event. Foster dog Kraff had a lot to say after ...

Dogs follow the direction of a person’s gaze almost as well as another person can—better, in fact, when they are motivated to ...

Two new genetic analyses combed the archaeological record for domestic dogs using samples from ancient human sites across Europe, including a 15,800-year-old cave site called Pınarbaşı in Turkey ...

This little paramotor pup falls squarely into the second category.

It’s that time of year again, when everyone and—much to my delight—their dogs are outside. I know some people get nervous ...