Anyone who has a dog as a pet knows that sometimes when they're fast asleep on the couch or plopped right next to you, they move and even kick their legs like they're running. It's made us wonder ...

Dogs who are socialized from an early age—with adopted fur siblings or in the neighborhood—are more likely to develop good ...

The 17th-century philosopher Rene Descartes believed that animals did not have souls, but responded mechanically to outside stimuli and so were without feelings. This, of course, made it easy to ...

As a loving and devoted pet parent, chances are, your dog may be eating better than you do. Organic beef lung, home-baked dog treats, filtered water in a ceramic bowl … oh my! Your dog’s wellness ...

For thousands of years, humans and dogs have coexisted, roamed together, and lived side-by-side. Across the world, Canis familiaris has become an integral part of human society, and many of us deeply ...

It's clear to anyone who pays close attention to how dogs should be taught to adapt to a human-oriented world that positive, force-free, do no harm training is the only show in town. Because dogs are ...

Many, but not all, humans form extremely close relationships with their canine companions and will have to learn how to negotiate and balance feelings of deep, unyielding love with the trials and ...

Dogs don’t “lean in” to negotiate space or seek an advantage. They lean in because they love you, plain and simple. This ...

When I think about why dogs do something, I try to imagine what motivates them. What does a dog get out of playing with trash? As a veterinarian and a professor who teaches college students about ...

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