Have you ever wondered why your dog transforms from a couch potato into a crazed, furry rocket the second they hit the snow?

Trancing is when dogs enter a slow-motion, focused state while moving under objects, such as Christmas trees. However, the ...

This unique connection explains why, to many observers, dogs don’t just belong to their owners—they often look and act like ...

Have you ever found yourself asking the question, why do dogs have tails? Since most dogs are born with tails, it's safe to assume they're there for a reason — but aside from the fact that they make ...

Does your dog bark at nothing? Like it’s really late at night, the house is all quiet, and your dog, out of the blue, launches into a barking spree aimed at some random corner of the living room?

When you picture a dog’s face, you probably think of soulful eyes, a shiny nose, and of course those iconic whiskers along ...

Popular genetics tests can’t tell you much about your dog’s personality, according to a recent study. A team of geneticists recently found no connection between simple genetic variants and behavioral ...

When it comes to tail wagging among dogs, some questions still hound researchers. “Among all possible animal behavior that humans experience in everyday life, domestic dog tail wagging is one of the ...

Learn how mood can affect how we interpret our pup’s emotions and why this may have implications of how we treat our pets.

During the past year I've received numerous emails that can be best characterized as requests to "right the wrongs about prevailing myths about dogs and their relationships with us." Among the various ...