Hormones Show Dogs Don’t Just Think of Us As Providers of Food
When dogs and humans share long looks, a chemical involved in social bonding surges through their bodies
Dog Gazes Hijack the Brain’s Maternal Bonding System
When a dog looks into your eyes, it’s bonding with you in the same way babies bond with their human moms
Dogs Can Tell Whether You’re Making a Happy or Mad Face
For the first time, science shows that a non-human animal can recognize the emotional state of another species
Five Wild Ideas That Just Got Funded
Five Wild Ideas That Just Got Funded: From A Fitbit for Dogs to Soap Jewelry
Not to mention, a bizarre bike-treadmill hybrid meant to reduce the strain on runners’ joints
Ancient Dogs Likely Arrived in America Thousands of Years After Humans
New research on dog DNA shows that they migrated to the new world much later than initially thought
One Human Year Does Not Equal Seven Dog Years
No one knows where the dog years myth came from, but experts agree that it’s simply not true
Dog Movies Create Ten-Year Spikes in Breeds’ Popularity
“Lassie” alone led to a 40 percent increase in the number of border collies that families adopted
Yawning Spreads Like a Plague in Wolves
Evidence of contagious yawning in chimps, dogs and now wolves suggests that the behavior is linked to a mammalian sense of empathy
There Aren’t Just Dog People And Cat People; There Are Dog Countries And Cat Countries
Dogs and cats are not equally popular worldwide
Domesticated Dogs Helped Kill Mammoths
Massive mammoth kills in Europe might have required collaboration between humans and early domesticated dogs
Scientists Confirm That Cats a) Are Pretty Smart, b) Don’t Really Care What You Want
Cats’ impressive individuality makes it hard to study their smarts
Dogs That Should Be Guarding Sheep Are Mating With Wolves Instead
Intimate encounters between dogs and wolves are relatively common in Georgia’s Caucasus Mountains
A Tibetan Mastiff Just Sold for Almost $2 Million
Designer dogs are only the latest luxury good fad in China
Pet Owners Are Pretending Their Dogs Are Service Animals to Sneak Them Into Places They Shouldn’t Be
Parking in a handicapped spot is illegal, and so is misrepresenting your pet as a service animal
Checking the Claim: This Device Would Allow Dogs to Talk Like Humans
A team of oddball inventors claims they are developing a headset that translates a canine’s thoughts into words
Naples’ Dog DNA Database Tracks Owners Who Don’t Clean Up After Their Pets
U.S. condo building picked up this idea, and now Naples is spreading it across a city
There Is an Odd Link Between People Who Get Bitten by Cats And Depression
There’s some connection between cat bites and mental illness—it’s just not clear what it is
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