Your Dog Can Tell From Your Voice If You’re Happy or Sad
New fMRI research shows that dogs’ brains are specially equipped to process human voices, and respond differently based on our emotions
Vietnam’s Black Market Is Selling Dogs With Rabies To Meet Demand for Dog Meat
The Vietnamese government, however, is pledging to start better regulating the predominately illegal industry
Dogs Can Get Sexually Transmitted Cancer, And They’ve Been Spreading It for Millenia
This contagious cancer has spread from a single dog that lived 11,000 years ago
This Device Lets People Video Chat With Their Pets
Who says you can’t Skype with your cat or dog? With PetChatz, owners alleviate separation anxiety and even give their furry friends a special treat
Cats Recognize Their Owner’s Voice But Choose to Ignore It
Researchers think cats’ dismissive attitudes are a product of their evolutionary history over the past 9,000 years
What fMRI Can Tell Us About the Thoughts and Minds of Dogs
One neuroscientist is peering into the canine brain, and says he’s found evidence that dogs may feel love
The Education of a Bomb Dog
A top training academy works double time to meet skyrocketing demand for canines who can sniff out danger
How Dogs Can Help Veterans Overcome PTSD
New research finds that “man’s best friend” could be lifesavers for veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
Fay Ray: The Supermodel Dog
As photographer William Wegman tells it, his cinnamon-gray Weimaraner wasn’t content to just sit and stay
Owney the Mail Dog
For nine years, Owney rode the rails and the wagons on top of mailbags as the mascot of the mailmen
Famous Animal Gravesites Around the World
It’s not just Kentucky Derby winners that are buried with great honor
The White House’s First Celebrity Dog
Bo, the Obama’s First Pooch, has a legacy to live up to in Laddie Boy, the family pet of President Harding
Who’s Laughing Now?
Long maligned as nasty scavengers, hyenas turn out to be protective parents and accomplished hunters
Wolf Tracker
Biologist Gudrun Pflueger talks about her encounter with a Canadian pack
On the Job
A Westminster Dog Show judge talks about his canine career
Curse of the Devil’s Dogs
Viewed as pests, Africa’s wild dogs have nearly been wiped out. But thanks to new conservation efforts, the canines appear ready to make a comeback
Have Canine, Will Travel
Our fur-flung correspondents in dogged pursuit
Fighting For Foxes
A disastrous chain of events nearly wiped out California’s diminutive island fox. Scientists hope it’s not too late to undo the damage
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