Stephen King does not regret making Cujo, despite a terrifying experience that made the St. Bernard breed infamous after the ...

The two subspecies split about 20,000 years ago. But since then, they may have interbred more often than Smithsonian ...

Their new study, published in PNAS, examined 2,693 genomes from modern and ancient dogs and wolves. It shows that 64% of dog ...

People are often shocked when they learn that a fully trained service dog can cost as much as a new car, and a nice one at that. To the average person, these numbers seem unbelievable and a process ...

New studies of canine genetics shed light on the diversity of dogs and our longstanding, still-evolving relationship to them.

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Who is the boss in your house? Some bossy dog breeds—also known as strong-willed, independent or confident dog breeds —are ...

Think peaceful pups have to be tiny and plush? Not quite. This roundup of calming breeds has a few unexpected standouts.

That analysis considered not just rabies, but all human deaths related to the loss of vultures — including those from water contaminated by cattle carcasses. Researchers estimated that India suffered, ...

Dogs used the right brain more for negative sounds (fear, sadness) and the left brain more for positive sounds (happiness).

Scientists are beginning to trace a surprising link between the genes that shape dog behavior and the biology that underpins ...

New analysis of 11,000-year-old dog skulls is forcing scientists to redraw the timeline of how wolves became the animals that ...