Pennsylvania law says all dogs must be under their owners’ control the moment they are on public property. Some owners choose ...

Scientists have never been certain about how exactly wolves evolved into domesticated dogs, but a new study has just advanced an interesting theory. Researchers claim that, starting about 30,000 years ...

The discovery suggests humans may have maintained relationships with wolves long after domesticated dogs came on the scene ...

Dogs vs. cats: Are dogs really more loyal, or is that just a myth? New animal behavior research shows dogs and cats both build strong emotional bonds with people, though they express loyalty in very ...

A new study by an international research team led by Friedrich Schiller University Jena and the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (Leipzig) has revealed striking similarities in the ...

One of my loyal readers, Rick, recently emailed me about village dogs. In all transparency and full disclosure, I had never heard of village dogs, so I did some research and found some fascinating ...

After the most recent bear encounter in Mammoth Lakes, fear and misunderstanding are again taking over.

Researchers say two prehistoric wolves found on an isolated Baltic Sea island may have relied on humans for food and ...

The business was founded in 1946 by Army K-9 Corps veteran John M. Behan following World War II. Now, Canine College is marking its 80th anniversary this year and is in the third generation of the ...

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A study showed that cats are less likely to "help" in pro-social situations than dogs or toddlers. Cat lovers have thoughts ...