While many dogs are already companion animals in loving homes, others are waiting patiently in shelters to find their forever homes. This...

It is estimated that 6-14% of all Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) and Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF) veterans returning from deployments...

Do dogs daydream like we do? Until recently, we would have to say we could never know. Now, with new advancements in canine cognition...

Separation anxiety in dogs is characterized by behavioral signs related to physical, psychological, or behavioral distress in the absence...

Have you ever seen one of those visual illusions? Dogs are susceptible to visual illusions, too, just in a different way. Two illusory...

In order to better understand how training dogs with aversive shock collars effects dog behavior, a team of researchers in the...

From a general level, positive reinforcement carries the least risk for undesirable outcomes such as aggression, escape behavior, fear of...

The first example of dogs in fMRI machines was demonstrated by the Center for Neuropolicy at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia in...

In 2004, Science published an article about a dog named Rico who learned over 200 words by just everyday play with his owners. In...

Oxytocin is a hormone most often associated with love and is released during childbirth and interactions between human parents and...