Dogs can understand words, tone, and gestures. Discover how much your dog really understands when you talk and what science reveals about canine communication ...

Can old dogs teach us new tricks for how to live longer, healthier lives? A nationwide project searches for answers.

The Dog Aging Project is working to help dogs live longer, healthier lives. The research results may help humans age well, ...

This ranking counts down the 25 smartest dog breeds based on Stanley Coren's widely respected 2006 book The Intelligence of ...

Dogs experience many of the same emotions that we do, and many of us would love to know exactly what our dogs are feeling. Although dogs do have facial expressions, it can be hard to tell what they ...

Understand dog body language with our complete guide to tail position, ear orientation, posture, and facial expressions.

A dog DNA test provides an analysis of your dog's unique genetic composition by comparing it to a large and proprietary database, which can differ from test to test. We purchased and tested 12 dog DNA ...

Certain dogs can not only memorize the names of objects like their favorite toys, but they can also extend those labels to entirely new objects with a similar function, regardless of whether or not ...

Odin was a kelpie. Attentive and protective, with a happy smile and an endless hope for food, he succumbed to a terminal ...

When most people think of whiskers, they think of cats — even the most straightforward drawing of a cat often includes long whiskers — but did you know that dogs have whiskers too? Just like cat ...