For thousands of years, humans have selectively bred dogs to fulfill specific roles, ranging from guarding and hunting to herding and companionship. This deliberate shaping of traits has resulted in ...

There’s no denying that the whole “one dog year = seven human years” idea is persistent, but when you stop and think about it ...

Dogs have spent thousands of years evolving alongside us—and thanks to natural selection and selective breeding, they’ve become pros at reading our emotions. A slight change in our tone, a raised ...

A study proposes that aging may impact the genome of dogs and humans in similar ways. Researchers analyzed the genomes of 104 labrador retrievers between the ages of 4 weeks and 16 years old. Break ...

Their sense of smell is their superpower. Dogs not only offer us companionship and joy, they also have an extraordinary ability: they can detect diseases in humans before obvious symptoms appear.

What makes dogs so special is their deeply social nature—not just with humans, but with each other. Anyone who’s lived with more than one dog has likely seen the strong, lasting bonds they form. They ...

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Relations between dogs and people are so normal and pervasive as to pass almost unregarded. Yet viewed objectively, this ...