An 8-year-old boy in California who had been wishing for a dog for nearly six years burst into tears of joy when he received a puppy as a birthday present from his parents. Video footage shared by the ...

Puppies can bring joy and excitement to people’s lives. Your new puppy may be friendly and lovable, but not all puppies are okay with strange situations and people or animals they don’t know. As you ...

Socializing your puppy means teaching them to be well-behaved around other animals and humans. Socialization helps your puppy be comfortable in new environments and keeps them confident in new ...

A lot of things run through your mind when you get a new puppy: what kind of dog toys you should buy, how beneficial crate training actually is and if they really need their own bed, among other ...

Super Bowl Sunday is not complete without the annual Puppy Bowl. While the Kansas City Chiefs will face the Philadelphia Eagles for the second time in three seasons as they go for their historic three ...

A Los Angeles Times investigation found a pipeline of puppies from Midwest breeders that are sold in California as locally bred. Lawmakers and animal welfare advocates said California must stop ...

An L.A. Times investigation found that many dogs sold as California-bred come from mass breeders in the Midwest. Unsuspecting pet buyers can face heartache and thousands of dollars in vet bills when ...

Brian Hare and Vanessa Woods are studying how the canine mind develops and what makes a successful service dog. By Emily Anthes Most students at the Biological Sciences Building at Duke University are ...

Every year on Aug. 26, National Dog Day is observed to celebrate the love, loyalty and companionship that dogs bring to our lives. Whether they're pets, service animals, police dogs or rescue dogs, ...

A new UC Davis study updates guidelines on when to neuter or spay a dog to avoid health risks. (Claudio Gennari via Flickr CC by 4.0) Researchers at the University of California, Davis, have updated ...

Kabosu, the shiba inu dog whose quizzical expression starred in an array of "doge" internet memes, has died, its owner said Friday. A picture of Kabosu with a slight side-eyed look went viral around ...