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 ...

The skull of a dog and the 3D model of the brain in it based on high-resolution CT-scanning. A recent study by László Zsolt Garamszegi from the Institute of Ecology and Botany, Centre for Ecological ...

Have you ever wondered about the wild roots of your furry friend? A groundbreaking study reveals that approximately 66% of modern dog breeds carry detectable levels of wolf DNA. This isn't just a ...

“Poop is central to the story of how dogs came into our lives," write Duke University dog researchers Brian Hare and Vanessa Woods in their wonderful new book, Survival of the Friendliest: ...

Brian Hare began studying dog intelligence as an undergraduate at Emory University in the 1990s, after realizing that Oreo, his Labrador retriever, had a remarkable ability. Unlike other animals, even ...

Those tiny, fluffy dogs walking down the street may look cute but beware — they probably have some wolf in them. That is the discovery announced on Monday by U.S. scientists, who were surprised to ...