Julia B. Linares-Roake explores how people navigate the muddiness of living with dogs from their point of view as we over-control how they play and express their "dogness." ...

Watching dogs play is very exciting, and there has been a lot empirical research on how and why dogs (and other animals) engage in this activity with boundless zeal. A number of people have asked me ...

A prolonged and unblinking stare is a known indicator of stress and potential aggression in dogs. In play, dogs break eye ...

When I think about why dogs do something, I try to imagine what motivates them. What does a dog get out of playing with trash? As a veterinarian and a professor who teaches college students about ...

For some dogs, the thrill of the chase doesn't fade when the ball stops rolling. They'll paw at couch cushions, skip dinner, and wait by the door for one more throw. To many, it's an amusing quirk - ...