Selective breeding appears to have broadly reshaped the brain networks dogs use to process human voices, words and other ...

We call them "man's best friend," and the evidence supports it. Dogs have been found buried alongside humans in graves dating ...

How have selectively breeding dogs across decades and individual training shaped the way that dogs communicate? New from JNeurosci, researchers at Harvard University, led by Mélina Cordeau, sought to ...

It gives new meaning to dog years. Various types of sled dogs have been used by humans across the Arctic for almost 10,000 years, but new research reveals one particular type to be the oldest ...

A dog’s bond with humans isn’t determined by breed alone. While breeds like Retrievers, Herding, and Companion dogs often ...

Domestication has made cats and dogs more diverse, but also curiously alike – with serious implications for their health and welfare, new research shows. At first glance, Persian cats and pugs don’t ...