Dogs and cats don’t just communicate with their tails; they have other ways that allow humans to understand the emotions they ...

Dogs inspire an enormous amount of curiosity about how they interpret the world, and their vision remains one of the most ...

Science-based cartoons make it fun to become fluent in dog and to use the golden rules of social behavior for the benefit of dogs, their humans, and trainers, a win-win for all.

Dogs can reliably smell when people experience acute stress. They do this by detecting subtle chemical changes in human sweat ...

A group of researchers based in Hungary dedicated almost a year to learning about dogs and how they communicate—and whether the animals could ever learn to speak. Ethologist Tamás Faragó and collegues ...

Whether you’ve had your pet for a long time, or are just welcoming a new addition to the family, pet behavior training can be incredibly helpful. Most of the time, animals aren’t trying to annoy us, ...

This essay was written by Marc Bekoff, Ph.D., and force-free dog trainer Mary Angilly. Many guardians start their training journey by enrolling their dog in a basic manners class, which is often seen ...

It’s often said that pets replicate their owner’s behaviors, but it’s not just those early bedtime routines and naps on the couch that they copy. Have you ever felt stressed or anxious around your pet ...

Living with a dog may shape teens’ behavior by changing the microbiome, with dog-associated bacteria linked to lower ...

Trancing is when dogs enter a slow-motion, focused state while moving under objects, such as Christmas trees. However, the ...

On Aug. 21, 2017, a solar eclipse shrouded The Riverbanks Zoo and Garden in Columbia, South Carolina, in near-total darkness for 2½ minutes. In the time leading up to the darkness, during it, and ...