Many Parents Underestimate Risk of Family Dog to Children
Parents often invest too much trust and too little supervision into the interactions of the family dog with their children, and this can lead...
Study: Dogs’ Fear and Aggression Can Be Genetic
New research shows that some types of fear and aggression in dogs are genetic, and can be divided into fear of the familiar and...
10 Ways to Prevent Parvo in Dogs (Based on Science)
Preventing dog parvo is the best way to ensure your pooch will not contract the virus in the first place.
Canine parvovirus type 2 is...
20 Benefits of Fish Oil for Dogs (Based on Science)
If there's one dog supplement worth its hype, it's fish oil. Omega-3 fatty acids and EPA/DHA found in fish oil have been proven to...
Dogs May Be More Self-Aware Than We Thought
Dogs seem to have more self-awareness than we originally attributed to them, thanks to some new realizations about their perceptions.
As dog lovers, we...
Dogs Communicate to Us Using Facial Expressions
Recent studies show that dogs love when we smile, and give us those sad “puppy eyes” on purpose.
Dogs and humans have lived alongside...
Study Shows How People Empathize More with Dogs than Humans
Researchers have discovered that suffering in animals produces more sadness for people than suffering in their fellow humans.
These days, we have all the world’s...
Study: Like Humans, Dogs Don’t Sleep Well After Stressful Experiences
A new study confirms that, like us, dogs experience interrupted sleep patterns when dealing with stressful situations.
While we understand that our dogs are...
Study Finds Owning a Dog Can Help People Live Longer – Especially Single People
A major study conducted in Sweden has concluded that people who live alone and own dogs live longer than those who live alone without...
Archaeologists Uncovered the World’s Oldest Pictures of Dogs
The recent discovery of wall art in a Saudi Arabian cave reveals pictures of hunters with dogs on leashes, and dates back thousands of...
Studies Say When Dogs Lick Their Mouths, You’re Stressing Them Out
Recent scientific findings indicate that a dog licking its mouth is a direct response to what they perceive as anger in humans.
Have you...
Scientists Understand How Rabies Works in a Dog’s Brain
Researchers made a recent discovery about rabies in dogs, which sheds light on how this mysterious virus works to change its host’s behavior.
Researchers at...
