Research led by the University of Sydney is reshaping scientific understanding of one of the world's most widespread canine ...

There are few things more joyful, if occasionally nerve-wracking, than having a pet in your home. And plenty of people agree.

Modern dogs, classified as Canis lupus familiaris, share a common ancestor with the gray wolf. Genetic studies have shown ...

Heartworm disease is caused by the parasite Dirofilaria immitis. It is spread to dogs by mosquitoes and can be fatal. Adult ...

Dogs began diversifying thousands of years earlier than previously believed, with clear differences in size and shape ...

Dogs can have wildly different personalities, which often vary by breed and size. Although individual temperament matters ...

There was a painful recalibration of dog-human relationships in 18th century Britain—any dog, except for the owned, leashed ...

For many, the video is a reminder that dogs don't forget the people who shaped their lives. They carry those bonds with them, ...

In a new study published in Science on Thursday, researchers at Eötvös Loránd University in Hungary found that a small group ...

A gene that is important for human hearing could determine whether a dog’s ears are pendulous like a basset hound’s or stubby ...

A nearly 100-year-old Yakima mystery resurfaces when a forgotten NY Coney Island Cafe hot dog recipe is finally tracked down, ...

After nearly a century of exploring the continent, and sometimes being food, dogs were kicked out of Antarctica via an ...