Dogs’ heart rates adapt to match their owners’ emotions, highlighting a unique bond. When owners are calm, dogs also show relaxation.

When Grace Zou arrived at Foster City’s Shorebird Park to walk her 6-year-old cattle dog, she didn’t think that she would be ...

We checked numerous studies and statistics to determine which breeds were the most aggressive, and these 10 were among the ...

For now, there is no way to predict which dogs will make good workers, but canine behavioral scientists are trying to change ...

The Kramer Foundation, which rescues and rehabilitates dogs at risk due to behavior or medical issues, will hold its major ...

Dogs and their owners show synchronized heart rate variability (HRV), reflecting shared emotional states during relaxed ...

New research reveals that people aren’t just imagining it—dogs and their owners share striking similarities, from matching ...

While barks are ideal for carrying over long distances, growls are mostly "short-range calls," making them more suitable for ...

The “wet dog shake” isn’t just limited to our canine companions, though. It’s actually an evolutionarily conserved behavior observed widely across hairy mammalian species. Now, scientists have finally ...

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If you’ve ever been within the splash zone of a dog just getting out of the pool, you’ll likely have been on the receiving end of its efficacy. We’ve all seen it, but the neural mechanisms ...

Scientists discovered a mechanoreceptor that triggers the distinctive shake-off behavior observed in mice when they become ...