Scientists are beginning to trace a surprising link between the genes that shape dog behavior and the biology that underpins human mood and social traits. Instead of treating canine affection and ...

Your dog tilts its head when you cry, paces when you're stressed, and somehow appears at your side during your worst moments. Coincidence? Not even close. The evidence for this extraordinary emotional ...

"I don't think that we interpret the emotions in the facial expressions of dogs in any way that is similar to how we interpret those emotions in humans." The man offering this opinion was a highly ...

There is a large amount of behavioral evidence which suggests that dogs are quite good at reading human emotions (click here, here, or here for examples). However a new study extends our knowledge ...

No, Your Dog Isn’t Paranoid: Extraordinary Senses at Work If you’ve ever questioned why dogs sometimes reject certain people ...

When people are feeling happy, they're more likely to see other people as happy. If they're feeling down, they tend to view other people as sad. But when dealing with dogs, this well-established ...

Dogs have a measurable ability to read human emotion, and research consistently shows that interacting with dogs lowers cortisol levels associated with stress. Certain breeds are especially skilled at ...

A long-shared history links humans and dogs, a relationship that began more than 15,000 years ago when early wolves sought food and shelter near human settlements and gradually adapted to life ...

These breeds top every intelligence list, from the border collie that memorized 1,000 toy names to the poodle's problem-solving skills.

Your dog tilts its head when you cry, paces when you’re stressed, and somehow appears at your side during your worst moments. Coincidence? Not even close. Thousands of years of co-evolution have given ...