Your Dog’s Quirks, Explained.

Dogs can act like illness psychics.

After searching for dogs' intelligence, a top canine scientist concluded that their true gift is affection.

Man’s best friend is surprisingly skilled at getting inside your head.

The internet is filled with footage of pets pressing buttons to ask for food and ponder the meaning of life, prompting serious scientific inquiry.

After decades of wondering, an NPR reporter finally figures out how her husband's family dog knew when the school bus would arrive every day. She did some digging — and now it all makes scents.

Panting is a natural behavior, until it's not. So why do dogs pant? Experts share the common reasons and how to know when something is off.

Domesticated dogs and wolves have a genetic mutation that makes them friendly.

The attentive and endearing doggy head tilt might indicate your pup is trying to process what you’re saying

Study of urine markings suggests small dogs pretend to be bigger than they are.

With MRI, scientists are beginning to answer that question in a much more sophisticated way.

With the rise in dog ownership has come a rise in doggy noise. Could interpreting their growls and yelps make life more harmonious? And how do you stop them barking at delivery drivers?

Taking a walk in a puppy’s paws can help us understand humankind’s best friend.

When cats became cats, the reason ‘pspspsps’ causes mayhem, and how to pet your feline overlord in precisely the right way (according to science).