These behaviors might seem strange to us humans, but there's an explanation for them.

Every dog breed was shaped by a specific task, coursing game across open plains, following a scent trail through dense scrub, ...

The largest-ever study of dog behavior, tracking more than 47,000 pets, reveals how breed, size, sex, and age shape canine traits. It provides insights that could help identify early signs of illness ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Not all small dogs are created equal. While some were bred to be placid lap dogs, several have a much scrappier history. Other ...

Anyone who lives with a dog knows they "speak" to us through their quirky little actions. But do we pick up on the fact that those seemingly nuisance behaviors can sometimes be their way of letting us ...

A new Virginia Tech study published in PLOS One establishes a crucial baseline for understanding dog behavior on a large scale. The research, led by Courtney Sexton, a postdoctoral associate in the ...

Flat-faced dogs like Pugs and Frenchies may seem extra friendly, but new research shows size, training, and “spoiling” often shape their behavior more than head shape – though some traits are likely ...

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Many dog breeds are noted for their personalities and behavioral traits, from the distinctive vocalizations of huskies to the herding of border collies. People have worked to identify the genes ...

A new study from the Department of Ethology, Eötvös Loránd University, showed that dogs may not equally benefit from observing the "helpful action" of a human demonstrator in the classic detour around ...

What type of pet dog is right for your family? A new study published this month in Science suggests that a dog’s breed only determines nine percent of its behavior. “Dog breed is generally a poor ...

Breed is a weak predictor of dog behavior, according to a study published Thursday in Science. Researchers sequenced the DNA of 2,155 dogs to identify their ancestry and surveyed owners on the dogs’ ...