For decades I've thought about how a simple behavior such as stretching and crouching on the forelimbs could become a play invitation signal in dogs and other animals. Many people also have asked me ...

Although more common in dogs, 4 in 10 pet cats also choose to play fetch with their owners. Credit: Mikel M. Delgado/CC-BY 4.0 Conventional wisdom would suggest that all dogs love to play fetch, while ...

Dogs can love the whole family and still have “one person.” That magnetism isn’t random or mystical. It’s built from daily micro-moments – who feeds, who plays, who comforts, and who listens to canine ...

The internet's heart instantly melted at the sound of a baby giggling while the family dog carefully played with her. The Wilemon family has had their dog, Reagan, since before their first child and ...

The internet is obsessed with a Labrador retriever with some special talents as he showed off his newest trick: playing the recorder. Brewski the Lab lives with his owner, Chance Crawford, in ...

Small Dog Play is from 11 a.m. to noon every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday at French Dog Park in Egremont. It’s open to any ...

Certain dogs can not only memorize the names of objects like their favorite toys, but they can also extend those labels to entirely new objects with a similar function, regardless of whether or not ...