When it comes to dogs meeting with and playing with other dogs, it’s important to keep a few things in mind. First is making sure they get off on the right paw. A “proper” greeting of two unleashed ...

Having been interested for many decades in "all things dog," and demystifying what they're doing and why, whenever I learn that dog expert and Psychology Today writer Dr. Zazie Todd has written an ...

While Gregory DiFranza has owned dogs all of his life, his career started in a different direction than his current position as a dog trainer. DiFranza’s background is in teaching tactical operations ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Rather than sniffing out treats, this group of dogs is tracking down bumblebees in Texas as part of a new conservation program. The conservation canines are part of a new program from ...

A dog's superior sense of smell is helping to detect cancer at its earliest stages. Researchers take blood plasma from cancer patients and place them into one of eight canisters for the pups to sniff ...

Two dogs were abandoned on a road in Jupiter Farms, Fla. — and were left with a heartbreaking note. "Please help them," the note read. "I am so sorry but ran out of time and options." Their owner also ...

When a 14-year-old rescue named Miss Daisie began standing over her water bowl and forgetting how to drink, Angela Ardolino knew something was wrong. The dog wasn’t sick—she was slipping away. “She’d ...

Hearing dogs are some of the most heroic animals, helping to support people who are deaf or hard of hearing. But these clever pups need to undergo training first. And one cat helps them along the way.

GODFREY, Ill. – Hope Animal Rescues in Godfrey, Illinois, is known for rescuing dogs that have been abused or neglected. Jackie Spiker, the nonprofit’s co-founder, said without their intervention, in ...

A warning — this story contains the topic of suicide. If you or someone you know is in crisis, call or text the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988 for help. At what he calls the lowest point in his ...