Dogs and humans communicate quite well. We're pretty good at reading what they want and what they're feeling, and they're very good at reading us. This reciprocal understanding of shared emotions, ...

How and why did puppy dog eyes evolve? The anatomy of seduction The results of this study are very interesting and important. We now have a better understanding of how and why large, sad-looking puppy ...

“Puppy-dog eyes didn’t just evolve for us, in domestic dogs,” says comparative anatomist Heather Smith. Her team’s work has thrown a 2019 finding 1 that the muscles in dogs’ eyebrows evolved to ...

In 2014, scientists from the University of Portsmouth discovered an awkwardly adorable truth about which homeless dogs get adopted. The strays that were the best at raising their inner brows and ...

Whether you're a dog owner or not, you've likely looked into a dog's eyes and been bewitched by the sheer cuteness. Researchers who analyzed and compared the anatomy and behavior of dogs versus wolves ...

As the proud mother of a puppy, I can attest that nothing emotionally prepares you for the moment those little paws step into your home for the first time. Sure, there’s getting used to a new routine ...

Fine is a veterinarian and the author of The Other Family Doctor: A Veterinarian Explores What Animals Can Teach Us About Love, Life, and Mortality It should have been a happy visit: a newly acquired ...

Bringing home a puppy comes with seemingly endless tasks, and among the most important is deciding what to feed them. Young dogs “have different nutrient needs than adult dogs,” says Link Welborn, DVM ...

A lot of things run through your mind when you get a new puppy: what kind of dog toys you should buy, how beneficial crate training actually is and if they really need their own bed, among other ...