Various types of sled dogs have been used by humans across the Arctic for almost 10,000 years, but new research reveals one ...

Past the agricultural revolution, there’s something of a sea-change in how dogs are found in the archaeological record. They ...

We’ve genetically selected dogs to want to be with us, and unfortunately this means many don’t cope well when they’re alone.

Throughout their long history, Qimmit have remained working dogs–still almost exclusively bred by mushers to pull sleds for ...

‘I like people to look as natural and as physically at ease as animals, as Pluto my whippet,’ Lucian Freud revealed in 2002. Introduced to whippets by his lover and frequent sitter Susanna Chancellor, ...

For thousands of years, humans have selectively bred dogs to fulfill specific roles, ranging from guarding and hunting to ...

A dog is as much a part of a family as a child is. That’s not to claim moral equivalency between a boy and a dog, or to suggest a dog possesses a soul. Almost anyone who assigns equal moral value to ...

Scientists in Switzerland are freezing human poop in a "doomsday" Microbiota Vault to preserve vital gut microbes for future health crises.

Hearts have been broken by the devastating sight of a 15-year-old stray dog who wound up in a shelter—but then something unexpected happened.

Once upon a time, there was a dog named Princess. At 10 years old, she had spent almost 800 days at the Maui Humane Society, in and out of loving foster care — over two years waiting for a forever ...

Ironically, I’ve found a respite from this increasing human toxicity during my daily encounters with “dog people….” ...