Dogs, having lived alongside humans for tens of thousands of years, are keenly tuned in to our emotions. Behavioral ...

When living with dogs, we give them various instructions on a daily basis."Sit," "Stay," "Come," "Down," "No."These words are ...

Dogs have been shaping—and being shaped by—humans for about 15,000 years, evolving from early partners of hunter-gatherers into an astonishing range of specialized companions. Across the globe, they ...

Anthropologists seeking to understand human evolution often include primates such as chimps or apes in their studies. But a ...

A dog becomes upset after noticing his human mom taking out her luggage. This Instagram video shows an Australian Shepherd ...

A new study by an international research team led by Friedrich Schiller University Jena and the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology (Leipzig) has revealed striking similarities in the ...

Dogs normally interpret people using many signals at once, including facial expressions, body language, tone of voice, and scent. "When we compare humans with primates, we are looking at abilities ...

The same biological signals that help predict lifespan in humans also appear in dogs, according to new research from the Dog Aging Project. The finding could help scientists better understand aging in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two new genetic analyses combed the archaeological record for domestic dogs using samples from ancient human sites across Europe, ...

Sure, you can still buy sacks of bog-standard kibble. And before the invention of commercial pet food, who can even guess ...