A new paper offers valuable advice on how to study human-dog interactions and stresses that simplistic explanations might be ...

It can be hard to measure a pet’s intelligence. As a proud fur parent, you want to believe that they’re smart, but human and animal brains work in very different ways. Interestingly, psychologist and ...

Do Dogs and Cats Understand Human Laughter? What Your Pet Really Hears A burst of laughter can change the mood of a room in ...

Scientists—and dog lovers—have long known that dogs are remarkably good at interpreting our laughs, frowns and tears. But the biology behind this ability has remained largely unexplored until now. In ...

For generations, dog owners have believed their pets can sense when something is wrong. Now scientists say they have found the first direct evidence in a dog’s brain showing that the animal can ...