Body condition score (BCS) also influences lifespan. Studies show that dogs that have a lean body condition live approximately 2 years longer than dogs that are overweight. Obesity increases the risk ...

Picture this: You come home from work, eager for a quiet and relaxing evening, but as you open the door, you find an unimaginable amount of pillow fluff coating the living room, as if the biggest snow ...

Puppy kisses can be a sweet sign of love from your canine, but only if you don’t think too hard about it – dog’s mouths contain more than 600 different types of bacteria. We certainly don’t walk up to ...

From "pillowing" to the classic lean, canine behavioral experts reveal the specific nighttime rituals that signal a profound emotional bond between dogs and their owners ...

We all know the basic ways that dogs show us they love us, from wagging their tails to rolling over for belly rubs. But there are some far more subtle signs, too — and they just might mean even more ...

It’s 30 degrees in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and Mara Peverini is getting ready to head out the door. She bundles up in a sweater, a puffer jacket, boots and a scarf. Then she does the same for her dog.

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American Yesterday, East Coasters prepared for the ...

A woman who owned a Schipperke (a small black and usually tailless dog) asked me, "My dog doesn't have a tail to wag to tell me whether he is happy or not. I have looked at his face a lot and he doesn ...