Any dog can rise to diva status, regardless of breed, size or coat type. It can be a Chihuahua as much as it can be a Great ...

Just back from vacation, it’s time to return to work. But suddenly the dog tears apart the apartment, howls and barks loudly, ...

A new study shows that gifted word learner dogs extend verbal labels to new objects based on functional similarity and form ...

In a classic series of studies, psychologist Harry Harlow demonstrated that in humans and animals, a trained brain thinks differently than an untrained brain. Specifically, he was able to show that ...

Dogs express themselves in befuddling ways, which leaves us wondering what exactly they're trying to say. So ... why does your dog lean on you?

Scientists say clever canines can categorize objects by function, just like humans. The post Scientists say dogs think like ...

A new study demonstrates that some highly gifted dogs can categorize objects not just by appearance, but by how they are used ...

The phenomenon of dog behavior getting worse rather than better is something that dog parents often find perplexing. It seems to defy logic, considering that most people think along the lines of, “If ...

Just like many of our readers, Scientific American editors love our dogs, cats and other pets (just try to stop us from sharing cute photographs). We also enjoy learning about why they do the funny ...

Does your dog always try to sit on your lap, and refuse to leave your side, even when there are a million more interesting things they could be doing? We all love it when our pets show us their love, ...