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

For the study, owners of 10 talented dogs —mostly border collies—taught them words for two categories: tug toys, called pulls ...

Dogs that easily learn the names of toys might also mentally sort them by function, a new example of complex cognitive activity in the canine brain.

"So now it turns out that these dogs can do the same.” Fugazza and her Hungarian colleagues have been studying canine behavior and cognition for several years. For instance, in 2023, we reported on ...

What would you do if the friendliest-looking dog in the world came running towards you. It had a knife. That was the ...

A 25-year-old North Haven man was arrested Sept. 14 on animal cruelty charges after police discovered alleged abuse of a household dog during an unrelated investigation. Giovanni Whitmore was charged ...

Rachael Borrelli, assistant director at the county Department of Animal Services, sent the voice message in a text exchange ...

A woman's dog was shot dead after she allegedly directed her pit bull to attack her neighbor, RadarOnline.com can reveal.

Sheila Marie Hunter, 58, is accused of setting the animal on a man outside the Raleigh apartment complex where they both ...

A boisterous puppy has been sent into "time out" for his rowdy behavior towards his sibling, and the little dog's big ...

Lincoln County Animal Services has confirmed three positive rabies cases in the county, including a skunk, raccoon, and ...