They say dogs are man's best friend, but it may actually be the other way around. A study from Oregon State University found that encouragement from a canine's owner can help boost the animal's ...

Dogs give up problem-solving tasks and look to humans to help them far faster than wolves, suggesting domestication has compromised this ability. Researchers at the Oregon State University found that ...

Note: This was not the actual study setup. But it's still cute. Credit: GorillaAttack / Shutterstock Most pet owners know that dogs are masters at the art of getting humans to obey their wishes, ...

It has always been somewhat of a rhetorical question, but researchers are hoping to be able to answer “Who’s a good boy?”, at least when it comes to guide dogs. Guide Dogs, the sight-loss charity, has ...

A UK charity has launched a research project to help discover which pups are top dogs! The research project called Puppy Cognition has been launched by the UK sight-loss charity Guide Dogs. It's aim ...

Shaking a paw, ‘speaking’ and rolling over on command are so old hat compared to this clever dog’s amazing maths skills. The pet dog stunned passers-by on a street in China last week when he showed ...

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