Have you ever heard of the gut-brain axis in domestic pets? As its name suggests, this two-way network links the gut with the brain, or the enteric nervous system with the central nervous system. The ...

Scientists Left Puzzled by an Unexpected Brain Change in Modern Dogs ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A lot of dog owners walk their pups with fitness and speed in mind, leaving little room for much else besides the route ahead.

In addition to two doting pet parents, this active family includes another dog and a cat. Their house is small; the furniture ...

There is a large amount of behavioral evidence which suggests that dogs are quite good at reading human emotions (click here, here, or here for examples). However a new study extends our knowledge ...

Anyone who has a dog has spent some time wondering what’s going on in their canine friend’s head — if not thinking they already know for sure. Harvard’s Canine Brains Project is trying to, ...

Most dog owners believe that their pets have a strong affection for them, perhaps something that we could describe as love. Some scientists believe that we have systematically bred dogs so that they ...