Think you know your dog’s senses? Researchers do too, and every few years they discover something that makes us rethink the whole picture. Dogs don’t just experience a bigger, louder version of our ...

Walking your beloved canine companion often involves frequent pit stops. These stops are not for rest, but for sniffing. Each pause is a dog’s way of using their nose to get a sense of the world ...

Dogs don't just smell the world—they experience it through scent. According to canine cognitive scientist and best-selling author, Alexandra Horowitz, their powerful noses give them a completely ...

Source: Image elements from Max Pixel and Vital Imagery CC0 Several years ago I was visiting the laboratory of a colleague who studies the behavior of birds when I observed something that I considered ...

Turns out there’s a scientific reason that your dog appears for a cuddle at just the right moment. A new study published in PLOS One suggests that dogs are able to smell when humans are stressed or ...

"Dogs have been mankind's faithful companions for tens of thousands of years, yet today they are regularly treated as either pack-following wolves or furry humans. The truth is, dogs are neither--and ...

Specific breeds of dogs, like border collies, can learn the verbal names of their favorite toys, but what is going on in the dog’s mind when it’s told to fetch a given toy? According to a recent paper ...