New research suggests dogs may sense negative intentions through emotional cues, behavior, and even chemical signals.

Dogs can understand that certain words refer to specific objects, according to a recent study, suggesting that they may understand words in a similar way to humans. It offers the first evidence of ...

Another element that may cloud our judgement of dog emotions: our own moods. People’s feelings can shape how they perceive ...

Humans and dogs have been living together side by side for thousands of years, so you would think we know everything about ...

When people are feeling happy, they're more likely to see other people as happy. If they're feeling down, they tend to view other people as sad. But when dealing with dogs, this well-established ...

Medical experiments on research dogs could be phased out soon — a change that’s based as much on science as ethics. Pressure ...

Researchers at the Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center in Richmond have induced heart attacks in dogs, surgically implanted pacemakers into them and trained them to run on treadmills, all in the ...

LANSING, MI – A proposed ban on research experiments in Michigan that might injure, traumatize or kill dogs and cats has been watered down. After a substitution Wednesday, the proposed legislation ...

California Democratic Reps. Adam Schiff and Juan Vargas joined with Republican Reps. Ken Calvert and David Valadao to sign a letter calling on the National Institutes of Health to support alternatives ...

Experiments and testing on cats, dogs and primates by the Department of Veterans Affairs must end by 2026 under newly enacted legislation that lawmakers highlighted during a House subcommittee hearing ...