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A Subtle Walking Change Could Be an Early Sign of Dog Dementia, Study Finds
Researchers found shorter front leg strides in senior dogs may be linked to cognitive decline, not just aging or sore joints.
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Photo: Alberto Menendez Cervero / Getty Images How to Tell If Your Dog Is Right-Pawed or Left-Pawed, According to Science
A dog’s paw preference could impact its stress responses, its overall behavior, and even its level of cognition.
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Photo: Ivan Antic / Getty Images Woman Got Her Dog’s Ashes Tattooed Into Her Eyelids. Here’s Why She Did It.
Call it grief. Call it “bonkers,” as Hobson herself did.
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Photo: Dann Tardif / Getty Images Americans Are Making Spotify Playlists for Their Dogs. These Are the Songs They’re Picking.
Twenty-seven percent of American dog owners have also written original songs for their pets.
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Vera Vita/Getty Images Gen Z Is Using AI to Figure Out If Their Pets Are Depressed. But Does That Actually Work?
Gen Z is turning to AI to decode what, exactly, is going on inside Mr. Whiskers’ little haunted brain.
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Stephanie Nantel/Getty Images Scientists Have Finally Discovered Whether Humans Are More Like Cats or Dogs
Scientists say humans are just as related to cats and dogs, but one pet pulls ahead when it comes to how our genes are arranged.
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Your Pet Is Itchy, Weird, and Acting Suspicious—Handle It Online Minus the Trauma (Yours and Theirs)
When your pet’s ‘fine… but not fine,’ do this.
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AegeanBlue/Getty Images The 10 Rarest Dogs in America (a Six-Toed Puffin Hunter Takes the Top Spot)
The dogs used every physical advantage to scale cliffs, squeeze through rocky crevices, and retrieve live puffins from their nests.
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Photo: 19msa05 / Getty Images You’re Probably Missing Signs Your Dog Is in Pain. Here’s What to Look for.
We don’t know quite as much about our pets as we thought.
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