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, ...

Dog owners, take note! Human encouragement may help your pooches better learn how to solve complex problems, a study has found. Researchers evaluated the behaviour of search and rescue dogs and pet ...

If you’ve ever had a dog open a door, solve a puzzle toy faster than you expected, or learn a new trick in one try—you already know dogs can be seriously clever. But some breeds ...

Bad news for man's best friend: they're not as smart as they used to be. According to findings published in the most recent issue of Biology Letters, domesticated dogs may have become bad ...

It first happened about 10 days ago that my lovely white English bull terrier did not appear to want to stay on the bed with me. As Strach, the irascible sportswriter friend who is crashing at my ...

In one of the game-like tests, dogs were found to rely more on their memory than their sense of smell to find the treat that was hidden by their owners. To find a hidden treat, dogs rely more on their ...