This Outdoor Dog Sport Is Growing Faster Than Anyone Expected

For years, dog sports mostly felt like something reserved for elite trainers or highly competitive handlers. The average dog ...

This Fast-Growing Dog Sport Has Pet Parents Training Like Athletes

For years, dog sports mostly felt like something reserved for elite trainers or highly competitive handlers. The average dog ...

Can having a dog boost your longevity? Here's what science says.

There is some research that suggests furry friends improve the health of their humans.
New Scientist

Himalayan wolf-dog hybrids emerge as a threat to wolves and people

In Ladakh, Himalayan wolves are increasingly breeding with feral dogs, giving rise to a new animal known as khipshang that ...

New DNA evidence shows dingoes are almost 90% pure – and fall into eight distinct groups

Ancient and modern dingo DNA reveals eight genetically distinct groups of dingoes – and the limited influence of domestic dog ...

Ancient teeth hint at canoodling between early human relatives

An analysis of ancient teeth is giving scientists a rare peek into interactions between human relatives hundreds of thousands ...

NYPD’s new K-9 cops set to take a bite out of crime after graduating

Nearly two dozen newly minted NYPD K9s graduated Friday from an elite, four-month training program — including a lovable ...

Royal Family RECAP: King Charles makes 'declaration of war' on Harry and Meghan

King Charles has almost "declared war" on Prince Harry and Meghan Markle by removing the Sussexes' wedding photo from its ...
BBC Wildlife

Not a wild dog, not a tame wolf: just what exactly is a wolfdog?

Wolfdogs sit in an awkward, fascinating space between the wild and the domestic. They are not a distinct species or breed but the hybrid offspring of a wolf and a domestic dog, or of later generations ...