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Life

Your dog's breed doesn’t really determine how it behaves

After examining data from more than 18,000 dogs, researchers have reached a clear conclusion: breed doesn’t explain why dogs behave the way they do

News

EFY09R A cute, old french bulldog on a pink bed.

Life

French bulldogs are the shortest-lived dog breed in the UK

News

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Environment

How a billion dogs, including our pets, are laying waste to wildlife

Features

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Life

Dog hair hormone levels can tell us how stressful shelters are

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puppy

Life

Dogs use fast-acting face muscles to help them make puppy-dog eyes

News

a bored french bulldog lying down and resting on sofa looking outside

Life

Pet dogs really do grieve the deaths of other dogs they live with

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Health

Dog owners are half as likely to develop a disability in older age

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W57KD8 Panting happy dog sitting in a beautiful wildflower patch at St Abbs Head Nature Reserve, Scotland on a hot summer's day

Environment

Dog waste may harm nature reserve biodiversity by fertilising the soil

News

Girl and pet dog

Life

Pet dogs respond to an average of 89 distinct words or phrases

News

A Jack Russell Terrier puppy sits behind an empty food bowl

Life

Feeding pet dogs just once a day might keep them healthier as they age

Survey responses from more than 24,000 dog owners in the US suggest that dogs fed once a day are less likely to get age-related diseases, but you shouldn't change how you feed your dog just yet

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Life

Dogs may get worse separation anxiety when left alone with another dog

News

Life

Dogs can pick out individual words when we speak to them

News

Life

Extinct Japanese wolf is the closest wild relative of dogs yet found

News

Humans

Why the ancestors of dogs were our colleagues not friends

Culture