27 April 2022
There is growing evidence that feral dogs and their domestic cousins have a big ecological impact, from hunting and spooking wildlife to poisoning plants and spreading disease to endangered species
7 February 2022
Dogs’ urine and faeces bring large amounts of nitrogen and phosphorus into suburban nature reserves, which could be harmful to plant biodiversity
18 June 2018
There were domestic dogs in North America 10,200 years ago, according to a re-examination of an ancient dog skeleton that looks like a small English setter
26 April 2018
Just like us, dogs carry many kinds of bacteria – and sometimes, this can spread from a pooch to their owner’s urinary tract, causing painful infections
29 March 2018
Dogs can recognise different human facial expressions, like happy or sad, and now a simple brain scan can reveal which expression a dog is looking at
15 March 2018
Fungi grown in bioreactors might give dogs a vegan lifestyle, but we don’t know if it will be a healthy one
7 March 2018
Is your dog tough enough? As 60 per cent of all guide dogs fail guide dog training, smart toys that predict which ones will can save time and money
1 March 2018
There are growing calls for wider prohibition of dog collars that jolt pets with electricity to train them. About time, says Danny Chambers
8 February 2018
A dog that was buried with its owners 14,000 years ago was chronically ill throughout its life, yet its owners repeatedly nursed it back to health – suggesting a deep bond of friendship
19 October 2017
There is an urban myth that dogs can smell human emotions, now it seems to be true: dogs can sense a person’s emotional state just by sniffing a sample of their sweat
