The largest-ever study of dog behavior, tracking more than 47,000 pets, reveals how breed, size, sex, and age shape canine traits. It provides insights that could help identify early signs of illness ...

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A new study that seeks to understand the link between dog behavior and health compiles four years of owner-reported data from over 47,000 dogs. A new Virginia Tech study published in PLOS One ...

Limping or a raised leg–such signs are immediately recognized by most as pain signals in dogs. But what about restlessness at ...

If you live with a pet, you might feel like you can almost read each other’s minds. You might even have experienced your pet ...

Scientists studying 1,300 golden retrievers have uncovered genetic clues explaining why some dogs are more anxious, energetic, or aggressive than others. Remarkably, several of the same genes linked ...

A new Virginia Tech study published in PLOS One establishes a crucial baseline for understanding dog behavior on a large scale. The research, led by Courtney Sexton, a postdoctoral associate in the ...