Dogs can be going through a ruff time, too. Studies have shown a dog’s brain is similar to that of a human’s, and in the 1980s, Dr. Nicholas Dodman of the School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts ...

Dogs have moods, too, and sometimes, those tail wags take a little vacation. Maybe your pup’s been moping around like a furry couch potato or turning up its nose at treats that used to disappear in ...

More and more pet owners are becoming concerned about their dogs' emotional health, and for good reason: just like humans, dogs can experience mood disorders too. While they can't tell us with words, ...

As a professional dog trainer, the short answer is yes, our canine companions absolutely experience emotional states that resemble sadness, loss and disappointment. They sense these emotions through ...

For many years, the idea that pets could experience depression was dismissed as humans projecting their own emotions onto ...