A new scientific review tackles an age-old question: could dogs ever learn to talk? While barking out full sentences might ...

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Dogs link "baby talk" with affection. attention, and rewards—and using it while speaking with them may strengthen your bond.

Scientists explored whether dogs could ever talk or if they already communicate in smarter, deeper ways that reveal emotion ...

A recent study by researchers at the University of California San Diego found that dogs are capable of using soundboards to communicate with humans. Contrary to popular belief on social media, ...

Wolves have been carefully (and often unconsciously) molded into docile dogs over thousands of years of domestication, many of their wild instincts softened into something more in tune with the way ...

Christina Hunger spent the morning arguing with her dog. Stella isn’t an ordinary pup. The Blue Heeler/Catahoula mix doesn’t just whine and bark. She uses her words to communicate her frustration to ...

Aspects such as empathy, emotional intelligence, and creative thinking are some of the traits associated with this practice.

Wouldn't it be great to always know what is going on in a dog's mind? Despite the fact that dogs are the oldest domesticated animal (domestication took place roughly between 16,000 and 12,000 years ...

The front door to a house on a wide, leafy street opens and Stella greets me, tongue slurping my fingers, her tail wagging like a windshield wiper in overdrive. Stella, part Australian cattle dog and ...