Many dog owners are frustrated by their dogs pulling on the leash. Dog trainer Katharina Marioth explains why pulling is not ...

From a scientific perspective, animal behaviorists often prefer terms like "learned behavior" or "operant conditioning" over "manipulation." Dogs learn what behaviors elicit a desired response ...

I rescued an impulsive and reactive dog, and here's what I wish I'd known about how cortisol levels affect a dog's behavior.

Dogs and Human Emotions Dogs have lived alongside humans for thousands of years. Over time, they developed an extraordinary ...

Also known as the “circle wag” or “propeller tail,” the helicopter tail is a typical tail movement that happens to be a funny ...

Once the dogs were performing this task, the extinction phase began, and the gazing behavior was no longer rewarded in order to see how persistent the newly learned behavior was.

Maria Azzurra Volpe is a Newsweek Life & Trends reporter based in London, U.K. Her focus is reporting on everyday life topics and trending stories. She has covered Pet Care and Wildlife stories ...

This year we learned why dogs come in so many sizes, that puppy dog eyes are a real thing and that cats don’t deserve their aloof rap ...

6 Common Reasons Your Dog Licks Furniture (And What to Do About It) Here’s how to decode this quirky behavior and when to take action.

In a classic series of studies, psychologist Harry Harlow demonstrated that in humans and animals, a trained brain thinks differently than an untrained brain. Specifically, he was able to show that ...