A look back at the wandering stray that became a familiar presence along the city’s late 19th-century waterfront.

Ancient DNA reveals that 15,800-year-old dogs were buried alongside humans in Turkey, indicating a deep prehistoric ...

Queen Elizabeth received her first corgi, Dookie, in 1933. Here's everything to know about the late monarch's lifelong love ...

Heartworm’s global spread likely stems from ancient canid hosts, not recent human activity. Findings may reshape treatment ...

Eurasian gray wolves were the first animals to be domesticated, a process that began about 30,000 to 50,000 years ago when wolves slowly went from a wild existence to one dependent on humans. Today, ...

Reports of pet scams have surged in recent months, according to data from a major bank. Santander UK, whose “scamtracker” ...

Evidence of some of the earliest dogs has been identified at two University of Liverpool/British Institute at Ankara archaeological excavation projects in central Anatolia, Turkey. Shedding new light ...

Dogs were likely domesticated more than 14,000 years ago, a new study published this week found. In the largest study of canine remains to date, researchers from 17 institutions, including ...

ROSELLE PARK, N.J. (WABC/CNN Newsource/WKRC) — A 9-year-old girl in New Jersey grieving the sudden death of her father was reunited with the missing dog he gave her as a birthday present. The father ...

Some bones indicate that the hunter-gatherers of the time fed dogs fish. Their remains were also treated in similar ways to those of humans in death. Reading time 3 minutes The bond between humans and ...

NEW YORK — Using the oldest dog genes studied so far, scientists are finding more evidence that our furry friends have been our companions for thousands of years. Scientists think dogs descended from ...