“Bruce got sick and needed my help,” said Bryson Kliemann, 8. “I was super sad. I didn’t want to lose my best friend.”

That special social bond between dogs and humans might be a genetic trait that evolved as dogs became domesticated and diverged from wolves, according to a new study published in the journal Current Biology, looking at the cognitive and behavioral social skills of hundreds of adorable puppies.

With 100 million pet cats and dogs in China, the market for pet-related services is growing, including pet detectives. We speak to a veteran of the business about the tricks of the trade.

A Chicago cat used up at least one of its nine lives on Thursday when it leaped from the fifth story of a burning building, bounced off the ground and casually walked away. Fire crews were attending a small blaze in the city's Englewood neighborhood and were filming the building's exterior when the feline made its great escape.

Jake the dog is always happy to greet visitors, even after an alligator tried to have him for breakfast. “He’s on the mend. He’s full of spit and vinegar today," said Jake's owner Mike McCoy.

By Emily Reynolds. Dogs are able to mentally represent the threatening social interactions that give rise to jealousy, study finds.

Many long for a return to a post-pandemic “normal,” which, for some, may entail concerts, travel, and large gatherings. But how to keep safe amid these potential public health risks?

The maternal instinct is one of the strongest forces in the world. We could find many stories of maternal instinct in animals, but in this post, we would like

The animal control officer who moved Sisu from the North Carolina Dollar General store to the shelter bought the stray dog his unicorn toy before bringing the canine in

When the "No-Kill Los Angeles" initiative was launched in 2012, only 56% of dogs and cats were emerging from L.A. city shelters alive.

Greg Kelly, a cable channel host, has been skewered online after disparaging President Biden’s dog Champ, saying he looks “from the junkyard.”

Dogs synchronize their behavior with the children in their family, but not as much as they do with adults, a new study from Oregon State University researchers found. The findings are important because there is a growing body of evidence that dogs can help children in many ways, including with social development, increasing physical activity, managing anxiety or as a source of attachment in the face of changing family structures, the researchers said. Yet, very little research has focused on how dogs perceive and socially engage with children.

For many families, trying to find fun activities during quarantine has been challenging. One Canadian father found the perfect project for his son to work on that will keep the neighborhood dogs entertained, too.

A 7-month-old kitten named Juicebox could have lost all nine of his lives when his family's dog attacked him. Instead, he was saved by some innovative veterinarians and a handful of plastic buttons.

They accompanied the first people to set foot in the Americas.

io9's got an exclusive look at Campaigns & Companions: The Complete Role-Playing Guide for Pets--an adorable, D&D-inspired book for fans of pets and RPGs from comics creators Andi Ewington, Rhianna Pratchett, Alex de Campi, and Calum Alexander Watt.

Lifestyle guru Martha Stewart on Tuesday launched a line of cannabis-infused oil drops and soft-baked chews for dogs

Dogs and humans have a special connection; afterall they are called a man's best friend. Many dogs have specialised training to help the ill or the injured and even non-trained dogs seem to sense whenever their owners are unhappy. However, one particular dog’s sympathy for his owner resulted in a big financial hiccup for his dad.

Animal shelters in the Washington region are experiencing a unique problem: As the coronavirus pandemic has kept more residents at home, it has created such a high demand for adopting dogs that the supply is increasingly limited.