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

For thousands of years, humans have selectively bred dogs to fulfill specific roles, ranging from guarding and hunting to herding and companionship. This deliberate shaping of traits has resulted in ...

There is a good chance that many of you watching right now have a dog somewhere nearby. But what do you actually know about where dogs come from? You're probably aware they evolved from wolves, but ...

Scientists have discovered that dogs may be entering a new wave of domestication, as humans now seek to have companions that are friendlier and calmer. A few decades ago, dogs were seen as animals ...

If you follow me back in time to roughly 60 million years ago, you will see a little creature that resembles a weasel scuttling across the forests of what is now Asia. The cherished fuzzy friends who ...

Over the last 100 years, dogs have changed dramatically, all thanks to selective breeding. Once valued mainly for their abilities and roles as working companions, today's dogs often show exaggerated ...

Dogs are the oldest domesticated animals. They are also the only animals that have been known to accompany humans in different environments and eras no matter the geographical location of the ...

For decades, scientists have studied animals living in or near the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant to see how increased levels of radiation affect their health, growth, and evolution. A study analyzed ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- You and your dog can be the best you can be... together. WDRB's Keith Kaiser learns about the Canine Good Citizen program from Evolution Dog Training. The trainers of ...

From Pekingese to St. Bernard and greyhound, dogs come in such startling variety it's easy to forget they belong to the same species. The profusion of breeds today -- at least 150 -- reflects intense, ...