It gives new meaning to dog years. Various types of sled dogs have been used by humans across the Arctic for almost 10,000 years, but new research reveals one particular type to be the oldest ...

Greenland sled dogs can trace their origins back nearly 10,000 years. In a new study published July 10 in the journal Science, paleogeneticists mapped the path of these culturally important canines ...

Some dogs don’t just bond with a family—they attach deeply to one special person. Animal behavior experts say these “velcro ...

Some of the once-natural breeds are more closely connected to their roots than others are. Modern Siberian cats, for example, ...

The Panorama High School Marching Band performs during the 31st Annual Cesar E. Chavez March for Justice Sunday morning. Activists from around the San Fernando Valley gathered for the event in honor ...

There’s no scientific basis for the view that lab dogs are inherently different from pets, or that they were somehow not ...

The world’s oldest dog is Bobi, a 31-year-old Portuguese dog who likes long naps by the fire. Bobi was born in 1992 when his owner was just 8 years old. Pets are often an important pillar in a child’s ...