While dogs and cats are genetically unrelated, breeding for certain features is making some dog and cat breeds look more and ...

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 ...

While dogs and cats are genetically unrelated, breeding for certain features is making some dog and cat breeds look more and more alike. Preferred features include a flat face and huge eyes, which is ...

Pet owners have long joked that their dogs and cats are starting to look alike, but new research suggests that convergence is ...

Just like humans, dogs manifest their own unique personalities early on, and these personalities may not change for the ...

To get around that, a team of researchers recently did the largest gene/behavior association study within a single dog breed.

A rare breed of hunting dogs known for its forked nose, the Turkish Pointer, might just help scientists better understand why human babies are sometimes born with facial clefts. In a recent study, ...