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Dogs could be an important sentinel species for the long-term health effects of environmental chemicals, research shows.

Dog Tags Could Monitor Our Chemical Exposure

Research shows tags may be used as early warning system for human health.

By Tracey Peake

New Dog Walking Law Raises Hackles in Germany

By Claudia Kawczynska

dog pulling on tug

The Human-Animal Bond: Dogs at Home

Part Two of Life with Dogs During the Covid-19 Pandemic

By Vivian Zottola, MSc, CBCC, CPDT, CSAT

Easing Anxiety for Our Dogs

The Human-Animal Bond: Easing Anxiety for Our Dogs & Ourselves

Part One of Life with Dogs During the Covid-19 Pandemic

By Vivian Zottola, MSc, CBCC, CPDT, CSAT

emotional support dogs on planes

Emotional Support Animals Can Endanger the Public

...and Make Life Harder for People Like Me Who Rely on Service Dogs

By Deni Elliott

Success for Shelter Dog Sleepovers

Shelter dogs need a little R&R outside of the shelter.

By Kelsey Dickerson

husky puppy

Estrogen’s Opposing Effects on Mammary Tumors in Dogs

New findings challenge popular views of estrogen’s role in cancer risk.

By Katherine Unger Baillie, University of Pennsylvania

greyhound dog

WSU Study Aims to Prevent Adverse Drug Reactions in Dogs

A rare genetic mutation could result in dogs being exposed to dangerously high levels of anesthetic agents.

By Josh Babcock, Washington State University

Furever We Love Dog Rescue

How my wife and I started a rescue devoted to rehoming dogs who’ve lost their families to debility or death.

By Mike & Robin Clark

Chocolate Lab

Hidden Traits and Colors Lurk in Purebred Dogs

By Abbey Nickel

A team of Greenland sled dogs working in Greenland’s Disko Bay. The ancestors of these dogs arrived with the Inuit to the North American Arctic. (Courtesy/Tatiana Feuerborn)

Unique Sled Dogs Helped the Inuit Thrive in the North American Arctic

UC Davis Anthropologists and Geneticists Traced Dog’s DNA Back 2,000 Years

By Karen Nikos-Rose

dog and human hold hands

To Die Like a Dog

President Trump Needs a Canine Correction

By Edward O'N. Hoyt

dog who is sick

Recognizing A Pet Emergency

By Jennifer Gauntt, Texas A&M University

senior dog

The Joys Of Loving An Elderly Dog

By Jennifer Gauntt, Texas A&M University

Author Karen B. London

Outtakes From My Canine Photo Shoot

It took a lot of frames and a lot of patience to get a new headshot

By Karen B. London, PhD

SAR Dog Frida Retires from the Mexican Navy

By Susan Tasaki

Sam Cohen with a dog at a shelter. (Credit: Cadence L. Baugh Chang/Indiana U.)

Tips on How to Adopt the Right Dog

Choosing the perfect dog poses challenges similar to speed-dating.

By Kevin Fryling

Atticus, a St. Bernard, gets a check-up as part of the CBD oil clinical trial at the James L. Voss Veterinary Teaching Hospital. He is pictured with Dr. McGrath and Breonna Thomas, clinical trials coordinator. Photo: John Eisele/CSU Photography

CBD Clinical Trial Results on Seizure Frequency in Dogs ‘Encouraging’

Photos ©Colorado State University

Promising Results in Study Assessing CBD For Dogs With Epilepsy

Photos courtesy Michigan State University

The Healing Power of Fish Skin for Dogs Suffering from Burns

By Sarina Gleason, Michigan State University