Dogs can serve as a "gateway" species to bridge the empathy gap to include other nonhumans in the arena of compassion and to bring humans together Many people agree that we need a new social contract ...

Dogs may be man’s best friend, but what if they boost our well-being not just by being our furry companions, but by altering our microbiome? A series of experiments in mice suggests that dog owners ...

How do dogs improve our well-being? This question was at the center of a study conducted by Dr. Charlie Lea of the University of Brighton in the United Kingdom. Perhaps it should be obvious why these ...