Dogs can pull muscles similarly to humans, often resulting in limping or decreased activity due to pain. The most common causes of pulled muscles in dogs include exuberant activity, inflammatory ...

If you've ever fallen for the old 'puppy dog eyes' trick, don't feel bad. A new study has found dogs evolved new facial muscles specifically to tug at your heartstrings over the course of thousands of ...

Humans domesticated dogs about 30,000 years ago. Since then, we’ve worked with them, hunted with them, played with them, and come to rely on them for companionship. And, in the process, we’ve bred ...

Scientists have developed a new bulldog breathing treatment that reduces airway problems with a single injection, avoiding ...

Australian scientists have developed an injectable therapy that helps clear blocked airways in flat-faced dogs.

Researchers in the United States have shown that genetically caused muscular dystrophy in dogs could be corrected using genetic editing tools. Muscular dystrophy is one of the most common fatal ...

Anybody who has ever been on the receiving end of a pair of puppy dog eyes knows they’re capable of melting hearts from miles away. And according to a new study, that’s no accident. Experts in the UK ...

Recently-published research indicates our dogs may have developed new facial muscles just to communicate with us. According to researchers from Howard University, North Carolina State University, the ...

Ever wonder why dogs are able to melt hearts the way they do? A group of researchers in the U.S. and the United Kingdom may have an answer for you. As it turns out, researchers discovered dogs have a ...

Every dog owner knows how hard it can be to say no to "puppy-dog eyes," but a new study shines light on how canine facial expressions evolved and why humans are able to understand them so well.

The mournful, pleading, eyebrows-up expression dogs make is so familiar that we have made it into an idiom: puppy-dog eyes. A new study suggests it's yet another example of dogs' ability to ...