A dog is a domestic mammal of the family Canidae and the order Carnivora. Its scientific name is Canis lupus familiaris. Dogs are a subspecies of t...

Barking is a way for dogs to communicate with other dogs and with humans. Fierce barking or growling often signals that dogs are being territorial,...

A dog may sniff other dogs’ rear ends to gather chemical information that helps the sniffer identify them as individuals. Gland-lined sacs, housed...

Many people have learned that one human year equals roughly seven dog years. However, this is a huge oversimplification. How a dog ages is based la...

Beginning when dogs are six weeks old, a series of four doses of combined vaccines against distemper, hepatitis, parainfluenza, and parvovirus are...

Whether cities should enact breed-specific legislation (BSL, or "pit bill bans") for dogs is widely debated. Some see BSL as a humane way of making...