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

People and pups may be more genetically similar than widely believed. In A Nutshell A gene linked to dog aggression is also ...

Dogs’ emotions are closer to humans than we thought, study finds - Researchers found a gene linked to mood swings in humans ...

Raffan and colleagues recently analyzed the genetic codes of 1,300 golden retrievers, and compared them to their behavioral ...

Animal scientists have found new evidence to suggest that dogs can be neurodivergent, much like their human counterparts.

For example, the canine gene ADD2 was associated with fear of strangers, but in humans was related to depression. A key ...

In two newly published studies, researchers at the Department of Ethology, Eötvös Loránd University (Hungary) investigated ...

Every neighborhood has one. Maybe you met one at the dog park strutting past the other dogs as though the red carpet had been rolled out just for them, or maybe you watched your friend's dog and ...

A new study of ancient dog DNA shows that people and dogs traveled together across Eurasia for at least 10,000 years.

Wolf DNA seems to have influenced the size, smelling power and even personality of modern dog breeds, scientists said.