Studying a dog’s tail, especially its length and shape, can help determine what breeds make up your pup if you have a mixed breed. Even though everyone says, “Oh, they’re just a mutt,” you know you ...

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You probably look at your dog's tail a dozen times a day without really thinking about it. I love my dogs' tails. They are so different and they both use them and communicate with them so differently.

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Understanding an animal's body language can serve as a key element of nonverbal communication from pet to owner. There are many behaviors that are telltale signs of what a pet ...

Commuting by train, music professor Parker Wilson finds an Akita puppy, whose cage broke unnoticed during shipping, leaving his destination unknown, and since the station can't care for it and the dog ...

Science is always providing new information that allows us to interpret the behaviors of dogs, or to reinterpret behaviors that we thought we understood well—such as the meaning of a dog's wagging ...

Dogs use their tails the way people use facial expressions, tone, posture, and eye contact together. A raised tail can signal confidence or tension, and a low wag can point to fear. Some dogs even ...

Comfort looks different for everyone, but dogs seem to have it figured out better than most. Give them a warm place to rest and a familiar environment, and they'll settle in without a second thought.

Science is always providing new information that allows us to interpret the behaviors of dogs, or to reinterpret behaviors that we thought we understood well—such as the meaning of a dog's wagging ...