Meera Pal is a Northern California-based writer with a background in journalism and books. She covers pets, real estate, tech, and everything in between. You can follow her on Twitter @Meerakat Kelly ...

How apt — just as the moon goes into industrious Capricorn, these dog days of summer bring Work Like a Dog Day, a chance to honor our canine friends through imitation. How does a dog work? With their ...

Gifted dogs can categorize toys by function, not just appearance. In playful at-home tests, they linked labels like “fetch” and “pull” to toys—even ones they’d never seen before. The findings hint ...

Is your dog bothered by something but you can’t work out what? Do you wish they could tell you? There’s a huge range of dog “talking” buttons on the market that now claim to let your dog do this. A ...

If your job has you feeling tense, your dog might be feeling it too. A new study published in Scientific Reports finds that stress from work can affect your dog at home. The research, led by Tanya ...

Whether you have a household with just one four-legged friend or a whole horde of pets, your pets likely mean the world to you. With the rising cost of pet healthcare, many dog parents are ...