Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Woman laughing as a dog licks her face and she holds a basket ball. When we're thinking about games to play with dogs, it's not ...

Learn how a few minutes of daily play can strengthen your bond with your dog — and why training alone may not be enough. Training is often seen as the key to building a strong relationship with your ...

Key points Much evidence confirms that interactions with dogs have stress-relieving and mood-boosting effects on people. Positive psychological effects on children playing with dogs come about because ...

Playing a little extra with your dog improves the emotional bond between owner and dog, according to a new study from Linköping University. However, training did not give the same results. The study ...

For Lucky, life once meant being tied to a tree and simply trying to get through the day. Now, the 2-year-old Labrador Retriever mix spends his time playing with other dogs, walking on a leash, ...

Some dogs are seemingly more talented than others. So-called gifted word learners (GWL) are rare canines that can rapidly learn the names of toys, a skill that most dogs don't possess. To understand ...

A lot of recent research has confirmed that there are stress-reducing benefits when people have positive encounters with dogs. It is this effect that accounts for the increasingly widespread use of ...