You’ve heard of tales as old as time—now meet the tails as old as time! The oldest dog breeds in the world have been around for thousands of years, serving as hunters, guardians, and companions long ...

January 22 is the Lunar New Year, also called the Chinese New Year. Although it isn’t the year of the dog, Chinese culture still says that dogs are lucky animals. In fact, if a stray dog makes its way ...

While modern dog breeds continue to make headlines, some of the world’s oldest dogs have been by humanity’s side for ...

The domestication of dogs began at least 17,000 years ago, marking the first major interspecies relationship in human history ...

The history of dogs has been intertwined, since ancient times, with that of the humans who domesticated them. But how far back does that history go in the Americas, and which route did dogs use to ...

Long before written history, early families moving across Eurasia kept dogs close as companions and helpers. A sweeping new study offers the clearest evidence yet that the history of dogs is ...

It might sometimes feel hard to believe when you're looking at a Chihuahua in a cushy dog bed or a golden retriever in a yellow raincoat and boots, but domestic dogs - yes, all domestic dogs - are the ...

"The search continues to narrow down exactly where dogs come from," said Dr. Anders Bergström, an author of the study from the Francis Crick Institute Glenn Garner is a form writer-reporter who worked ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The history of dogs has been intertwined, since ancient times, with that of the humans who domesticated them. But how far back does that history go in the Americas, and which route did ...