Dog owners are being encouraged to donate their pets' blood this winter as demand for it rises. Charlotte Mantell's greyhound ...

Most shelters provide food, leashes, bedding crates, leashes and other supplies needed for stays that usually last from a few ...

Three-and-a-half-year-old Auggy may seem like your average peppy Hell’s Kitchen-based labradoodle, but he’s also a local hero, saving the lives of dogs that need a blood transfusion. Ailing cats and ...

Los Angeles animal shelters are so overcrowded that healthy, adoptable dogs are at risk of euthanasia for lack of space. Dog Coalition Los Angeles helps place shelter dogs in foster homes and improves ...

Many people rely on assistance dogs for support, and the well-being of all participants in these interactions is essential and given careful attention. To be sure that the dogs' and their humans' ...

Cadaver dogs can pick up the distinct scent of human corpses from a pile of rubble or deep underground. With their exceptional abilities, these canines help recover victims of natural disasters and ...

From village dogs to toy poodles to mastiffs, dogs come in an astonishing array of shapes, colors and sizes. Today there are estimated to be about 700 million dogs living with or around humans. To ...

A long-shared history links humans and dogs, a relationship that began more than 15,000 years ago when early wolves sought food and shelter near human settlements and gradually adapted to life ...

Many dog breeds are noted for their personalities and behavioral traits, from the distinctive vocalizations of huskies to the herding of border collies. People have worked to identify the genes ...