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How the Netherlands Became the First Country to End Stray Dog Homelessness
For most of the world, the sight of a thin dog trotting along a busy road or curling up on a street corner is so familiar that it feels almost impossible to imagine cities without it, yet in one small, bike-filled country, dogs ride in baskets, nap under café tables, and almost none sleep alone…
We Become Like the Ones We Love: Why Dogs and Owners Share a Personality
The idea that dog owners and their canine companions grow to resemble one another is a trope as old as the love we share with our dogs. It’s famously captured in the opening of Disney’s 101 Dalmatians, where human-canine pairs parade down the street as near-identical doppelgangers. For decades, this was dismissed as a simple,…
Study Finds People Show More Empathy for Dogs Than Adult Humans
You scroll through your social media feed and stop at a news story about animal abuse. Anger floods through you. Comments beneath the post demand justice, punishment, and retribution. Later that same day, you pass a story about human violence. You scroll past it. Maybe you pause. Maybe you don’t. Something strange happens inside our…
Study Shows Women Sleep Better Next to a Dog Than with a Man
It’s 11 PM, and you’re deciding who gets to share your bed tonight. Your options? Your snoring partner who hogs the covers, your purring cat who treats your face as a landing pad at 3 AM, or your loyal dog who’s been patiently waiting by the bedroom door. If you’re thinking the dog sounds like…
Dogs “Cry” When Reunited With Their Favorite Human, Study Finds
Few experiences are as heartwarming as returning home to the enthusiastic greeting of a pet dog. This joy is now backed by scientific research, which suggests that dogs may actually “cry” when reunited with their favorite humans. Published in the journal Current Biology, the study reveals that the dogs’ emotional response of dogs upon seeing their…