Bringing home a mixed-breed puppy comes with a strange little thrill. Shelter labels can only guess so much, and young dogs ...

Some dogs look intimidating the moment they enter a room. A massive frame, deep bark, powerful jaws, muscular build, or ...

Many owners head out for a walk right after a dog’s dinner. Hannah Donnelly, D.V.M., lead veterinarian at Boston’s Animal Rescue League, says that routine may be the wrong order for many dogs because ...

Raccoons have a great many natural predators, but as these have been reduced in the wild, raccoon numbers have exploded.

The question of why females mate with multiple males has long puzzled evolutionary biologists. A new study of African ...