Kino is a wicked smart Shih Tzu mini-poodle cross, who is almost 3 years old. His guardians, Nick Latterell and John Shepherd of Eden Prairie, Minn., noted early on Kino seemed frustrated because ...

People usually slow down their speaking pace when they talk to dogs, which helps the animals understand them better, a team led by Eloïse Déaux from the University of Geneva reports. The findings, ...

Imagine your dog telling you, "I want to play," or "I'm hungry," not through barks or body language, but by pressing a button that vocalizes these words. This scenario, once the realm of fantasy, is ...

Understanding dog body language can help prevent misunderstandings and build trust. This guide explains common canine signals and what they reveal about comfort, stress, and communication.

The bond between humans and dogs is enduring and deep. But wouldn’t it be nice if our best animal buddies could talk to us? What if they could hold a friendly conversation with us over breakfast, ...

If it seems like your dog knows exactly what you're saying, that's because dogs are born ready to communicate with people, according to a new study. The research, published this week in the journal ...

In her new book "I Am Bunny: How a 'Talking' Dog Taught Me Everything I Need to Know About Being Human," author and dog trainer Alexis Devine discusses — what else? — the story of her "talking" pet ...

Successful communication of effective states is essential for highly social species as the study provides evidence that an unintended consequence of domestication is a reduced range of emotional ...

If you have ever been around a dog, you know that dogs and humans are able to communicate to some degree. Humans issue commands to dogs that they follow. Dogs make requests of humans like pawing them ...