Some of our canine pets are colloquially called "ball junkies" because they have an addictive-like attitude toward their toys ...

The research documents addiction-like tendencies in canines, offering scientific evidence that appears to support owners' own ...

Our canine companions may share certain behavioral vulnerabilities with us. A recent study examined the relationships some ...

Some dogs love playing with toys so intensely they can’t stop—offering scientists a window into behavioral addictions.

Across all the tests, the researchers found that 33 dogs exhibited addictive-like behaviors with the toys. These behaviors ...

Some dogs show behaviors towards their toys that resemble behavioral addictions in humans, such as gambling and internet ...

They found that 33 dogs exhibited addictive-like behaviors. In the dogs, this included being excessively fixated on their toy, showing a lack of interest in food or playing with their owner, making ...

Dogs are deeply emotional creatures. Just like humans, they can experience stress and anxiety, which may manifest in various ...

One other dog behavior dogs do is sigh, which is basically the canine equivalent of a teenage eye-roll. As you work on your ...

A new study on canine development found that dogs exposed to adversarial events, including abuse and abandonment, in the ...

Pregnancy dramatically changes the lives of expectant parents, and many dog owners see their dogs change with it.