A Great Dane is taller than most other dogs and even taller than most people when standing on their hind legs. If you're a homebody with a chill nature, the Great Dane may just be your spirit animal. If you're fiercely loyal and protective over your friends, you're much like a Chow Chow.

It’s so easy to lavish affection on our precious pups. We can’t resist kissing their cute faces, giving them belly rubs and scratching behind their ears. And they like it too—if we pause for just a second, they paw our hand in protest. It makes you ...

Compiled by MICHAEL ROSTON and DULCE RAMOS APRIL 18, 2016 There are an estimated 750 million street dogs, village dogs and free-breeding dogs in the world. And while they may not have owners, that doesn’t mean they keep their distance from people.

"Gusty," a purebred papillon that won Best of Breed at the Westminster Dog Show in 1995, perfectly symbolizes the strides dog breeds have taken into the very heart of our lives. Receive emails about upcoming NOVA programs and related content, as well as ...

Learn about how humans of the past helped build the bond between us and our favorite furry friends. Emily Leclerc All modern dogs are descended from a wolf species that when extinct around 15,000 years ago. Grey wolves, pictured here fighting for food with ...

Tens of thousands of years ago, before the internet, before the Industrial Revolution, before literature and mathematics, bronze and iron, before the advent of agriculture, early humans formed an unlikely partnership with another animal—the grey wolf.

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 many of us, dogs are loyal companions, working partners ...

Don’t worry, my dog is friendly” can still lead to dangerous situations—here’s why off-leash dogs put everyone at risk.

In just ten days, more than 50 purebred dogs were left abandoned in Chennai, prompting activists to highlight ineffective microchipping enforcement.