When tragedy strikes, words often fail. After the recent school shooting in Minneapolis, grief understandably swept through the community in waves of shock, sorrow, and disbelief. Vigils sprang up, ...

New research suggests dogs may sense negative intentions through emotional cues, behavior, and even chemical signals.

(THE CONVERSATION) In a 2022 survey of 3,000 U.S. adults, more than one-third of respondents reported that on most days, they feel “completely overwhelmed” by stress. At the same time, a growing body ...

Corey Hudson did not conceive the idea of training gentle dogs to perform simple, daily functions that might profoundly enhance the lives of people without use of their arms and/or legs. But Hudson ...

In short order, Teddy—a bright-eyed and bushy-tailed 3-year-old yellow Lab—punched a wall button with his nose, yanked a rope to open a kitchen cabinet door and tugged a walker across the floor. After ...

Researchers found "some dogs are better at certain things than others," explained Salomons.

While it may seem unreal to those of us who love furry friends and bond with them almost instantly, dogs don't gravitate naturally to everyone. Many people lack the ability to connect with animals so ...

It’s what he was born to do. Across Minnesota, more than a dozen organizations are breeding, raising and training a growing legion of service dogs to help people with a widening range of disabilities ...