Kelli Bender is the Pets Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2013, covering pets, animal rescue and wildlife. Behind those big, beautiful puppy dog eyes is a doggy mind trying to ...

Animal behaviour researchers in the UK and Brazil have found that dogs lick their mouths as a response to angry human faces, according to new study. Scientists examined the behaviour of dogs in ...

We all knew dogs were smart and have a keen awareness of human emotions. After all, their brains Receive emails about upcoming NOVA programs and related content, as well as featured reporting about ...

If you've ever been in a horrible mood and felt like your dog's cuddling was actually an attempt to make you feel better, you may be right. According to a recent study conducted by scientists in ...

Hearing a human voice can affect a dog more than previously thought. New research suggests that angry or happy voices are linked to measurable changes in dogs’ balance. In a small-scale study ...

For the first time ever, researchers have established that dogs can tell the difference between angry and happy human faces. Dogs may have developed the skill during their domestication by humans, ...

In a recent study published in Scientific Reports, researchers explore the association between an increase in dog bite incidents in eight cities in the United States and environmental factors such as ...

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Dogs may be able to differentiate between happy and angry expressions in people. They may also be able tell that these expressions correlate with positive and negative meanings, respectively--a ...

New research has found that dogs lick their mouths as a response to looking at angry human faces, suggesting that domestic canines may have a functional understanding of emotional information. Animal ...