"Just having that body next to you sometimes is the comfort they need to do things, go out in public or to get back to school," Abby Hill said.

Science confirms what many of us already sense: there is something uniquely comforting about an animal’s presence—the quiet ...

If you believe many of the TV news broadcasts and postings on YouTube then you also believe that dogs often help people spontaneously, and often heroically. There are many reports of dogs pulling ...

A study showed that cats are less likely to "help" in pro-social situations than dogs or toddlers. Cat lovers have thoughts ...

The same biological signals that help predict lifespan in humans also appear in dogs, according to new research from the Dog Aging Project—a finding that could help scientists better understand aging ...

Why does your dog rush to "help" when you are searching for something, while your cat seems… eh, less concerned? New research suggests that this difference may stem from deep evolutionary roots—and ...

Yes, there are medical service dogs specifically trained to help those with hearing loss. These hearing dogs are trained to “alert and lead,” helping to hear sounds and notify their person when ...

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I was recently in a park where a mother and a grandmother were sitting on the bench watching a child play. A Golden Retriever was resting beside them also watching the activity. Suddenly the child ...

The Nevada Department of Wildlife's Karelian Bear Dogs have become indispensable components of the department's operations, ...