Maria Azzurra Volpe is a Newsweek Life & Trends reporter based in London, U.K. Her focus is reporting on everyday life topics and trending stories. She has covered Pet Care and Wildlife stories ...

July 15 -- Casey is a 14-year-old beagle who hates to be home alone. So she exhibits her displeasure in an unusual way — she stinks up the place. "She gets mad at us, so she'll find a way to get into ...

Everyone knows that dogs are the most adorable pets on the planet. Not cats, not even bunnies. And though they come packed with all the cuddly goodness that exists in the world, they can also be quite ...

If your dog barks excessively, it may be trying to tell you something. Learn how to understand its signals and use proven ...

Why does my dog lick my feet? As it turns out, licking is a natural behavior in dogs that can be a form of communication or even a means of gathering information about their environment. “Dogs lick ...

A new Virginia Tech study published in PLOS One establishes a crucial baseline for understanding dog behavior on a large scale. The research, led by Courtney Sexton, a postdoctoral associate in the ...

Dogs are known for their quirky habits, like spinning in circles before lying down or chasing their tails like it’s a sport. These little oddities are often what makes them so entertaining to watch.

A woman who adopted a cat soon noticed that her dog had started changing her behavior—to become oddly catlike. Melyssa Sobczyk, 33, lives in Palm Desert, California, and is the proud owner of ...