My best friend is a golden retriever. When I get home, she greets me with a goofy smile and a big wag of her fluffy tail. I talked about why she has a tail with my friend Jillian Haines. She’s a ...

Sooner or later, everybody who lives with a dog finds himself asking the question "Why does my dog have a tail?" It turns out that there are several good reasons why tails are a useful piece of ...

Without the gift of gab, dogs are left to rely on a bark, a tail wag, or, sometimes, even a snarl to communicate with their two-legged companions. However, as we attempt to connect with our canine ...

Getting greeted at the door by a wagging tail is one of the purest pleasures of owning a pooch. No matter how big, small, or fluffy your dog’s tail is, they will move it around, often at great speed!

Q: Our Rottweiler has a docked tail, as do many dogs in the U.S. While watching a British dog show on television, I noticed that all the show dogs had natural, undocked tails. Why? A: Many countries ...

Even without speaking, your dog has a lot to say. Dogs can communicate a number of different things to their owners via licking because they use their tongues similarly to how humans use hands. In ...

You may not have Lassie as a pet, but on a daily basis it can feel like our animal companions are trying to tell us something, whether it's your dog howling by the door or your cat glaring at you.

Earlier this year, speech pathologist Christina Hunger’s research went viral. Hunger had made a stunning advancement in the science of speech and communication. But her groundbreaking work wasn’t in ...

Sooner or later, everybody who lives with a dog finds himself asking the question "Why does my dog have a tail?" It turns out that there are several good reasons why tails are a useful piece of ...

Have you ever found yourself asking the question, why do dogs have tails? Since most dogs are born with tails, it's safe to assume they're there for a reason — but aside from the fact that they make ...