The dogs we know and love today are members of our families, but it took thousands of years for them to settle into that role ...

They're known as man's best friends, fur babies, pooches. But the most widely used word for these beloved animals — "dog" — is also a great linguistic mystery. "The most everyday, commonplace words ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Using the oldest dog genes studied so far, scientists are finding more evidence that our furry friends have been our companions for thousands of years. Scientists think dogs descended ...

Flapjack and Mitzi—these two are the dogs from which all other dogs descended. Flapjack, a two-year-old Irish setter (technically, this was before setters, or Ireland), and Mitzi, a one-year-old ...