Nothing beats the boost of serotonin an adorable pet photo gives. The friendships of these dogs and cats, and their adorable snuggles, will have you smiling.

Cats and dogs do not share communication signals, which is a big factor in their antagonism toward each other. This is ...

Online survey of pet owners finds that 4 in 10 cats and almost 8 in 10 dogs retrieve objects, especially young, healthy males Although more common in dogs, 4 in 10 pet cats also choose to play fetch ...

A Catster article medically reviewed by Dr. Paola Cuevas says that cats and dogs are intelligent in different ways. While the average dog is not as adept at hunting as the average cat, the latter ...

Many people have seen dogs fetch, but cats like to get into the game too. Despite their very different hunting and play styles, fetching appears to combine elements of predatory and social behavior ...

For example, dogs have more than 300 million scent receptors in their snouts, and the area of their brains that handles smell and vision is interconnected. In other words, blind dogs can definitely ...

Fetch is a game inextricably tied to dogs. But new research shows that cats play fetch, too — maybe more than you thought. Approximately 40% of cats will bring back a thrown toy at least some of the ...

While some pet owners may disagree, it's widely accepted that around 80% of dogs will engage in fetching 'play' behaviors with their humans. But scientists have now found out that almost half of ...

Animal play is fun, fair, chaotic, and serious business. The many ways in which nonhuman animals (animals) play with one another continues to intrigue many people—researchers, citizen scientists, and ...