UK’s top dog-loving cities revealed
Swindon has highest number of dogs per person in the UK, new research reveals.
Cost of livestock worrying rises by nearly 30%
Farm animals worth an estimated £2.4m were severely injured or killed by dogs in 2023, up nearly 30% compared to the previous year, new figures reveal.
Dogs have five personality types
Dogs only have five personality types, new research reveals.
Scent training could make pet dogs better behaved
Dogs trained in scent work have improved mental ability and capacity to carry out certain tasks, new research reveals.
Pandemic puppy owners still struggling with dogs’ behaviour, survey finds
Pandemic puppy owners still struggling with their dogs’ behaviour, new research reveals.
Researchers reveal what dogs enjoy watching on TV
Scooby Doo, Crufts, and The Dog House are the TV programmes that dogs enjoy watching the most, new research reveals.
Dogs prefer food over toys, study reveals
Nine out of 10 dogs chose a food reward over toys, new research reveals.
Dogs with fewer facial markings give humans more expressive looks
Dogs with simple facial markings tend to be more expressive when interacting with humans compared to those with complex, multi-coloured markings, new research reveals.
Dog brains more sensitive to dog-directed speech spoken by women
Dogs show greater brain sensitivity to dog-directed speech directed at them by women, new research reveals.
Dogs perceive faces and bodies the same way humans do
Dogs and humans both use the same area of the brain to perceive faces and body posture, new research reveals.