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'Dog Years' Are a Total Myth. Here's How Old Fido Really Is.

By Yasemin Saplakoglu published

When your dog's big, pleading eyes look up at you, is it with old-age wisdom or teenage naiveté?

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Narwhal the puppy appears to have a tail protruding out of his face. But what makes up this "tail"?

Does This 'Unicorn Puppy' Really Have an Extra Tail?

By Rachael Rettner published

The puppy appears to have an extra tail on his face, but things are not what they seem.

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A dog eating cookies off the table.

This Common Sugar Substitute Can Be Deadly for Dogs, FDA Warns

By Rachael Rettner published

A common sugar substitute found in everything from chewing gum to peanut butter can be deadly for man's best friend.

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Dogs Evolved Sad Eyes to Manipulate Their Human Companions, Study Suggests

By Brandon Specktor published

You don't get to be man's best friend without copying a few of man's favorite facial expressions.

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The Nottinghamshire police shared this image, apparently of one of the escaped racoon dogs, online. It's amazing.

Escaped 'Raccoon Dogs' Harass English Village. What Are These Things?

By Rafi Letzter published

A pair of escaped raccoon dogs are stalking the English village of Clarborough, according to the Nottinghamshire police. Here's what they really are.

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Being a Dog Lover May Be in Your Genes

By Mindy Weisberger published

A person's genetic makeup could play a part in their feelings about dogs.

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A Bronze Age dog found buried with a bell around its neck at the site of Sipanmo in Anyang, China.

Dogs Sacrificed by Shang Dynasty Were Just Pups. Some Were Even Buried Alive.

By Stephanie Pappas published

Life was short and sometimes brutal for many of the dogs of China's Shang Dynasty.

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Veteran Jiang Yutao hugs his Kunming military dog named Black Panther on the last day as a soldier on Nov. 14, 2013 in Kunming, Yunnan Province of China.

Chinese Researchers Cloned the 'Sherlock Holmes of Police Dogs', and She Is a Very Good Girl

By Brandon Specktor published

Chinese police will soon add a cloned puppy detective to their ranks.

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A sick dog at the vet.

Pet Dog with Plague Exposed More Than 100 Veterinary Workers to the Disease

By Rachael Rettner published

A sick dog in Colorado caused alarm at a veterinary hospital when doctors realized the animal was infected with a rare and deadly illness: the plague.

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A puppy at a veterinarian clinic.

Your Dog Can Get Sick from Marijuana. Here's How to Prevent Pot Poisoning.

By Colleen Dell, Kevin Cosford published

Opinion Pets can get sick — or, in rare cases, die — from eating cannabis. Second-hand smoke can affect animals as well. Follow the "ABCs" of cannabis safety to protect your pets.

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