Dogs often perform a ritual of circling before resting. Though it may seem playful or odd, this behavior is rooted in evolutionary survival strategies that remain in domestic dogs. Circling before ...

Dogs may not discriminate regarding food, but they sure can be picky about where they lie down. If you have a dog, you’ve probably seen it yourself. They find a spot to hunker down but don’t seem ...

If you’ve ever watched your dog spin in a few tight circles before curling up for a nap, you’re not alone in wondering why they do it. It looks cute, maybe even a little funny, but that ritual ...

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A volunteer at a Washington animal shelter decided to record one of the dogs' reactions to being left alone in the kennel, but what she saw broke her heart!

I recently got an email from a journalist interested in the question of why dogs often turn in circles before they lay down. This triggered a bit of déjà vu for me because about a decade ago a phone ...