Pet Care Week at the Humane Indiana shelter found about a dozen kids enjoying a variety of tasks while they gained important information about owning pets. The mission of the shelter also was ...

Watch pet trainer guide curious kids through dog training basics For National Kids and Pets Day, kids Mara Kate and Alissa team up with celebrity pet trainer Nicole Ellis to learn how kids can help ...

It seems that there is a group of gifted dogs that have realized that objects have names. These dogs appear to have an exceptional ability to learn the names of many objects. Like Rico's ability to ...

I am a puppy raiser for Guiding Eyes for the Blind and have a gifted therapy dog. I also spend a lot of time in dog classes, hanging out in dog parks, and meeting, greeting, and avoiding other ...

When it comes to cognitive ability, not all dogs are created equal. Most dogs can learn simple action cues like “sit” or “down.” But so-called “gifted word learner” (GWL) dogs exhibit a remarkable ...

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Kids don’t just love their pets — they may understand them better than adults do. National Kids and Pets Day celebrates the powerful bond between children and their pets — a connection that can teach ...

I had just finished giving a lecture on the topic of how dogs communicate. The university, which had sponsored my talk, had arranged a small reception afterwards so that I could meet some of the ...

I sat around a table with a group of fourth graders learning to be mentors for younger students, and a girl looked at me and said, “Now whenever I am upset, I have Buddy and Snuggles in my head.” ...

A children’s book author has written about her therapy dog. The book is called “Read to Rudy” and the author, Jean Baur, and her therapy dog have been ...