New research suggests some dogs treat their favorite ball or stuffed animal like a person who is addicted to gambling or video games.

Tamás Faragó told Newsweek: "We should look at their behavior, how they interact with humans and how they live together with ...

Across all the tests, the researchers found that 33 dogs exhibited addictive-like behaviors with the toys. These behaviors ...

Some dogs love playing with toys so intensely they can’t stop—offering scientists a window into behavioral addictions.

The research documents addiction-like tendencies in canines, offering scientific evidence that appears to support owners' own ...

From getting extra cuddles to vigilant protection, many expectant parents claim their dogs behave differently during ...

Some dogs show behaviors towards their toys that resemble behavioral addictions in humans, such as gambling and internet ...

One other dog behavior dogs do is sigh, which is basically the canine equivalent of a teenage eye-roll. As you work on your ...

While golden retrievers were originally bred as superior hunting dogs, they are now among the most popular dog breeds in the ...

In one of the tests, for example, the dogs could choose between a favored toy that was inaccessible—such as in a box or on a ...

As dogs and humans age, the kidneys become less effective, and the study authors found that as kidney function declines, the ...