At a recent neighborhood gathering I found myself chatting with a woman who told me, "Dogs are really smart. My dog Robbie can read my moods better than my eight-year-old son Steven." Her part of the ...

This post is in response to Do Dogs Think About and Plan For the Future? By Stanley Coren PhD., DSc, FRSC Update: A video that's well worth watching concerning future thought by dogs. An essay by Dr.

For centuries, humans have wondered just how intelligent dogs truly are. To the casual observer, a wagging tail or a tilted head might seem adorable- but beneath those expressive eyes lies a mind ...

From recognizing our emotions to making sense of the world around them, dogs are proving to be even more complex thinkers ...

A birthday gift became one of the most remarkable experiments in animal cognition. Chaser, a Border Collie from Spartanburg, South Carolina, held the largest tested memory of any non-human animal — ...

I post regularly here at 13.7 about animal cognition, crediting a variety of animals — including some of our daily companions — with the ability to think. So I'd forgive anyone for wondering if my ...