This week's most popular viral videos include a dog within another dog, a cow on a cold tin roof, ice climbing frozen Niagara Falls, a kitten playing with ducklings, a dog that barks "hello," a ...

Beyond barking, our canine companions communicate with a fascinating range of noises, each telling its own story. Indeed, dogs are full of surprises, and the sounds they make are no exception.

If you're a dog owner, you know that canines have a language all their own. Whether they're barking, growling, whining or howling, they're trying to tell you something — and it pays to be informed ...

Most dogs have a lot to say; it’s up to their people to learn to interpret those dog sounds. Dogs use barking, baying, howling, and sighing to convey various messages. It’s up to you to understand dog ...

Once upon a time, long before dogs were fed kibble from bags served in shiny metal bowls, they were busy surviving in a world full of prey and predators. But how did they evolve to hear better than ...

Mary Jo DiLonardo has worked in print, online, and broadcast journalism for 25 years and covers nature, health, science, and animals. Dogs make a lot of sounds. From howling and growling to whining ...

Our ability to communicate with dogs is a vital part of our relationship with them. At the most primitive level, we ought to be able to discourage a dog from some action—"No! Don't do that!"—or ...