Some carry the risk of Lyme disease, a debilitating tick-borne illness that can infect both people and animals — including dogs. “Nearly 90% of cases of Lyme disease in people and in dogs occur in the ...

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Your dog’s favorite toys get a lot of love but all that love and slobber can turn them into breeding grounds for bacteria, ...

Have you seen more ticks than usual lately in Delaware? You're not alone. Here's what's up with the state's tick population ...

Cicadas have been around for weeks in Cincinnati and Southwest Ohio. So, their time is nearly up, right? Here's when they ...

They’re no big deal for Fido—but they could turn deadly in humans. Cats and dogs—like this handsome Australian shepherd—love to lick their humans. But scientists say you might want to ...

New research reveals that people aren’t just imagining it—dogs and their owners share striking similarities, from matching hairstyles to mirrored temperaments. Hope, an Afghan hound ...

“The poor dog. I would put baby socks on his feet so that he wouldn’t lick them or bite at them,” said Friedman, of Oak Brook, Illinois. “I was constantly changing the socks, washing his ...

Maine's first comfort dog, Baxter, had been rescued as a puppy and bottle-fed by volunteers for a nonprofit in New Hampshire that pairs trained dogs with veterans and first responders. "We're ...

PORTLAND (WGME) -- An investigation is underway after the state's first comfort dog was found dead in a hot car. The Department of Public Safety says Baxter, the three-year-old lab, was in a state ...

Just about everybody knows that dogs are blessed with a superior sense of smell. As a matter of fact, their sense of smell is so sophisticated that humans, in comparison, are olfactory illiterates.

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