Researchers believe the difference in how dogs and cats respond to humans needing help are linked to their evolutionary history.

Aliza Pressman, PhD, suggests parents adopt qualities of a dog when kids are younger and become more cat-like as their children grow older. Younger kids need lots of warmth, attention, and clear ...

None — Pet Ownership in the U.S. According to the American Pet Products Association, roughly 62 percent of American homes have at least one pet. The most popular pets are cats and dogs. There are 93.6 ...

Dogs are better than cats. (Yeah, we said it.) We’re not going to apologize, as there are plenty of reasons why we think it’s true. Of course, this is a subjective matter, so feel free to move along ...

Let’s face it, the age-old debate of cats vs. dogs has been raging since the dawn of pet ownership. But today, we’re here to settle the score once and for all (or at least until dog lovers inevitably ...

People vary in what they look for in pets. Notably, many people claim to be “dog people” versus “cat people.” Dog people are often stereotyped as extroverted and social, whereas cat people are seen as ...

In a time when advice on how to best parent a child can both outnumber and overwhelm, a surprisingly simple concept is gaining popularity for its relative lack of complexity. According to a ...