This stone relief from the palace of Ashurbanipal at Nineveh (c. 645 BC) shows a snarling mastiff, one of the powerful dogs used to control lions during royal hunts. (Getty Images) Perceptions of ...

A handler holds her Chihuahua dogs in the grooming area at the 149th Annual Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show at Jacob K. Javits Convention Center on February 10, 2025, in New York City. Andres Kudacki ...

When most people picture ancient dogs, they imagine something wolf-like—sleek, long-snouted, and built for the hunt. But a major new archaeological study reveals a very different story. Thousands of ...

History is filled with tales from around the world proving that the loyalty of dogs shows no bounds. In the ancient Americas, the unbreakable bond shared between humans and dogs solidified with the ...