Need a pick-me-up today? Watch a video of a smiling dog – it should do the trick. But is your dog really "smiling" in the way humans understand it? And if so, what is it trying to communicate?

On today's episode of the 5 Things podcast: Need a pick-me-up today? Watch a video of a smiling dog – it should do the trick. But is your dog really "smiling" in the way humans understand it? And if ...

Coming home to my dog after a long day can sometimes make all the difference. Waiting for us all day, she wags her tail in excitement and showers us with puppy "kisses" as a sign of affection. The ...

A woman who owned a Schipperke (a small black and usually tailless dog) asked me, "My dog doesn't have a tail to wag to tell me whether he is happy or not. I have looked at his face a lot and he doesn ...

Need a pick-me-up today? Watch a video of a smiling dog – it should do the trick. Any dog can smile, and according to veterinary behavior specialist Dr. Lore Haug, some breeds are even genetically ...