Dogs pick up fleas from environments where fleas live: tall grass, leaf litter, carpets, other infested pets, wildlife yards (squirrels, raccoons, feral cats), and boarding/groomers....

Six main routes: (1) eating eggs in contaminated soil (roundworms, whipworms), (2) eating fleas (tapeworms - Dipylidium), (3) prenatal/lactational from mom (roundworms, hookworms), (4) skin...

Under the ADA, businesses can ask only TWO questions: (1) Is the dog a service animal required because of a disability? (2) What work or...

Same-sex mounting and pair-bonding occurs across many animal species including dogs, but applying the human social concept ‘gay’ to dogs probably isn’t accurate. What looks...

Based on rat and cat studies (Wilson 2001 at MIT) plus the universality of REM-related memory consolidation, dogs almost certainly dream about familiar daily experiences...