Two new papers have shown that dogs were fully distinct from wolves—and companions with people—more than 14,000 years ago.

The bond between humans and dogs is one of nature's most enduring partnerships, but exactly when it began has long been a mystery. Now, a new study has turned back the clock. The study, titled "Dogs ...

A jawbone found in a Somerset cave rewrites the story of when and how dogs became our best friends.

Scientists have confirmed using full genome analysis that dogs were already living as human companions over 14,000 years ago.

The close relationship between humans and dogs has been ongoing for more than 14,000 years, a new study has discovered.

New research pushes the first genetic evidence of dogs back by 5,000 years and suggests that hunter-gatherer groups may have ...

According to researchers, modern dog genetic lineages must have been established by the Upper Palaeolithic, the final phase of the Old Stone Age, between 50,000 and 10,000 BP (Before Present). During ...

Dogs have a special chemistry with humans that goes back many tens of thousands of years. Researchers investigated this special evolutionary relationship from a number of different angles. Their ...

Ancient DNA confirms the world’s oldest known dog at a 15,800-year-old site in Turkey, reshaping the timeline of human-dog ...

While we may never know what it is like to be a cat or a dog, studies show that pet-caregiver relationships are reciprocal.