Every dog is smart in their own way—but some really are one paw ahead. Training often feels easier and more fun with these dogs, and that’s no accident. As Nicole Ellis, a certified professional dog ...

Dog owners everywhere love praising their pups' intelligence. But the reality of a dog's smarts may be more complicated than we realize. In February 2026, researchers at Duke University published the ...

Research on all aspects of dog behavior, including their social, cognitive, emotional, and moral lives and the nature of dog-human relationships, has blossomed in recent years, and often, it's ...