Interacting with a dog for even a short time can decrease levels of the stress hormone cortisol, say experts Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022 ...

There’s no such thing as too much puppy love. Interactions with dogs, whether it be your own or someone else’s, can actually boost your health — even if they’re brief, Nancy Gee, a psychology ...

It’s so easy to lavish affection on our precious pups. We can’t resist kissing their cute faces, giving them belly rubs and scratching behind their ears. And they like it too—if we pause for just a ...

Have you ever had a moment when you’re petting your precious pup, and you look into their soulful eyes and think, “This is the best thing in the world?” It turns out that your pup feels the exact same ...