Cats are better *for me* at the moment, because cats don't go insane if you leave them alone all day. But I do miss my old dog Sam terribly. My girlfriend really wants to get a pug. I would much ...

DEAR PET TALK: Is it easier to take care of a cat than a dog? Jayra Her, McKay Campus School, Fitchburg DEAR JAYRA: We put this question to our Be PAWSitive Therapy Pets community on Facebook and a ...

The answer of whether humans are more closely related to cats or dogs depends on how you look at the question.

Cats don't take orders from anyone. It's not that cats don't understand human speech or can't be trained. Cats just do what they want. "Cats don't do what you expect them to do," Charlotte de Mouzon, ...

everyone else is wrong about. It’s not easy not being a dog person. Everyone loves a person who loves a dog. Dog people are fun loving and down to earth. Dog lovers are all-American and among animals ...

They're often considered mortal enemies, but can canines and felines actually be friends? Here's what you should know. They’re fighting like cats and dogs. How often have you heard that phrase to ...

There’s a reason why your dog will scarf down a cookie while your cat turns up its nose—and it’s all in the genes, say scientists. A blue Persian cat stares intensely at goldfish in a bowl in a photo ...

Many people have seen dogs fetch, but cats like to get into the game too. Despite their very different hunting and play styles, fetching appears to combine elements of predatory and social behavior ...

When my wife and I got hitched, we had three cats and a dog. You'd think this would mean that I voted 'cat', but what it really means is it took us three cats to get almost as much awesome as a single ...