While dogs can't speak directly to their owners, they are not shy communicators and will gladly express their love. But how does one know their dog truly loves them? "Most owners are familiar with the ...

"Dogs yawn when their owners yawn because of contagious yawning, a sign of empathy and strong social bonding ," Bassett says.

Science is always providing new information that allows us to interpret the behaviors of dogs, or to reinterpret behaviors that we thought we understood well—such as the meaning of a dog's wagging ...