Man's best friend

Training affects your dog's nature: Study

Cross-bred dogs are usually more docile and are less aggressive but training can gravely affect what makes them feel threatened.

Sep 04, 2022, 10:52 AM IST

Uttarakhand disaster: Third day in a row, dog waits for his human friends outside Tapovan tunnel

In the devastated area of Uttrakhand's Chamoli district, a small black Bhutia dog, who was reportedly born at the project site and raised by the workers there has been waiting endlessly for three straight days for men who fed and pet him earlier.

Feb 11, 2021, 15:49 PM IST

Man's best friend: Pet dog saves family from cobra attack in Odisha's Malkangiri

A dog is man's best friends - a phrase everyone is familiar with. Its loyalty towards family, and instinct to protect them is often lauded. And Gehli is an exemplary proof of this.

Jun 28, 2019, 11:51 AM IST

Dogs preferably share their food with friends: Study

In the first test, either a familiar dog or a stranger sat in the receiver enclosure.

Jan 29, 2017, 10:50 AM IST

Two new flu vaccines developed for man's best friend

Dogs that have been infected with multiple influenza viruses have the potential to act as "mixing vessels" and generate new flu strains that could infect people, researchers said.

Jan 27, 2017, 16:21 PM IST

Genes behind social ability of dogs identified

The dog is the oldest domesticated animal and during thousands of years it has adapted to a life among humans. 

Sep 30, 2016, 14:14 PM IST

Environmental pollution reducing man's best friend's fertility - Read

While many of the experts continue to debate on decline in human semen quality, a recent study has raised questions about the fertility of 'man's best friend' – dog.

Aug 10, 2016, 14:51 PM IST

Man's best friend was domesticated not once, but twice: Study

An international team of scientists compared genetic data with existing archaeological evidence and found that dogs may have been domesticated not once, as widely believed, but twice.

Jun 03, 2016, 16:19 PM IST