Whenever I come home to my 14-year-old Shih Tzu, as most dogs do, she greets me by pawing excitedly at my legs and wagging her little tail vigorously enough to cause a tornado. But I've noticed she ...

If your dog wags their tail to the right, it can mean something completely different than when they wag it to the left.

The good news? Your dog is probably trying to tell you how they feel all the time! They communicate through a fascinating blend of barks, wags, leans, and even subtle shifts in their eyes. Learning to ...

Much like a facial expression, a dog wagging its tail can be a clue to a wide range of emotions. Though the popular imagination places dog-wagging squarely in the camp of happy emotions, the behavior ...

We all associate a wagging tail with a happy dog, but what does your dog's tail movement really mean? A dog's canine communication skills are even more nuanced than we might think. Paula Stewart, ...

Many people believe that dogs wag their tails when they are happy. But, according to a new study, the behavior is actually much more nuanced than that. In a recent study published in the Royal Society ...

It's a pretty common thought that our dogs wag their tails because they are happy to see us. Or because they are happy for some reason, probably because someone said the word c-h-e-e-s-e. Well, a new ...

Taylor Hersh was watching a YouTube video of wolves a few years ago when the animal researcher noticed something curious. The wolves hardly wagged their tails. It was a stark difference to the ...