・Selective breeding appears to have broadly reshaped the brain networks dogs use to process human voices, words and other communication. ・Intensive service-dog training produced more focused changes ...

Since their domestication millennia ago, dogs have been man's best friend, and aside from friendship, centuries of selective breeding have tailored them for tasks like herding, hunting and guarding—or ...

The German shorthaired pointer is one of those dogs that looks ready to leave the house at all times. With a sleek coat, long ...

Hop River Shepherds in Andover, is among just a handful of a dog kennels nationwide that is breeding and training rare pure-bred Dutch Shepherds to work as everything from service dogs to search and ...

American Bulldogs are a descendant of the British Bulldogs taken to North America in the 17th century by colonists to work on farms. This large-breed dog got stuck into many tasks from herding ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dog brain communication networks differ with selective breeding and training, revealing how dogs became so responsive to people.

Dogs have spent tens of thousands of years living and working beside people, but that partnership has not shaped every canine brain in the same way. Breeding and training appear to leave distinct ...