Dogs inspire an enormous amount of curiosity about how they interpret the world, and their vision remains one of the most ...

When my wife and I rented an isolated beach cottage for a long weekend getaway, our two black Labrador retrievers — Jack and Nova — came along, too. There was nobody else there on the miles-long beach ...

It's a common misconception that dogs are totally colorblind. Perpetuated by TV, movies, and outdated conclusions from early research, this myth leads people to believe that canines are among the ...

If you’ve ever wondered if your dog sees the world the same way you do, it’s probably not too surprising to find out that they don’t. But it’s a little more complicated than you might think. For ...

Dogs are famous for their noses. Not only do they inspect almost everything with their noses, but their heads are also designed and geared toward smelling what's around them. New research suggests ...

We all know dogs are colorblind—or do we? Many people assume pups see the world in black and white, but that’s actually a myth. While their vision is different from ours, it’s far from colorless. In ...

In a series of previous essays, I summarized the five major senses dogs use to navigate their social and nonsocial worlds either singly or by combining them into what ethologists call composite ...