Plenty of stuff divides us as people, but there's one thing we can all agree on: poop smells bad. No matter what you eat, no matter how healthy you are, your ...

When I was living in Chicago, my landlady had a wonderful golden retriever that was incredibly friendly, smart and fun to ...

No one wants to see their dog wolf down a pile of poop. Here are a few reasons why they might be doing it and what you can do to avoid the behavior. Maite joined the AS USA in 2021, bringing her ...

It is never a pleasant moment when you see your dog doing something you thought only happened in the wild. Watching them eat poop feels confusing and a bit alarming, but it is more common than people ...

When miniature dachshund Valerie was captured after 529 days alone in the wilds of Australia’s Kangaroo Island, experts speculated she survived partly by eating other animals’ poo. While this survival ...

University of Melbourne provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation AU. When miniature dachshund Valerie was captured after 529 days alone in the wilds of Australia’s Kangaroo Island, ...

In the wild, animals do whatever it takes to survive. Unlike humans, who pick and choose their meals, animals simply follow their instincts– even when it means doing things that seem strange to us, ...

“Poop is central to the story of how dogs came into our lives," write Duke University dog researchers Brian Hare and Vanessa Woods in their wonderful new book, Survival of the Friendliest: ...