Natural Pet Blog

The importance of the social environment to dogs' health

We all recognize that dogs are intensely social, with their human family, dogs, and even other pets. But how does the social environment affect dog's health? In a recent study, researchers from the...

Is this a dog or a wolf?

The search for the common ancestor of dogs and wolves continues.

Where did dogs come from?

Dogs were the first domesticated species, and the wolf is the likely ancestor of modern dogs. Pretty straightforward, right? Actually, the dogs’ story is anything but simple. Scientists are contin...

Some new ideas about the domestication of dogs

Find out how dogs were domesticated to become our best friend! The "self-domestication" process is based on the behavior of wolves and how increasingly friendly behavior toward humans was beneficial.