Some dogs love playing with toys so intensely they can’t stop—offering scientists a window into behavioral addictions.

Dogs seem to love two things in particular about this toy: the longer arms and legs, and the squeaker. Most reviewers raved ...

Some dogs show behaviors towards their toys that resemble behavioral addictions in humans, such as gambling and internet ...

In one of the tests, for example, the dogs could choose between a favored toy that was inaccessible—such as in a box or on a ...

Learn more about how a few dogs show behaviors toward their toys that mirror human addictions, offering clues to how compulsion develops across species.

We tend to think of hooved animals like horses as being stoic and tough, able to stand all night in cold barns or on windswept hillsides, not in need of the soft, creature comforts of “pet” creatures ...

Dogs go barking mad over the high-pitched peeps and shrieks of certain toys. But why do dogs like squeaky toys so darn much? Here's what the experts say. There are some things we definitively know ...

New research suggests some dogs treat their favorite ball or stuffed animal like a person who is addicted to gambling or video games.

Some dogs aren’t just good boys and girls — they’re geniuses. Certain pups can do more than recognize the names of their favorite chew toys — they can actually group their playthings by function, like ...