It's natural to shed some layers in the summer when it's hot out, but imagine how your dog feels. With the summer upon us, bringing the heat and humidity with it at times, it may seem natural to grab ...

When a human being's body temperature builds up, either because he is in a hot environment or because he has been exercising or working a great deal, he begins to perspire. When people sweat, it is ...

Compared to humans, dogs' sense of smell is about 10,000 times better. While we get almost all of our information from sight, ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Getty Images/oatawa When is it too hot to walk your dog? This is a question that lots of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jen Reeder is an award-winning journalist who specializes in pets. The summer that California resident Christina Jackson and her ...

Panting, increased grooming, a dip in the lake. All of these measures are what pets use to cope with a prolonged heat spell. Animals have evolved their own methods to cool off. In the wild, all of ...

The physiological processes associated with an acute psychological stress response produce changes in human breath and sweat that dogs can detect with an accuracy of 93.75%, according to a new study ...

Humans are sweaty beasts, but it turns out many other animals have different ways to keep cool. Staff of the Maryland Zoo help explain how their residents regulate their temperatures. Now a story ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - For today’s Good Question, Joseph asks: Why is it that when dogs are on an active walk or jogging, their tongues hang out? A dog’s tongue hanging out is similar to a human’s ...

Dogs can smell the difference between stressed and relaxed humans from their sweat and breath alone. The finding could be used to inform training programs for service dogs.