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I often wonder if I could love anything as much as a dog loves food. They show a particular zeal for any type of treat, be it meat, grains, or plants. Some people affectionately refer to their furry ...

Sometimes, dogs do strange things. Beyond rolling in mud puddles or biting themselves, your pet might drink from toilets or lick its butt. In other cases, it may eat its own poop or, worse, the poop ...

Its movie night, and youre cuddled up with the essentialscozy blankets, aclassic family movie, your favorite canine companion and a big bowl of theater-worthy popcorn. And while those puppy-dog eyes ...

Dogs are often considered part of the family, and as such, we want to share everything with them, including the food we eat. However, not everything that is safe for human consumption is safe for dogs ...

If you own a dog, you're probably familiar with their affinity for cheese. Whether you're cutting a slice for a charcuterie board or just adding it to a sandwich, your pup is likely to be at foot, ...

Dogs have many interesting habits, but one of the strangest for us humans to understand is why our pets eat poo. The term for this behaviour is 'coprophagia', and whilst it’s certainly not the most ...

It’s not uncommon for a dog to sniff around a yard, come across a pile of poop, and gobble it up. Or even to eat its own poop. It might sound quite disgusting, but lots of dogs will eat poop at some ...

Sara Moniuszko is a health and lifestyle reporter at CBSNews.com. Previously, she wrote for USA Today, where she was selected to help launch the newspaper's wellness vertical. She now covers breaking ...