Between 15,000 and 30,000 years ago, a now-extinct population of wolves evolved into dogs, with a little help from humans.

The hybrids are taking over Italy, raising scientists’ concerns for the future of the country’s purebred wolves.

Wolf-dog hybrids are bred by crossing domestic dogs with wolves, sometimes just a few generations back. They carry physical traits and instincts that set them far apart from standard breeds. These ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: There are wolves that look like dogs, and dogs that appear suspiciously like wolves. For most, this is just a symptom of the fact that dogs are ...

New research reveals that most modern dogs still carry small but significant traces of wolf DNA, shaping traits from size to smell. This genetic legacy stretches back thousands of years, with some ...

Parsifal is a feral dog from southern Italy being brought back into human society. My fellow Psychology Today blogger Marc Bekoff photographed him in Turin and calls him "one of the most amazing dogs" ...

California (KOVR) — The seemingly aggressive wolf-dogs that were on the loose in Natomas recently have been rescued by a California sanctuary, and just last week, the sanctuary rescued three more wolf ...

The dogs we know and love today are members of our families, but it took thousands of years for them to settle into that role ...