It’s easy to laugh when your cat swats at you for petting someone else or when your dog squeezes between you and a new guest, but those antics can reveal something deeper. Pets may not talk, yet they ...

Interacting with a dog for even a short time can decrease levels of the stress hormone cortisol, say experts Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022 ...

There’s no such thing as too much puppy love. Interactions with dogs, whether it be your own or someone else’s, can actually boost your health — even if they’re brief, Nancy Gee, a psychology ...