Dehydration from exercise or illness could cause your dog to have a dry nose. A dry nose could also be caused by a fever from an infected tooth or ear. If your dog is also experiencing hair loss, ...

DEAR DOG LOVER: They are definitely wet, aren’t they! Compared to a cat’s nose, dog’s noses are powerful tools, which help them perceive and understand the world around them. Scientists estimate that ...

If your dog has a dry, chapped, or irritated snout, the best dog nose balms may be able to help. That said, since a dog’s nose is probably already tender and definitely within licking distance, you’ll ...

At the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), engineers effectively used dog biomimicry to enhance particle detection technology. For a long time, people have known that dogs’ sense of ...

Has your dog’s nose suddenly gotten lighter in color? If this shift from dark to pale or even pink coincides with colder weather, you could have a snow nose dog on your hands. “Snow nose” (also called ...

No one enjoys having a runny nose—and that includes your dog! Just like humans, dogs can develop runny noses for a variety of reasons. Before you worry, make sure it’s truly a runny nose. A dog’s nose ...

When a Lab vacuums the ground with her nose and her tail moves like a helicopter blade, you know a grouse is about to fly. When the dog stops like a dragonfly, then runs off sniffing an invisible path ...

Believe it or not, dogs can have a variety of nose colors, and some pups are lucky enough to sport adorable red or pink noses that instantly make them stand out. While most dogs have black or brown ...

Finding a missing dog can be a tedious task for an owner. It would take more than asking the authorities to seek a lost dog. Your nightmares in finding your pets will now be much easier and more ...

On their second job ever, Collette Yee and her partner were assigned a difficult job: locate transient whale poop in the ocean before it sinks.... How a dog's nose became a powerful tool for science ...

DEAR PET TALK: Why are dogs noses wet and how sensitive is their sense of smell? – Dog Lover DEAR DOG LOVER: According to the legend of Noah’s Ark, when a dog discovered a small leak on the Ark, he ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment.View full profile Rachael has a degree in Zoology ...