Helen Hayward

Dogs have a remarkable talent for making a full food bowl look like an empty one. A certain look, sigh, whine,...

Cats have a surprisingly large vocabulary when they think dinner is late. My cats have their own lineup of chirps, yowls,...

Dogs don’t necessarily understand that your attention is going to someone on the other side of a screen, and some learn...

Cumulus, a Cockatoo with a big personality, has won people over by doing something unexpectedly delightful—he mimics his owner’s laugh, but...

Dogs weren’t always waiting by the door for snack time. Long ago, their hearing played a crucial role in survival. Dogs...

Walt and Gus are brothers, both big fluffy Bernese, but that’s pretty much where the similarity ends. You put them near...

It all starts with a cozy cuddle. In a now-viral TikTok, a tuxedo cat named Mario is seen nestled up sweetly...

When animal rescuers arrived at an abandoned mall in Saipan, they expected to find just a pair of helpless puppies. What...

It starts with a phone call that no pet owner ever wants to get. A voice, rushed and serious, tells you...

For years, people have guessed what their cats meant with each meow, chirp, or growl. Sometimes it’s obvious—a hungry stare or...