Man's best friend might be even smarter than we thought, judging by one clever border collie, scientists say. Researchers at Germany 's Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology flipped on the TV one day to see Rico, a 9 year old border collie, competing on a European game show. Impressed by the dog's grasp of language, the scientists brought him in for tests. They found that Rico has a l...  read more »

The weird behavior started the spring of 2004, when Debbie Marvit-McGlothlin, 29, a nurse living in Pittsburgh , was three months pregnant with her first child. She and her husband, John, a counselor, were so excited about the baby they talked of little else.
Little except for Autumn, their two year-old shepherd mix. The dog had taken to licking Debbie's leg incessantly. Even more odd, Autumn ha...  read more »