Dogs investigate if a TV head is real in a funny prank.

New research suggests some dogs treat their favorite ball or stuffed animal like a person who is addicted to gambling or video games.

They found that 33 dogs exhibited addictive-like behaviors. In the dogs, this included being excessively fixated on their toy ...

Across all the tests, the researchers found that 33 dogs exhibited addictive-like behaviors with the toys. These behaviors ...

In one of the tests, for example, the dogs could choose between a favored toy that was inaccessible—such as in a box or on a ...

Some dogs show behaviors towards their toys that resemble behavioral addictions in humans, such as gambling and internet ...

Computer scientist Kenny Zhu has built what he says is the world’s largest video and audio catalog of canine vocalizations.

Humans aren’t the only ones who can take a good thing too far. While people can develop behavioral addictions to activities like gaming or shopping, dogs seem capable of a similar compulsion, though ...