Zeus looks out of the car window as his owner picks up pet food at a Miami-Dade County Animal Services Department Drive-Thru Pet Food Bank, Thursday, June 4, 2020, at Lake Stevens Park in Miami Gardens, Fla. Wilfredo Lee/AP hide caption
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Ralphie the dog. Niagara SPCA hide caption
A new study examines whether or not dogs are able to understand the difference between a human's mistake versus active intent to withhold a treat. Os Tartarouchos/Getty Images hide caption
Your Dog May Know If You've Done Something On Purpose, Or Just Screwed Up
Dog enjoying some face rubs in the grass. Silvia Vellozo/Getty Images/EyeEm hide caption
Then-President Barack Obama pets the family dog Bo outside the Oval Office of the White House. Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP hide caption
1st Lt. Shelby Koontz and Rumi meet after her overnight shift ends. They sit for a scratch session next to the dog house that the soldiers built for Rumi on base. Marisa Peñaloza/NPR hide caption
Brelahn Wyatt, a Navy ensign and second-year medical student, shares a hug with Shetland. The dog's military commission does not entitle him to salutes. Julie Rovner/KHN hide caption
The rescued dog appeared to be growing stronger on the oil rig before he made his journey back to shore. Vitisak Payalaw hide caption
Ten years ago, black Lab mix Abby ran away from home. Now, she has been reunited with her owner Debra Suierveld, who tells NPR's Scott Simon that Abby has fit right back in with the family. Courtesy of Debra Suierveld hide caption
10 Years After She Went Missing, A Black Lab Is Returned To Her Owners
Gary the dog and Carrie Fisher attend Tribeca Tune In: Catastrophe at SVA Theatre 2 in April in New York City. Robin Marchant/Getty Images for Tribeca Film Festival hide caption
LISTEN: 'Oh, my God, I hear him licking your hand.'
Dion Leonard is reunited with his beloved dog, Gobi. Dion Leonard/Screenshot by NPR hide caption
The pumi, a high-energy Hungarian herding dog, is the latest new breed headed to the Westminster Kennel Club and many other U.S. dog shows. Thomas Pitera/AP hide caption
When dogs show the whites of their eyes in a "half-moon" shape it can indicate stress. Kristina Stas/iStockphoto.com hide caption
During a weekend run in the Kathmandu Valley of Nepal, Biko and his owner paused as a funeral procession passed by. Courtesy of Donatella Lorch hide caption
Luna, a German shepherd-husky mix, survived in the wild for five weeks after swimming 2 miles to shore when she fell off her owner's fishing boat. U.S. Navy - Naval Base Coronado Via Facebook hide caption
Kelli Fabick of Ellisville, Mo., held her mother's Australian silky terrier, Zoey, as veterinarian Sarah Hormuth gave the dog a flu shot last April. The dog flu strain H3N2 is now circulating in more than two dozen U.S. states. St. Louis Post-Dispatch/TNS via Getty Images hide caption
Rod-shaped specimens of Yersinia pestis, the bacterial cause of plague, find a happy home here in the foregut of a flea. Fleas can transmit the infection to animals and people, who can get pneumonic plague and transmit the infection through a cough or kiss. Science Source hide caption