Not gonna lie, it’s cute and very funny when a dog chases its tail. They move in frantic circles and look like absolute goofs. Don’t they know they’re chasing a body part they’ll never really catch?

Dogs and their antics provide us endless amusement, but nothing is quite as silly as when they spin round and round, seemingly chasing their tail. Is this tail-chasing game, also called whirling, an ...

A dog that runs in circles chasing its tail suffers from a condition that isn't so different from a person who washes his or her hands compulsively, indicates a new study. For humans, this symptom is ...

Cat and dog owners know that pets that chase their tails will eventually catch them – but they won’t stay caught for long. Healthcare providers who manage the exchange of health information understand ...

A Vicious Cycle: A Cross-Sectional Study of Canine Tail-Chasing and Human Responses to It, Using a Free Video-Sharing Website Figure 1. Screenshot of a video of a Golden Retriever chasing its tail on ...

New research revealed several similarities between compulsive behavior in dogs and humans: early onset, recurrent compulsive behaviors, increased risk for developing different types of compulsions, ...

Golden retrievers are said to be an intelligent breed, yet social media videos often suggest otherwise. Take Nina, for example, who has a unique way of chasing her own tail. In a viral video shared on ...

Why do cats chase their tails? Does your cat chase its own tail? My cat Alexei certainly does and I always find it very amusing. I didn’t realise that cats actually did this until I got my Siberian ...

When Meg Ellis sees a stray animal, she doesn’t assume the creature knows its way home, is on its way there. She doesn’t assume someone else will come along and take care of the situation. She doesn’t ...