Can cats play fetch? It’s one of the most popular games to play with a dog, but far fewer felines chase and retrieve objects thrown by their pet parents. Unlike dogs, cats haven’t evolved to cooperate ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Throw it for me! Purple Collar Pet Photography/Moment, via Getty Images Many people have seen dogs fetch, but cats like to get ...

If you think of a game of fetch, you might picture a dog running back and forth, eagerly retrieving a ball. But a new, first-of-its-kind study in the journal Scientific Reports shows that they're not ...

While some pet owners may disagree, it's widely accepted that around 80% of dogs will engage in fetching 'play' behaviors with their humans. But scientists have now found out that almost half of ...

Source: Tony Harrison, via Flickr. A few years ago, Elizabeth Renner posted a cute video of her cat on Twitter. Renner, a psychologist at Northumbria University, had captured her cat expectantly ...

In news that probably won’t surprise cat owners, cats that play fetch do it on their own terms. Fetching felines tend to dictate when a fetching session begins and when it ends, a survey of over 900 ...

Plenty of dog breeds have a natural instinct to fetch as they were originally bred to do so, but now, fetching has evolved into a fun pastime that some dogs could play for hours. One dog asked his ...

Your cat’s favorite activities are probably sleeping, eating, and batting your face at odd hours. But you might be surprised to learn that fetch, an activity long associated with dogs — could also be ...

Every kid deserves a furry sibling to grow up with because childhood feels incomplete without a four-legged best friend by your side. On the plus side, they’re the ideal babysitters, extremely gentle ...

A dog obsessed with fetch tried recruiting the latest family member to play in a recent video but was left stunned when she didn't comply. Mom and dog owner Elly Warner sat on the couch watching over ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Mikel Delgado, Purdue University and Judith Stella, Purdue University (THE ...