In recent years many reports on the progress of mammary tumors treated by traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) have appeared in the literature. In this article, progress of clinical and experimental study between human and canine mammary tumors was compared. Ways and methods of how TCM treat mammary tumors were exhibited such as Chinese medicinal formulae, herbal extracts and active ingredients. Meanwhile, mechanisms of TCM treating mammary tumors were pointed out. The purpose of this article is to provide idea about TCM clinical therapy methods for canine mammary tumors, and to provide research foundation and important models for study of human mammary tumors.