While dachshunds and French bulldogs may be adorable and some of the most charming pets around, animal welfare campaigners say that we should stop breeding them. The two breeds have been reared to ...

Pure-bred dogs have been regarded as superior to crossbreeds or what some people refer to as mutts. However, we now ...

“Torture breeding.” That’s how many countries refer to the breeding practices that result in dogs with grotesquely flattened snouts like those of English bulldogs, French bulldogs, pugs, Pekingese, ...

A study from researchers at Durham University has found that the process of domestication and selective breeding has limited the ability of domestic dogs to use facial expressions to convey effective ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A dachshund dash unfolded Friday morning at Animal Care and Protective Services (ACPS) in Jacksonville, where a line of hopeful adopters waited outside the shelter hoping to adopt ...

Case highlights problem of dogs at large and management of a five-year case A case involving 18 feral dogs surrendered from a home on County Road 20 and euthanized by the Cortez Animal Shelter late ...

For generations of dogs, home is the radioactive remains of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. In the first genetic analysis of these animals, scientists have discovered that dogs living in the power ...

It currently costs $175,000 to adopt a Svalinn dog. Naturally, Svalinn customers are of a certain economic status, but ...

A new study shows that information from body postures plays a similarly important role for dogs as it does for humans. The results offer new insights into how dogs and humans perceive each other and ...