For decades pedigree dogs and cats have been prized for their looks, lineage and predictability. But when it comes to long ...

Miniature dachshunds may be small in size, but they come with big personalities, which can make training more challenging ...

RUSK COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - East Texas officials are looking to join forces to combat a recurring issue in Rusk County involving stray dogs. The city of Overton recently posted on Facebook about stray ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. This week’s spotlight is on Dogs Without Borders, a rescue based in Los Angeles that’s been pulling small breed ...

Most pet dogs carry a little wolf inside them; tiny snippets of wolf DNA that slipped into dog genomes after domestication. A new study, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The Australian Cattle Dog, often called the Blue Heeler, is a compact herding dog developed for endurance, ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has proposed new legislation to regulate dog breeding and sales in the state. The proposal aims to establish ethical standards for breeders and hold abusive puppy mills ...

These pups have had a ruff go of it. A favorite dog breed across the US and UK will disappear in the next 10 years, and animal rights groups couldn’t be happier to see them go. So-called “designer ...

Our best friends come in a fantastic array of shapes and sizes; a Borzoi looks nothing like a Boston terrier, except for a certain fundamental, ineffable (except to taxonomists) doggyness about them.

A groundbreaking archaeological study has revealed when domestic dogs first began to show the remarkable diversity that characterises them today. By applying cutting-edge shape analysis to hundreds of ...