When dog owners meet in day-to-day life, it's only natural to ask a few questions, like what's your dog's name? What breed are they? And while you're bound to hear the same few answers more often than ...

Wolf DNA seems to have influenced the size, smelling power and even personality of modern dog breeds, scientists said.

A survey of more than 18,000 owners and genetic sequencing from more than 2,000 of their dogs determined breed ancestry wasn’t a good indicator of traits such as how easily dogs are provoked by ...

Mixed-breed dogs make excellent companions, but there are misconceptions that lead to too many of them being left in shelters ...

The oldest dog to ever live was Bobi, a 31-year-old Portuguese dog who likes long naps by the fire. Bobi was born in 1992 when his owner was just 8 years old and died in October 2023. Pets are often ...

How do you choose among so many bird dog breeds? Well, the first step is thinking about your needs. What do you hunt? How often do you hunt? Will you train the dog yourself? Will a new dog be a family ...