Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. You've probably heard that purebred dogs aren't as healthy as mixed breeds. It sounds logical-more genetic diversity should mean ...

The good news is, among the handful of white dog breeds that exist, there's still a fair bit of diversity. In fact, you can ...

What exactly are purebred dogs? And why the attraction? Breeds were originally developed because humans needed dogs to help them in life for specific purposes like hunting, guarding, exterminating ...

Dog owners often aren’t shy about sharing how much they love their pup — and that can include what’s so great about the particular breed! This favoritism for certain breeds has also included another ...

A survey of more than 27,000 dogs in the Dog Aging Project has found that the most common reasons for visits to the vet have little to do with breed. By Courtney Price, Texas A&M University School of ...

For years, people have argued about whether purebred dogs are less healthy than mixed-breed dogs, and the truth sits somewhere in the middle. Purebred dogs are bred for specific traits, which can ...

Shelters across America have experienced potential pet owners only asking to adopt purebreds and because of this, one Illinois-based animal shelter posted a clip to show that, although not purebred, ...

The "tough mutt" phenomenon is well known among dog owners. The thinking goes that a dog with one or more breeds mixed into its genetic recipe is going to be healthier and more able to fight off a ...

Have you noticed how many varieties of doodle and poo dogs are around nowadays? These are all deliberate hybrid crosses between a poodle and another purebred dog. You can find labradoodles (poodle and ...

A recent essay by Dr. Nancy Kalish called "It's National Purebred Dog Day" caught my eye as I was scrolling through essays posted on Psychology Today's homepage. In this piece, Dr. Kalish argues that ...