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 ...

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, ...

If you love pedigreed dogs and have thought about breeding them for financial gain, there is certainly money to be made. And it just so happens that spring and summer are peak times for dog adoptions ...

Labradoodles, puggles, dorgis, cavoodles, cavapoos: Whatever you call them, there's no escaping the explosion of designer crossbreeds parading along our streets and through our dog parks these days.

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 ...

One of the easiest ways to start an argument among people who own dogs as pets is to raise the issue "Which is better, a purebred or a mixed-breed dog?" In such an argument the mixed-breed advocates ...

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 ...

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 ...