Are Designer Dogs Healthier Than Their Purebred Parents? Recently a team of researchers from the Royal Veterinary College at Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom decided to test the claims of better ...

As designer-dog prices climb into the thousands, shelters are absorbing the costly fallout of a trend built on unchecked demand and misleading claims. Designer dog breeding has reshaped the canine ...

National Pet Day is a holiday many Americans can take part in. According to one industry estimate, 70% of U.S. households own a pet, with another estimate saying nearly 70 million households own at ...

Source: Jubilee Labradoodles/Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0) Over recent years there has been a huge upsurge in the demand for so-called "designer dogs". This term is used to refer to new crossbreeds of ...

"Designer dogs" like French bulldogs are increasingly popular in the U.S., but breeding them has led to many questions surrounding ethics. National Pet Day is a holiday many Americans can take part in ...

There are purebred pups we find at breeders and then there are rescues we adopt from shelters or sanctuaries specializing in specific or general dogs. No matter what avenue you choose or believe in, ...