The question many pet owners ask is: are pedigree dogs better than mixed-breed dogs? Pedigrees are purebred dog breeds, meaning both of their parents are of the same breed. To be an official pedigree, ...

Dog breeding is a huge, lucrative international enterprise, and there are clear problems in breeders’ efforts to produce dogs who suffer from any number of physical and emotional maladies to satisfy ...

Humans have a long history of reshaping their canine companions, which evolved from ancient wolves. At least 10,000 years ago, Arctic peoples were using selective breeding to create sled dogs, ...