The wolf DNA isn't left over from when dogs and wolves diverged; instead, it most likely came from interbreeding in the past ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." When it comes to adopting a dog, some potential pet owners make intelligence a priority. A smart dog ...

Brits are absolutely dog-mad, so it was easy to round up popular British dog breeds. Dozens of different dog breeds hail from the UK, many of which are hunting breeds and have roots in sport that date ...

Our best friends come in a fantastic array of shapes and sizes; a Borzoi looks nothing like a Boston terrier, except for a certain fundamental, ineffable (except to taxonomists) doggyness about them.

Talk about a cute dog! Wired-Haired Dachshunds look slightly different from Smooth Dachshund and Long-Haired Dachshund breeds ...

How quick-witted is your canine? Scientists at the University of Helsinki in Finland might have an answer. In a study published in the journal Nature Scientific Reports, Saara Junttila and colleagues ...

A new study shows that diversity in dog breeds came around 11,00 years ago, much earlier than the Victorian period.

Let's be honest here, nobody wants to think their beloved family dog could suddenly become a danger. We picture our ...

Every dog has its day, but some dogs get more days than others. Toy poodles can live 18 years or more, while the average Great Dane is lucky to live half that long. This large discrepancy in the life ...

I recall a conversation with an acquaintance from the university a while back. She told me, "Since I retired from teaching I've been volunteering a half day each week with the SPCA animal shelter.