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 ...

Pure-bred dogs have been regarded as superior to crossbreeds or what some people refer to as mutts. However, we now ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

Labradoodle, goldendoodle, and puggle are now household names. But only one kicked off the designer dog craze in the ‘90s. Tilly is a goldador—a cross between a golden retriever and Labrador retriever ...

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 ...

Neal J. Riley is a digital producer for CBS Boston. He has been with WBZ-TV since 2014. His work has appeared in The Boston Globe and The San Francisco Chronicle. Neal is a graduate of Boston ...

Twenty-five dog breeds account for 60% of the purebred dogs enrolled in the Dog Aging Project. Credit: Aubree Herrold, Texas A&M University School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences ...