Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. You've probably heard that purebred dogs aren't as healthy as mixed breeds. It sounds logical-more genetic diversity should mean ...

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 ...

For years, people have argued about whether purebred dogs are less healthy than mixed-breed dogs, and the truth sits somewhere in the middle. Purebred dogs are bred for specific traits, which can ...

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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 ...

A study conducted by the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) has found that three popular designer crossbreeds may be prone to behavioural issues. According to the new report, mixed-breed dogs are more ...

A new study has found some mixed-breed “designer” dogs show more behavioural problems than their purebred parents. The survey-based study, by the Royal Veterinary College in England, involved owners ...

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 ...

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 ...