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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

"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 ...

In recent years, India has seen a new trend in the pet world — the rise of designer dog breeds. These are not your regular Indian street dogs or purebred Labradors and German Shepherds. Designer dogs ...