Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. OXFORD — Veterinarian Lee Payne of Oxford didn’t exactly plan to become one of the big names in canine artificial insemination.

Pure-bred dogs have been regarded as superior to crossbreeds or what some people refer to as mutts. However, we now understand that producing purebred dogs has drawbacks. The lack of variety in the ...

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 ...

Germany’s beloved sausage dog, the dachshund, could be under threat in the country, its national kennel club said Wednesday, citing a new draft law that looks to prohibit the breeding of dogs with ...

To the editor: Along with dogs adopted during the pandemic that are now being returned to shelters, the proliferation of French bulldogs has become a problem. “Frenchies” are all the rage, but have ...