Mixed-breed dogs are generally considered to be healthier than purebreds - but that is not true for the popular "designer dogs" like the Labradoodle and Cockapoo, recent research appears to show. "The ...

Retired UBC physics professor Bob Parsons grew up on a farm, where the dogs were big, mangy and banished outside. Then 13 years ago his daughter gave him his first small dog, and ever since Cashew has ...

With more people working from home than ever before, many people have decided it’s the right time for their families to welcome a four-legged friend. Cavachons were first bred in the mid-1990s. They ...

With dog ownership soaring, here are the crossbreeds that are proving popular with new owners. Many of us welcomed new four-legged family members over the last few years, as the UK Kennel Club has ...

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 ...