The question many pet owners ask is: are pedigree dogs better than mixed-breed dogs? Pedigrees are purebred dog breeds, meaning both of their parents are of the same breed. To be an official pedigree, ...

The Kennel Club has released a summary report and breed specific reports from its 2014 Pedigree Breed Health Survey, the results of which will help the Kennel Club to make further evidence-based ...

If you love pedigreed dogs and have thought about breeding them for financial gain, there is certainly money to be made. And it just so happens that spring and summer are peak times for dog adoptions ...

The UK pedigree dog population shrank by a yearly decline of 0.9% between 1990 and 2021, according to research published in Companion Animal Genetics and Health. The study highlights a rise in the ...

Breeding dogs on the basis of a single genetic test carries risks and may not improve the health of pedigree lines, experts warn. Only a combined approach that makes use of DNA analysis, health ...