With over 300 recognized dog breeds today, you'd think that the breeding process and the outcomes of it are already firmly systematized and highly predictable. Alas, that is not really the truth. And ...

Designer “cross-breed” dogs, such as cockapoos, are often claimed to be healthier and better behaved than the pedigree breeds that are their parents. But two of the most popular cross-breeds, ...

In a new, survey-based study of three kinds of "designer" crossbreed dogs, cockapoos, cavapoos and labradoodles, all three showed more undesirable behaviors than at least one of their purebred ...