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Popular genetics tests can’t tell you much about your dog’s personality, according to a recent study. A team of geneticists ...

Small dogs seem to have been purposely crafted to melt even the coldest of hearts. On top of prancing around with adorableness, these cute creatures snuggle into designer handbags and are often seen ...

For the past couple of centuries, humans have been breeding dogs to meet specific physical characteristics -- to make Golden Retrievers fluffy, to make Rottweilers muscular, or to make Chihuahuas tiny ...

Researchers found "some dogs are better at certain things than others," explained Salomons.

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By recording the interactions and scoring the dog’s behavior minute by minute, the scientists measured the dog’s addictive ...

Many dog breeds are purely about appearance—think poodles and the Pekingese. But plenty of other breeds, like racing greyhounds, are devoted to specific tasks. For many of these tasks, physical ...

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Researchers found that a dog's breed has about a nine percent impact on the animal's overall behavior Although many dog breeds have been associated with certain stereotypes, a new study has found that ...