Explore the fascinating ways dog breeds continue to evolve through genetic influences. Coat Length The fluffy Afghan Hound ...

Pure-bred dogs have been regarded as superior to crossbreeds or what some people refer to as mutts. However, we now ...

Although wolf-canine interbreeding has been considered extremely rare, the latest research shows that many present-day ...

Alaskan sled dogs are a hybrid canine athlete combining traits of arctic adaptation, speed, endurance, and mental and physical fortitude. They were originally developed as working dogs to haul ...

An analysis that combined behavioural data from 46,000 dogs with DNA sequences from 4,000 dogs has pinpointed genetic variants linked to their characteristic behaviours, such as nervousness or ...

Following my May 2022 post about Elinor Karlsson’s Science article on the genetic survey of dogs through the Darwin’s Ark project, and its conclusion that a dog’s breed does not predict its behavior, ...

Popular genetics tests can’t tell you much about your dog’s personality, according to a recent study. A team of geneticists recently found no connection between simple genetic variants and behavioral ...

Researchers at the Dog Genome Project have identified 10 lineages of modern dogs, each of which features a unique mix of behavioral tendencies. Reading time 3 minutes A new study may help us ...

Sometimes you can hear a French bulldog before you see it—it’s the wheezing sounds they make when they breathe. Frenchies, it seems, are 30 times more likely than other breeds to suffer from ...

Humans began selectively breeding dogs around 2,000 years ago, and these genes play a role in your pup's behavior, a new study of 4,000 purebred, mixed-breed and wild dogs finds. When you purchase ...

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Radiation-induced mutation is unlikely to have induced genetic differences between dog populations in Chornobyl City and the nearby Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant (NPP), according to a new study in ...