Flat-faced dogs, specifically French bulldogs, bulldogs, and pugs, are among the most popular breeds. Years of selective breeding have produced the flat noses that so many owners adore. But that ...

Breeding programs could alter heritable dog characteristics to reduce the rates of brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome ...

Dogs come in all shapes and sizes. We’ve moulded some of them to have large protruding eyes, sloping backs and shortened legs through selective breeding. But dogs aren’t the only animals who have ...

More selective breeding may help protect pugs and bulldogs from a potentially deadly breathing condition, suggests new ...

Ancient origins: DNA from ancient remains shows dogs emerged from a single ancestral population in western Eurasia between 18 ...