Modern dog breeds come in a mind-boggling array of shapes and sizes—from Chihuahua to Great Dane, corgi to greyhound, pug to German shepherd. In fact, the domestic dog, Canis familiaris, shows more ...

Dogs were domesticated around 11,000 years ago. Until recently, it was thought that breed diversity emerged in Victorian times. Recent studies of dog skulls have shown that diversity actually started ...

Ziba the Rottweiler needed reconstructive surgery for her skull and jaws. — -- An 8-month-old Rottweiler whose skull was crushed after being hit by a car four months ago has a promising road to ...

Learn about a new study that challenges whether dog breeds are truly specialized for tasks based on skull shape, suggesting behavior matters more than morphology. The human-canine bond began more than ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. A 9-year-old dog has a new skull and a ...