The ten most protective dog breeds that stand out for their guardian instinct and strong loyalty and offer greater security.

The U.K. has 4 million more dogs than previously estimated, with regional hotspots in Telford, Darlington and Harrogate, new ...

They have names that could make a random password generator cry uncle. Meet, for example, GCHG CH Calicops Sassafras Gonnakikurass. ''She's a saucy girl. Her name says it all,'' Fred Ortiz said as he ...

The result is that many modern breeds suffer from ailments that dog lovers never would have deliberately selected for.

Many pet-friendly airlines will let you bring your dog, cat, bird, or other household critter along for the journey.

Hundreds of people in Europe protested against the treatment of hunting dogs in Spain at the weekend. When the Spanish ...

New research has found that when it comes to which breed of dog might be best for a given task, looks can be deceiving.

The cage was not a crib but a crate. The 3-month-old in question was not our child but our dog. We do have children, six of them. When Bruce and I got married a decade ago, our children — three ...

Justin Allison, 38, has been jailed after pleading guilty to possessing a banned breed without a license and being in charge of a dog dangerously out of control in a public place. In November ...

In contrast, pet dogs of the same breeds as the working dogs showed no measurable effect - apparently resting peacefully during their extra hour in bed. Ming Fei Li The research team studied sled ...

(Video: Weifang Bureau of Public Safety) The short-legged puppy passed a police assessment in October to become a certified explosives detection dog, the first of his breed to do so in China.

Deciding to get a dog is a big commitment, and knowing what kind of breed you want is an important decision as you need to make sure it will fit in with your lifestyle. A vet nurse named Jade took ...