They compared popular designer doodle breeds - cockapoos, labradoodles and cavapoos - to their purebred parent breeds across ...

They are considered family-friendly, easy to train, and ideal for beginners–so-called “designer dogs” like Cockapoo or ...

Breed is a weak predictor of dog behavior, according to a study published Thursday in Science. Researchers sequenced the DNA of 2,155 dogs to identify their ancestry and surveyed owners on the dogs’ ...

A new peer-reviewed study of cockapoos, cavapoos, and labradoodles found that these popular “designer” crossbreeds often ...

Crossbreeds such as cockapoos, cavapoos and labradoodles linked to excessive barking, separation-related distress, and ...

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 ...

Domestication and breeding by humans has affected dogs' abilities to use facial expressions to convey their emotions, a study has found. Researchers at Durham University discovered that modern dogs ...

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 ...

The largest-ever study of dog behavior, tracking more than 47,000 pets, reveals how breed, size, sex, and age shape canine traits. It provides insights that could help identify early signs of illness ...