The question many pet owners ask is: are pedigree dogs better than mixed-breed dogs? Pedigrees are purebred dog breeds, meaning both of their parents are of the same breed. To be an official pedigree, ...

Britain’s newest pedigree dog breed has just been announced by The Kennel Club as the Icelandic Sheepdog. The historic dog breed is believed to have existed for more than 1,000 years in the Nordics, ...

Ciara Farrell, a Kennel Club Historian, tells Country Living: "Dog ‘breeds’, as we know them today, are a fairly modern ...

The Kennel Club has released a summary report and breed specific reports from its 2014 Pedigree Breed Health Survey, the results of which will help the Kennel Club to make further evidence-based ...

Critics say purebreds have health problems due to inbreeding and show standards. March 11, 2009— -- The Westminster Dog Show is the showpiece for a multi-billion dollar industry, a festival of ...

The Kennel Club has announced that the Hungarian Mudi will become the UK's newest – and 225th – pedigree dog breed on July 1. Known for their distinctive curly coats, Hungarian Mudis (pronounced ...