The originator of the Labradoodle did not expect the breed of canine to take off in popularity like it did. It wasn’t even his idea to breed the hybrid between a Labrador retriever and a poodle to ...

Mixed-breed dogs are generally considered to be healthier than purebreds - but that is not true for the popular "designer dogs" like the Labradoodle and Cockapoo, recent research appears to show. "The ...

He’s deemed the man who unleashed the designer dog craze, this wave of Maltipoos, puggles and shorkies. A Doberhuahua? Not quite. But from that new Super Bowl ad to Hollywood boulevards and nearly to ...

The rising demand for specialty dogs like doodles has prompted a boom in backyard breeders. And that is also the reason 21 so-called designer dogs were found abandoned in the woods. At the end of ...

Claire Wade has previously received funding from American Canine Health Foundation, Agrifutures Australia and the Australian Research Council. Frank Nicholas does not work for, consult, own shares in ...