If you’ve ever noticed small dogs outliving bigger breeds, you may have wondered: Why do small dogs live longer? An expert ...

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We are famously a nation of dog lovers, but what's a person to do if they're living in a city? Or an apartment without a garden? Or busy juggling the demands of work and parenting with limited time ...

The type of disease that your dog might get depends on how big it is, according to a new study. These differing risk levels of certain conditions between larger and smaller dogs may contribute towards ...

Miniature dachshund Mazikeen of Nampa acts 10 times bigger than she is — emboldened by her German shepherd siblings, her ...

A study of more than 25,000 U.S. dogs and 238 breeds has linked dog size to varying patterns of risk for health conditions over the course of a dog's lifespan. A study of more than 25,000 U.S. dogs ...

Ask any pet parent about their pup’s longevity and they’ll likely tell you they wish dogs could live forever. And while an anti-aging drug for canines is in the works, dog owners still have to grapple ...

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Source: Peter van der Sluijs/Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 1.0) There are many stereotypes that people have about dog owners and their dogs. For example, I remember being in a movie theater watching ...