Top Dogs Live On, and On, in Progeny
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Mick, the most influential Kerry blue terrier alive, is the producer of 61 champions and maybe more if his sperm, frozen for artificial insemination, yields championship-caliber puppies.
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AMERICAN researchers have unveiled genetically engineered mice that they say can run further and longer than their naturally-bred brethren, bringing the &quot;genetic doping&quot; of elite athletes a small step closer to reality.
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On the first day of the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, Harry, a Dandie Dinmont terrier who won 56 best-in-shows in 2006, proved again he was top dog.
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New technology supercharges dog-sled racing. This is the real polar express. By Aria Pearson from Wired magazine.
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By Douglas A. Kaid, The Bradenton Herald, Fla.  Jan. 31--LAKEWOOD RANCH -- Sometimes the other team is simply better. It's a tough thing to admit for competitors who spend all season trying to convince themselves they can't be beaten if they play their best.
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Parents have been doting over their  offspring for a very, very long time, it seems.
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Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine have identified the growth factors essential to allow spermatogonial stem cells -- the continually self-renewing cells that produce sperm -- to exist in culture indefinitely.
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Being the biggest dog might pay off at feeding time, but species that grow too large are likely to be be more vulnerable to extinction, new research suggests.
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ONLINE: A look at the compound where the Alexanders train and prepare dogs for competition.
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A family's German shepherd dog could win the right to live after a three-and-a-half year legal battle.
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Bolstered by its popularity with celebrities and families, the Bulldog is back on the list of the 10 most popular purebred dogs after a 75-year absence, the American Kennel Club announced on Wednesday.
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Baseball players may not be the only animals looking to gain an advantage by using steroids.
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A top scientist in the storied, sometimes controversial field explains how a population of creatures can be viewed as a high-level organism unto itself rather than a collection of disparate individuals.
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It may sound far fetched, but dogs have been trained to detect bladder cancer by simply smelling urine. The new research opens a new array of possibilities for the future of man&#39;s best friend.
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High-flying canines and their disc-flinging humans compete for glory in the national championships.
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Flaunted as fashion statements, pint-sized canines are, to some minds, the fur-bearing equivalent of a pair of Louboutin pumps.
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Dogs have earned a new claim to the title of man&#39;s best friend following the discovery by scientists that they can sniff out cancer and even detect unconfirmed cases.