Running a dog breeding business isn't easy. Starting this type of business requires a significant investment of time and effort as well as money for dogs, licensing and veterinarian care. The business ...

OXFORD — Veterinarian Lee Payne of Oxford didn’t exactly plan to become one of the big names in canine artificial insemination. But more than 20 years into his practice, that’s what takes up much of ...

Pure-bred dogs have been regarded as superior to crossbreeds or what some people refer to as mutts. However, we now ...

When some people think of dog breeding in the Amish community, images appear of puppy mills full of unhappy and mistreated dogs. Amish breeders in the state want to change that, and they're reaching ...

Dog breeding is a huge, lucrative international enterprise, and there are clear problems in breeders’ efforts to produce dogs who suffer from any number of physical and emotional maladies to satisfy ...

Germany’s beloved sausage dog, the dachshund, could be under threat in the country, its national kennel club said Wednesday, citing a new draft law that looks to prohibit the breeding of dogs with ...

Each week in the Tuesday column, Prudence asks readers for their thoughts on a question that has her stumped. She’ll post her final thoughts on the matter on Fridays. Maybe the answer here is that I ...

CUMBERLAND, VA. (WRIC) — The controversy surrounding the Envigo dog breeding facility in Cumberland County continues to grow, and has led Virginia’s senators to demand federal action. A United States ...

I probably don't need to tell you that, although they're among our most basic biological functions as human beings, conception and pregnancy are basically the closest any of us are ever going to get ...

LOS ANGELES (CNS) -- The Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday approved a temporary moratorium on dog breeding permits in an attempt to address overpopulation at the six city-run animal shelters.