Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. With so many dog breeds in the world, there are bound to be a few that are much rarer than others — especially when it comes to ...

We lost our dog, Kadogo, a Japanese Spitz and Maltese mix, last year. Even though she was old, her absence still stings. We ...

The origins of today’s Japanese dog breeds can be traced back thousands of years. After millennia of crossbreeding and fine-tuning, it is widely accepted that there are just six breeds native to Japan ...

The Japanese Dog Preservation Society, Nihon-ken Hozonkai, was created to maintain and preserve six specific native Japanese dog breeds. This organization is similar to the American Kennel Club (AKC) ...

One woman’s research has sparked interest in the heritage of Shiba Inus and local revitalisation in the city where the first one lived.

Past research on brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome—a chronic, hereditary disease associated with flat faces—has ...

“Every dog must have his day,” wrote Jonathan Swift. And yet some seem to have more days in the sun than others. Breeds spring in and out of fashion. And stereotypes are not always right: the French ...