A new study based on thousands of DNA sequences and owner surveys finds that less than 10% of a dog's behavior — like howling, herding or retrieving — can be explained by its breed.

Don’t judge a book by its cover. Don’t judge a dog by its breed. After conducting owner surveys for 18,385 dogs and sequencing the genomes of 2,155 dogs, a group of researchers reported a ...

The dog breed most likely to have excellent and pretty good behavior (79%, tying with cane corsos) Second highest percentage of dogs whose health has never been threatened by their behavior (85%) ...

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The Labrador retriever is the most popular dog breed in the U.S. once again, the American Kennel Club said in March. Labs top the list for the 31st year in a row. Here's a look at the top 10 ...

Only around 9 percent of a dog’s behaviors are explained by its breed, according to a new study. Some behaviors like howling are more closely tied to a dog’s genetics and breed.

As the dog walks in, and it’s a Labrador retriever, we already know what diseases its relatives are likely to have had.” In some cases, these health problems arose as byproducts of inbreeding.