Mixed-breed dogs are generally considered to be healthier than purebreds - but that is not true for the popular "designer dogs" like the Labradoodle and Cockapoo, recent research appears to show. "The ...

Australian dog breeder Wally Conron first crossed a Labrador retriever with a standard poodle, both purebreds, in 1988. He hoped to meet the unique needs of a blind woman in Hawaii by breeding a ...

He could hang out in his ball pit all day, tossing out the balls, making a mess, and even napping without interruption. But ...

The original breeder of labradoodles says he regrets creating the breed and the craze that followed. Wally Conron, 90, first bred a labradoodle for a blind woman in Hawaii. She needed a guide dog, but ...

Labradoodles — the small, family-friendly crossbreed dog beloved by many a celebrity — is far more poodle than Labrador Retriever, a DNA analysis has revealed. Researchers from the US studied more ...