For hundreds of years st benard rescue dogs searched through the alps for people who needed their help. Stranded b...

A dog whose ancestors parents, grandparents and great grandparents - were all the same bred is called a pedigree, or pur...

There are many types (breeds) of domestic dog. Dog breeds are divided into groups, according to their type. There are si...

A new puppy settles quickly into a home where preparations have been made for its arrival. At first, it should be kept i...

Deciding to buy a dog is an important decision. Caring for an animal is a big resposibility - it takes work and can be e...

Puppies should stay with their mothers until they are about 10 weeks old. From this time they can be given to a new fami...

Female dogs are usually pregnant for between 60 and 70 days. During this time the pups grow slowly inside her. A pregnan...

All canids are hunters. Dogs, both wild and domestic, have a natural instict to look for creatures to chase, kill and ea...

Dogs are social animals. This means that they like to live with other animals, or humans. In the wild, a group of dogs u...

Dogs have a much better sense of smell than humans. They are particularly good at sniffing out certain scents such as sw...