As a handler, breeder and owner, David Fitzpatrick has a storied history in the dog show world, with major awards and honors spanning the globe. Early next year, he will be in the spotlight judging ...

Having originated among royalty in Beijing, China, when the city was named Peking, the Pekingese breed dates back some 2,000 years. Considered sacred and lion-like in appearance, there may actually be ...

What do Persian cats, Pekingese dogs and pugs have in common? They all share a dramatically distorted skull, with a flat, round face and a nose pushed up between their eyes. This unnatural morphology ...

Through intensive breeding, humans have pushed breeds such as pug dogs and Persian cats to evolve with very similar skulls and 'smushed' faces, so they're more similar to each other than they are to ...

ITHACA, N.Y. – Through intensive breeding, humans have pushed breeds such as pug dogs and Persian cats to evolve with very similar skulls and “smushed” faces, so they’re more similar to each other ...

TARRYTOWN, N.Y. — Genes matter. Quite a bit. Such was the inescapable conclusion at the 145th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show on Sunday night, when Wasabi, a 13 ½-pound Pekingese with a flowing ...

Just days after New Times reported about the closing of Fort Lauderdale landmark Historic Downtowner, another legendary Fort Lauderdale spot has announced it will also close. After 45 years along East ...

There won't be anyone barking up your tree if you can swing $150,000 for this fido. Svalinn, a dog breeding company based in Livingston, Montana, raises and trains protection dogs by mixing ...

A hot dog day is a special day. It’s an icon of summer, a hallmark of long, lazy weekends, a souvenir of childhood. Every time I eat a hot dog, I’m thrown back to warm memories: my parents grilling in ...