Fondly dubbed the “Hellen Keller” pup by friends and family, Echo is the result of backyard breeding. Emaciated and covered in fleas, Echo was rescued by kind strangers. He was brought to a local ...

Pure-bred dogs have been regarded as superior to crossbreeds or what some people refer to as mutts. However, we now understand that producing purebred dogs has drawbacks. The lack of variety in the ...

Dog breeding is a huge, lucrative international enterprise, and there are clear problems in breeders’ efforts to produce dogs who suffer from any number of physical and emotional maladies to satisfy ...