Future pet parents may need to adjust their expectations.

Poodle crossbreeds like the cockapoo, cavapoo and labradoodle have seen a surge in popularity. These designer breeds are valued and often praised as being easy to train, good with children and ...

Designer dogs with cute mashup names are often coveted for more desirable traits than offered by their parent breeds. But they may, in fact, come with less desirable characteristics, according to new ...

Pet owners often pick "designer dogs" because they think they’ll be easier to train and friendlier with kids than purebreeds.

Since adopting an Australian labradoodle a few months ago, Luke Kanies has felt a little sheepish that his new pet, Westley, doesn’t align with his nonconformist lifestyle. Mr. Kanies stands out as a ...

A new study has warned 'doodles' may be harder work than you might expect. The research published by the Royal Veterinary ...

Depending on whom you ask, the doodle is either the cutest little bundle of curls you’ve ever seen or an absolute menace to ...

The originator of the Labradoodle did not expect the breed of canine to take off in popularity like it did. It wasn’t even his idea to breed the hybrid between a Labrador retriever and a poodle to ...

Genetic analysis of the Australian labradoodle reveals that most of its genes come from the poodle, highlighting how small differences in genomes can result in new distinct breeds. In the 1980s, a ...