Wolf-dog hybrids are bred by crossing domestic dogs with wolves, sometimes just a few generations back. They carry physical traits and instincts that set them far apart from standard breeds. These ...

New research reveals that most modern dogs still carry small but significant traces of wolf DNA, shaping traits from size to smell. This genetic legacy stretches back thousands of years, with some ...

Those tiny, fluffy dogs walking down the street may look cute but beware — they probably have some wolf in them. That is the discovery announced on Monday by U.S. scientists, who were surprised to ...

The remarkable surge in genetic technology has now allowed us to look at dogs and dog breeds in a whole new way. We can not only determine the wild canine ancestral species from which our dogs were ...

Animal care officials hope new rules will put an end to the breeding of wolf-dog hybrids in Pima County. They say the animals inhabit an impossible limbo: too wild to live among humans and too ...