Many brachycephalic dog breeds suffer with brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome (BOAS). This can make a dog struggle to breathe, find exercise more difficult, mean they breathe noisily, snore or ...

Cuteness, sadly, comes at a price. Animals – especially dogs – with adorably smooshy faces, button noses, and large endearing eyes, have become increasingly fashionable. However, these flat faces – ...

Why do humans love dogs with smushed faces? Indeed, some of the most popular purebred dogs are those with noses that look as though they were pressed up against glass in utero: Pugs, English bulldogs, ...

With their squashed little noses and curly tails, pugs and bulldogs have become favourites among dog lovers and celebrities. But flat-faced breeds come with a raft of health issues - ranging from ...

A recent campaign from the British Veterinary Association, #BreedtoBreathe, highlights the breathing problems that breeds of dog, cat and rabbit with flat faces suffer from. The technical term for ...

Bulldogs, French Bulldogs, and Pugs are popular small dogs. They have great personalities and many people feel they are especially suitable for modern life. But these breeds have a squashed ...

The breeding of dogs with extreme features has been a concern in animal welfare circles for quite some time. Brachycephalic ...

Study of dog DNA has unveiled the genetic mutation associated with flat face shapes that are seen in pugs and bulldogs. Researchers have long known that dogs characterized by flat faces are the result ...

OK, they may not be modern Frenchies, but the remains of a beloved pet in a 2,000-year-old tomb suggest that ancient Romans may have been the first to breed brachycephalic dogs like bulldogs and pugs.

Less severely brachycephalic than some on this list, the Cane Corso does have a relatively flat face and shortened muzzle that can predispose it to breathing problems. However, other mastiff-type dogs ...