A couple that adopted a "female" puppy from a shelter later learned their canine was a genetic rarity. TikTok user @mothmother told Newsweek via TikTok that the shelter assured the couple that the pup ...

Your female dog is almost two years old, but she still hasn’t gone into heat? Maybe that’s why you’re worried. Female dogs should be going into heat at this age, shouldn’t they? PETBOOK asked a ...

Editor’s note: Dr. Lee Pickett has retired, but Creators continues to distribute columns from her archive. This one is from 2022. Q: I recently adopted Missy, my mother’s middle-aged, mixed-breed dog.

Q: I recently adopted Missy, my mother’s middle-aged, mixed-breed dog. She was never spayed, and she has two small masses in her mammary glands. Are these masses likely to be cancer? If not, should I ...