Ciara Farrell, a Kennel Club Historian, tells Country Living: "Dog ‘breeds’, as we know them today, are a fairly modern ...

Breeds highlighted include Doberman, Poodle, Border Collie, English Springer Spaniel, Shetland Sheepdog, Rottweiler and Australian Cattle Dog.

Nevertheless, because of their relatively privileged position in human society, lab experimentation on dogs has attracted ...