The pit bull. Part dog, part machine. Although many myths surround the pit bull, one thing is for certain: they kick some serious ass. As the name implies, pit bulls are descended from dogs that were primarily used to attack and subdue bulls. So what happens when a pit bull takes on a bull? And who would win a fight between a ...

Many of you have seen or heard about Wendy the whippet - a dog with a rare genetic mutation that has led to her being called the Arnold Schwarzenegger of dogs. The genetic mutation is a deficiency in myostatin, which is a growth factor that limits muscle tissue growth. But that rare genetic defect does not occur only in the whippet breed. ...