Hybrid Dogs, Mixed Breed Dogs and Purebreds

By Jacqueline J Long

People have long had a love affair with mixed breed dogs or "mutts". These dogs tend to vary quite a lot in size, looks and disposition, even when they come from the same family. Mutts habitually have very good healthiness and they make great pets.

A mutt is a dog that is a outcome of an unknown ancestry. They are not of one particular breed and it is usually indefinite if there parents are of purebred status. Mutts have an unfamiliar origin and a uncertain inherited line.

A purebred on the other hand is a dog that has two parents that are mutually of the same type. Many times there are extensive records of the genetics of these dogs and breeders are very prudent in their reproduction techniques to make sure that they produce the strongest genetic tendencies.

You may have a preference a purebred for a pet or you may favor a mutt. A mutt will usually have durable healthiness and they do make wonderful pets but a purebred has precise qualities that are bred in. There also is another preference that you may think about and that is the hybrid dog or the "designer dog".

Hybrids are a cross of two purebred dogs from two dissimilar breeds. They are separate from a mutt because their family is known. Each of their parents are purebreds with genetic lines that can generally be traced back many generations.

These days' hybrid dogs are becoming quite popular. They can be found in dog shows, pet stores and even the movies. The hybrids usually have the best personality of each breed and they mingle the best attributes from both breeds.

These hybrid dogs frequently have really entertaining names such as a cockapoo for a cocker and poodle mix, a puggle, which is a pug and beagle combination, a goldendoodle, which is a golden retriever and poodle mix and of course, many other fun mixtures of the two purebred names.

A hybrid dog can be a great pet and if you cannot come to a decision on a individual breed a hybrid may be a excellent pet for you. They are usually the best of the two breeds and they are likely to possess better health than the average purebred. They have distinctiveness from both breeds and they are usually very remarkable and fun dogs to possess! - 31845

About the Author:

Sign Up for our Free Newsletter

Enter email address here