People have long had a love affair with mixed breed dogs or "mutts". These dogs tend to differ quite a lot in size, looks and character, even when they come from the same family. Mutts ordinarily have very superior healthiness and they make great pets.
A mutt has an mysterious heritage. The parents are not usually purebreds and the family is basically unknown. There are no records of their genetic line and their heritage is uncertain.
A purebred on the other hand is a dog that has two parents that are mutually of the same breed. A lot of times there are long records of the genetics of these dogs and breeders are very conscientious in their breeding techniques to make sure that they turn out the strongest genetic tendencies.
You may prefer a purebred for a pet or you may prefer a mutt. A mutt will usually have durable health and they do make wonderful pets but a purebred has individual individuality that are bred in. There also is another choice that you may consider and that is the hybrid dog or the "designer dog".
A hybrid or designer dog is a dog that has two purebred parents from two separate breeds. They are different from a mutt in that their family tree is established. The parents of the dog have a dissimilar genetic line that can be confirmed.
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 individuality of each breed and they blend the best attributes from both breeds.
The hybrid dogs are usually called really funny names that are a mix of both breed names such as a puggle, a combination of a pug and beagle, a poogle for a poodle and pug, cockapoo for a cocker poodle mix, a goldendoodle which is a poodle and golden retriever blend and of course many others as the catalog of combinations goes on and on.
Hybrids are wonderful pets and if you are having a difficult time deciding on a breed a hybrid can get you the best of two breeds. They usually have impressive health and they are bright and fun dogs to own. - 32404
A mutt has an mysterious heritage. The parents are not usually purebreds and the family is basically unknown. There are no records of their genetic line and their heritage is uncertain.
A purebred on the other hand is a dog that has two parents that are mutually of the same breed. A lot of times there are long records of the genetics of these dogs and breeders are very conscientious in their breeding techniques to make sure that they turn out the strongest genetic tendencies.
You may prefer a purebred for a pet or you may prefer a mutt. A mutt will usually have durable health and they do make wonderful pets but a purebred has individual individuality that are bred in. There also is another choice that you may consider and that is the hybrid dog or the "designer dog".
A hybrid or designer dog is a dog that has two purebred parents from two separate breeds. They are different from a mutt in that their family tree is established. The parents of the dog have a dissimilar genetic line that can be confirmed.
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 individuality of each breed and they blend the best attributes from both breeds.
The hybrid dogs are usually called really funny names that are a mix of both breed names such as a puggle, a combination of a pug and beagle, a poogle for a poodle and pug, cockapoo for a cocker poodle mix, a goldendoodle which is a poodle and golden retriever blend and of course many others as the catalog of combinations goes on and on.
Hybrids are wonderful pets and if you are having a difficult time deciding on a breed a hybrid can get you the best of two breeds. They usually have impressive health and they are bright and fun dogs to own. - 32404
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