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Mongrel
(Mutt) (Mixed Breed) (Cross Breed) (Mix Breed)
"This is Hogie, my husbands dog. He passed away in
1997.
He was an American Pit Bull /
Staffordshire Bull Terrier Mix."
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Description |
Mutts come in all shapes and sizes. Mutt
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Temperament |
Widely varies. One way to determine what a mutt's
temperament may be like is to look at what kind of dogs the parents are. |
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Height, Weight |
Widely varies. |
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Health Problems |
Widely varies, although often mutts are generally
healthier than a purebred dog, simply because the lines are wider spread. |
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Living conditions |
Widely varies. It is best to look at what kind of
dogs the parents are. |
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Exercise |
Widely varies. All dogs will enjoy a walk on the
lead or a romp in an open field or woods. Make sure your dog is in a safe area
if he is running free off of the lead. |
Life Expectancy |
Widely varies. |
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Grooming |
Widely varies, although all dogs will benefit from
at least an occasional brushing. Ears should be checked on a regular basis and
the nails should be kept short. |
| Origin |
Originally it was thought that dogs came from a
cross between the Jackal or Jackal/Wolf. Scientists now believe that dogs first
originated in Eurasia, between 12000-14000 year ago, from a smaller southern
strain of a Gray Wolf called, Canis Lupus Pallipes, which can still be found in
India today. Although called the "Gray Wolf," the coat comes in a wide
variety of coat colors. It was distributed throughout Europe, North America, and
Asia. Some other possible ancestors of the dog include the Woolly Wolf of North
India and Tibet, and the Desert Wolf of the Middle East. It is known for
certain that all domestic dogs first originated from one or a combination of
these sources. The domestic dog is not genetically connected with any other
species. From the beginning of the Bronze Age, circa 4500 BC, five distinct
types of dog have been identified from fossil remains. Among them were Mastiff,
wolf-like dogs, Greyhounds, Pointer-type and Sheepdogs. These basic types
proliferated by natural genetic mutation and selective breeding produced the
approximately 400 different types of dog breeds we know today. A "pure
bred" dog is a group of dogs that look alike and are the product of parents
with a similar appearance and which, when mated together, reproduce their kind.
A mongrel or Mutt is a dog whose parents are unknown or is not considered to be
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Recognition |
Not recognized |
Mutt Calendars!
"This is Puppy, aka Puppy-Dog.
I know, very original huh. We named him Bear, however, never stopped calling
him Puppy. The name stuck for the rest of his life. We were told he had
Husky and
Shepherd in him.
He was rescued from the pound when he was about 6 months old, on his last
day. When we brought him home he got car sick. We also later discovered he
had epilepsy. He was as cute as a button. We figured his original owners
didn't want to deal with his seizures. Puppy was a very friendly dog. He
loved everyone. He liked to chase cats, but did well with our own cat. His
temperament was predominately husky. He chewed many things up well into his
middle aged years and only got better about it when he was about 5 or 6
years old. He howled like a wolf at the fire siren that would go off in our
town about once a week and howled at any other type of whistle. When he was
happy, he talked to us in a howling voice. He was a major escape artist. He
could scale the new cedar 4 foot fence we put up for him in a single bound.
He loved to wander. If we were right there with him, he'd listen and stay,
so long as we were watching. If we walked away, or if he got out when we
were not aware, he would wander off. Puppy lived until he was 13 years old
until he unfortunately got hit by a car on one of his many great escapes."
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This handsome boy is named Cody.
"His father was a Black Lab and his mother
was a Saint Bernard/mix."
"This is Rex, my dog I had growing up.
He died in 1990. He was a Black Lab/
Collie / Shepherd
mix."
This is Betty Boo
She is a Terrier Mix
Chip, the Lab / Shepherd mix at 10 years old
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Spike, the Golden Retriever / Lab mix at 11 years old
"2 year old
Lab / Redbone Coonhound cross; who can't figure out whether she is supposed to
bay or bark."
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