 A mongrel dog. DNA Sequencing shows heritage of Boxer, American Pit Bull, Great Dane, and others Image by Mribakov, via Wikimedia Commons. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 |
The MongrelsMongrel Mongrel Dog of mixed breeds For other uses, see Mongrel (disambiguation). A mongrel, mutt, or mixed-breed dog is a dog that does not belong to one officially recognized breed, including those that result from intentional breeding. Although the term mixed-breed dog is sometimes preferred, many mongrels have no known purebred ancestors. This article needs additional citations for verification. (August 2019) A bi-color mongrel. DNA sequencing shows a heritage of Boxer, American Pit Bull, and Great Dane, amongst others Crossbreed dogs, and "designer dogs", while also a mix of breeds, differ from mongrels in being intentionally bred. At other times, the word mongrel has been applied to informally purpose-bred dogs such as curs, which were created at least in part… (Source: Wikipedia)
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