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Chi Staffy Bull

The Chi Staffy Bull is a hybrid kind of canine. It is a mixed descendant of the Staffordshire Bull Terrier and the Chihuahua. This dog is usually small…

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French Bull Tzu

The French Bull Tzu is a small dog created from the crossing of the Shih Tzu and the French Bulldog. Their coats are medium to long, silky, and fine and…

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Cav A Malt

The hybrid Cav-a-Malt is the result of breeding a purebred Cavalier King Charles Spaniel with a purebred Maltese. This toy-sized breed will have medium to…

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Havaton

The cross breed of the Havanese dog and the Coton de Tuléar is a small dog known as the Havaton. Mostly available in gray, black, white and brown colors.

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Doberman Shepherd

The Doberman Shepherd dog is a huge cross breed between a German Shepherd and a Doberman Pinscher. The Doberman Shepherd is most commonly colored black or…

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Finnish Hound

The Finnish hound can trace its origins to 19th century Finland. It was at that time that Tammelin, a blacksmith, began to cross various breeds of dog. He…

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Pyrenean Shepherd

Named after its origin in France, the Pyrenean Shepherd is a mid-sized dog bred for herding livestock, particularly sheep. It is also known as Petit Berger…

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Bully Basset

The Bully Basset is the result from the crossing of the Bulldog and the Basset Hound and it is a fairly new hybrid. They are medium sized dogs, with floppy…

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Cavapoo

People have been mixing dog breeds together for centuries in an attempt to achieve a specific temperament, look or ability. The cavapoo is no exception. This…

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Afghan Spaniel

A cross between the Afghan Hound and the Cocker Spaniel, this breed is known for its agility, herding, hunting, sledding, tracking and racing skills. Thanks…

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American Bully

The American Bully was created in the early 1990s through the line breeding of specific American Pit Bull Terrier lines. Breeders chose Greyline and Razors…

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Affenpinscher

The Affenspinscher is thought to be one of the oldest toy breeds still in existence. The small dog dates back to France, Germany and Munich. This…

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Istrian Hounds

There are two types of Istrian Hounds: the Istrian Coarse-haired Hound and the Istrian Shorthaired Hound. The shorthaired hound is the older of the two…

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Border Beagle

Border Beagles are a medium sized dog created from the crossing of the Border Collie and the Beagle. The traits vary from dog to dog, as the parent breeds are…

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Golden Saint

The Golden Saint dog is a giant hybrid mix resulting from the cross of the Golden Retriever and the Saint Bernard. They can reach 36 inches in height and…

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Scottish Cocker

The Scottish cocker is a hybrid cross between a Scottish terrier and a cocker spaniel. Small to medium in size, the Scottish cocker weighs between 16 and 25…

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Chartreux

The Chartreux is a large, muscular cat with a distinctive appearance: It has a fluffy, plush coat that appears silver-blue and piercing eyes in the color of…

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Bostie

The Bostie is the hybrid result coming from the mix of the Boston Terrier with the West Highland White Terrier. Their coats can take after either parent…

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Afollie

Because it is a cross breed dog, the Afollie does not seem to have a precise documented starting point to its history. It may have been purposely cross-bred…

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