2007-12-07 15:02:47 · 18 answers · asked by lisa 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Yes of course that why it's called a mixed breed. For instance say you have a lab mixed with Shepard then your dog gets pregnant by a dog that is a mix of a Boxer and Golden retriever. Their offspring would be a mix of 4 different breeds. Then one of those puppies gets pregnant by a mix of a Pit bull and Shar Pei. Then those puppies would have 6 breeds mixed in them and so on. That's why its very important to get mixed breed dogs spayed and neutered.
2007-12-07 16:39:08 · answer #1 · answered by Cavalier KCS mom 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Different registries call breeds by different names or do not recognize what some others might call breeds. For instance, in the UKC, there is a breed called a Pitbull but in the AKC, it is called an American Staffordshire Terrier. If one has a Malinoit that is a breed in the AKC but is a variety outside of North America of the Belgian Shepherd Dog. If a third registry called them yet another name, one would have a pure bred dog of three breeds in a sense.
Another possibility is that many pure breeds are intentional mixes of other pure breeds. Examples of this are the Australian Cattle Dog (Queensland Blue Heeler) that is an intentional mix of seven breeds to create a breed that could work in the Australian Outback and The Louisiana Catahoula Leopard Dog that is believed to be from the Greyhound, Spanish Mastiff, Curs, and Red Wolf (a hybrid wolf/dog itself).
2007-12-07 15:42:14 · answer #2 · answered by Caninelegion 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Totally, my dogs are both mixed breeds. Lets say that one parent was a purebreed and the other was a mix between 2 breeds - BAM! You've got a litter that's three breeds! Or let say both parents were mixed 50/50 but they had a breed in commen (example: Mom's lab/golden Dad's golden/standard poodle - the pups are lab/golden/standard poodle!) - BAM! You've got a litter that's three breeds!
Sorry I was just watching Emeril
2007-12-07 15:15:14 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some dogs can have so many different breeds in their backround, it's hard to tell what the mix of breeds are. This is when they came up with the term "Heinz 57"
2007-12-07 15:49:42 · answer #4 · answered by ♥ Liz ♫ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We had a puppy come into my work today who is a Shih-Tzu/Poodle/Maltese mix. His mom was a Maltese Poodle Mix, and his dad was a Shih-Tzu. There are other combinations that would create a dog who is mixed with three different breeds.
2007-12-07 15:10:05 · answer #5 · answered by Stark 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure, it can be a mix of three breeds. If a purebred lab breeds with a boxer/German Shepherd mix, you have a mix of three breeds. Of course this should never intentionally happen.....but hypothetically it could and does.
2007-12-07 15:06:51 · answer #6 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sure. The parents could be a half/half mix and a purebred, or both parents could be half/half mixes, with one breed in common with each other. Such as:
Shiba Inu + Husky/Malamute mix = Shiba/Husky/Malamute mixed puppies.
Labrador/Rottweiler mix + Labrador/Chow Chow mix = Labrador/Rottweiler/Chow Chow mixed puppies.
2007-12-07 15:08:05 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is definatly possible. My pound rescue mutt had a mom who was a Lab Basset hound mix and a dad who was a Australian Shepherd Chow mix.
2007-12-07 15:16:58 · answer #8 · answered by Lindsey G 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. A lot of mutts have a myriad of breeds mixed into them.
2007-12-07 15:06:39 · answer #9 · answered by KS 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-12-07 15:18:59 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋