Many people think that crossing any two dogs will result in
mongrel puppies.
Purchasing
a mongrel puppy is likely to be cheaper than the purchase of a pedigree puppy, and we look at this in more detail in «Five things to consider before buying a dog.»
You should know that you can not tell from looking at
a mongrel puppy how big he will be when adult, or what type of coat he will have.
Not exact matches
If you have fallen for a
mongrel or cross bred
puppy, and you do not mind how big he grows or what he looks like once adult.
In consequence, about 90 % of the dogs in the U.S. were
mongrels, and about six million surplus
puppies per year were among the eight million dogs per year killed by animal shelters.
We dig down to the facts of the matter and find out if
mongrels are really healthier than purebred dogs, or if you are better off going for a pedigree
puppy -LSB-...]
However if one of these resulting designer dogs was then crossed with another Schnauzer, then the resulting
puppies would be 75 % Schnauzer and 25 % Dachshund and would therefore be classed as
mongrels.
Rescue Centres all over the UK are full of unwanted
mongrel and pedigree dogs and
puppies.
Rescue centres and stray dog pounds all over the UK are full of unwanted
mongrel and pedigree dogs and
puppies, mainly Staffies and Bull breeds.
However, if one of these designer
puppies was then crossed with another Maltese then the resulting
puppies would be classed as
mongrel dogs — because the resulting
puppies would be 75 % Maltese and only 25 % Beagle.
However, if you then breed one of these resulting
puppies with another Beagle then the resulting dogs would only be 25 % Boston Terrier and 75 % Beagle — and they would be classed as
mongrel dogs.
If you cross many different breeds of dogs then these resulting
puppies would be called
mongrels.