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Designer Dog Breeds - Hybrid Dog Breeds

Designer dogs are becoming more and more popular world wide. There are many reasons for this, and many dog lovers with allergies have found that certain mixed breed dogs can be easier to live with due to less shedding and dander. Although no dog breed can be 100% hypoallergenic, many Poodle and Bichon Frise cross-breeds have been found to be a good choice for allergy sufferers.

As the best dog breeds for children, many hybrid dog breeds can't be beat. They combine the best qualities of two kid-friendly dog breeds to make the ultimate family dog. Friendly, intelligent, playful and loving.

Designer dogs tend to be healthier than many purebred dog breeds. This can be attributed to what is called "Hybrid Vigor", basically nature's way of ensuring the survival of a species, by passing on healthy genes and eliminating unhealthy ones. Mixed breed dogs have a much wider gene pool, and this genetic diversity tends to produce dogs with less genetic health conditions.

Designer dogs can be more intelligent and easier to train than some of their purebred counterparts. Of course this varies from mixed breed to mixed breed, and certainly depends upon the selective breeding of healthy, intelligent parent dogs of sound temperament.

With all this being said about mixed breed dogs, these designer dogs are not without problems. Any breeding, whether of healthy, sound purebred dogs, or generational mixed breed dogs can produce puppies with health problems. This is as a result of dogs carrying recessive traits - (being carriers for disorders which they themselves do not possess). So even designer dogs can have health problems, regardless of how selectively they are bred. These dogs generally are more healthy than their purebred cousins.

Mixed breed dogs, being popular, are being produced by puppy mills and backyard breeders, without any concern given to the health or temperament of the resulting puppies. Puppies purchased from pet stores, online classified ads and newspapers can have a myriad of health and socialization problems, just as purebred dogs from the same sources exhibit. For this reason, your choice in a breeder of mixed breed puppies is just as important as your choice of breed.

Dogs and Puppies Central is pleased to offer this detailed mixed breed dog information resource, including a concise and in-depth profile of popular designer dog breeds, pictures of mixed breed dogs, a directory of reputable, responsible designer dog breeder from which you can obtain the puppy of your dreams, and links to dog clubs and rescue organizations for these designer breeds.

If you are a mixed breed dog owner, breeder or expert, we invite you to submit articles, stories and pictures to add to our growing online community of responsible dog people.

Just choose the mixed breed dog you are interested in from the list below to view a wealth of information, dog and puppy photos, information, club & rescue links, articles, stories and more.

Catahoula Leopard Dog Dog Breed Alternate Names: Louisiana Catahoula Leopard Dog, Catahoula Hound, Catahoula Cur, Catahoula Hog Dog Common Misspellings: Catahoola Dog, Catahooladog

Cockapoo Dog Breed Alternate Names: Cockerpoo, Cocker Poo, Cock-a-poo Common Misspellings: Tea Cup Cockapoo, Cokapoo,

Goldendoodle Dog Breed Alternate Names: Golden Retriever-Poodle, Golden poo, Goldiepoo, Groodle Common Misspellings: Goldenoodles, Goldandoodles, Goldendoodles,Goldanpoo, Golden Doodles

Labradoodle Dog Breed Alternate Names: Australian Labradoodle Common Misspellings:

North American Retriever Dog Breed Alternate Names: Common Misspellings:

Peekapoo Dog Breed Alternate Names: Pekapoo, Peekapooh, Peke-a-Poo Common Misspellings: Pekapoo, Peek-a-poo, Peekapooh, Peke-a-Poo

Puggle Dog Breed Alternate Names: Peagle, Beagle Pug Cross, Pug Beagle Mix Common Misspellings: Pugle, Puggull, Pugull, Pugles

Schnoodle Dog Breed Alternate Names: Schnauzer-Poodle, Schnauzer-poo, Schnauzie-poo Common Misspellings: Snoodle, Shnoodle, Snudel, Schnudel

Shichon Dog Breed Alternate Names: Zuchon Bichon-Shihtzu Shihtzu Bichon Frise Mix Common Misspellings: Sheeshon, Zoochon, Sheechon

Wolf Hybrid Dog Dog Breed Alternate Names: Wolfdogs, Wolf Mix Dogs Common Misspellings:

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