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290 GUIDE T O BREED S

RANDOM-BRED DOGS

THESE DOGS MAY LACK A PEDIGREE, BUT THEY CAN PROVIDE LOVE, COMPANIONSHIP, AND FUN

Dogs with random breeding are usually of unknown ancestry, with
the parents themselves likely to be the result of accidental mixings LONG AND SHAGGY
that may go back several generations. Choosing a random-bred Puppies with soft, fluffy coats
puppy is a bit of a lottery for prospective owners, as it is difficult to often grow up to have long,
predict what the dog will look like at maturity. Many of the dogs coarse coats, like this
dog’s, that require
available for adoption in rescue centers are random crossbreds; regular grooming to
in the majority of cases, they make excellent pets. prevent matting.

SOFT AND SILKY
Many random-bred
dogs resemble
sheepdogs, with soft
coats and feathering on
the chest, legs, and tail. Long hairs
This dog has sheepdog cover feet
markings, too.

LARGE DOG
Random-bred dogs can grow
to any size or shape. This large
dog may be the same size as one Expressive
or the other of its parents or brown eyes
somewhere in between the two.

Black,
triangular
SHORT AND drop ears
SMOOTH
The short coat and
drop ears of this MEDIUM-SIZED DOG
dog suggest a Many mixed-breed
houndlike dogs are
ancestor, but its intermediate in
merle coloring size and sandy
is less easy in color, like
to explain. this one.

SMALL DOG
This small dog has some distinctly
terrierlike features, including
Well-feathered semierect ears and a broad head.
tail

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