mixed breed dogs, and mutt dogs, and lots of definitions get thrown around. But many seemingly different terms mean the same thing—they just have different connotations (both negative and positive).

Purebred dogs, she writes, conform to breed standards set by wealthy landowners ... how could anyone adopt a mutt without a documented history? How would you know what you're going to get?

Or that a Schnoodle is a Schnauzer and a Poodle mix? With these clever breed names, you don’t even have to bother actually ...

Times readers’ votes have been counted, and the winner of the inaugural 2025 Mutt Madness contest is Crissy Ybarra and Roysi, ...