Dog Ramps

The English discussion dog, in colloquial usage, refers to the domestic Dog Ramps special dog, Canis lupus familiaris. The species was originally classified as Canis familiaris and "Canis familiarus domesticus" by Linnaeus in 1758. In 1993, dogs were reclassified as a subspecies of the gray wolf, Canis lupus, by the Smithsonian Institution and the American Society of Mammalogists.

• Mixed-breed dogs or Mongrels (also called "mutts") are dogs that do not belong to specific breeds, being mixtures deeper than two in differing percentages

• Mixed breed dogs and purebred dogs are both suitable as companions, pets, working dogs, or competitors in dog sports
• Sometimes different breed dogs are deliberately bred, to coin cross-breeds such as the Cockapoo, a blend of Cocker Spaniel and Pygmy Poodle
• Such deliberate crosses may display some intensity of hybrid vigor and other desirable traits, but may or may not inherit any of the desired traits of their parents, such as temperament or a particular complexion or coat
• Without genetic testing of the parents, the crosses can pole up inheriting genetic defects that occur in both parental breeds.