
Ever wonder how a cross or hybrid of two specific dog breeds would look? The photos on this entertaining Dog Crossbreed Generator might have your answers.
The dog breed mixer is on the quirky website of U.K. insurance company Co-op, and it’s a fun place to click around. The dog mixer is not exhaustive; the choices seem limited to breed combinations for which the developers could put their paws on real-life pictures. So you can put a Corgi and a Papillon together (you’ll get a fluffy-haired “Corillon”), but not a Papillon and a Siberian Husky (… 404 dog not found).
Mixed Dog Breeds
Unintentionally mixed dog breeds—aka mutts—have long been popular, and for good reason. They are widely available and often enjoy the benefits of hybrid vigor. Intentionally mixed dog breeds—“designer dogs”—are also enjoying a wave of pup-ularity at the moment.
But a lot of people don’t realize that when two breeds mix, whether intentionally or not, there’s no controlling which characteristics come through to the puppies. That’s true despite blanket descriptions you might find on dog breed generators.
The closer the parents are in temperament, breed group, or size, the more predictable those outcomes in the pups. A high-energy herder x a high-energy herder = a high-energy herder. A small dog x a small dog = a small dog. Good family dog x good family dog = good family dog.
The more different the parents, the less predictable the outcomes.
If one parent’s breed has a reputation as dunderheaded, gregarious people-lovers, and the other parent’s breed is known for being reserved, watchful, and highly intelligent, their litter of pups is likely to be a potpourri. You might get puppies who are the spitting image of mom or dad: a dunderheaded people-pleaser and a bright, reserved pup. You might also find pups who are mixtures: A bright people-pleaser alongside a standoffish, watchful soul who was well behind the door when the brains were handed out. Some pups might be a blend: moderately people-pleasing and moderately intelligent, or moderate on one measure and at an extreme on the other. Any of these pups could be someone’s perfect fit! And any could terribly disappoint someone with their heart set on a different combination.
So in mixed breeds, it really pays to look into the breed background of each parent, and compare the breeds you’re considering when it comes to size, energy level, or other traits important to you. Check out our dog breed information pages to get the scoop on breeds from Affenpinschers to Yorkshire Terriers.
Mixed Dog Breeds and You
Maybe you’re looking into dog breed mixers because you’re enjoying dreaming of the perfect dog for you. In that case, a visit to our Dog Breed Selector is in order. Answer a few questions about your lifestyle, and the selector will suggest 15 dog breeds that might make a perfect fit for your home. Mixes of any of these breeds could also make fantastic choices.
Or browse breeds with qualities that might be important to you:
- The Top 6 Calm Dog Breeds
- 7 Dog Breeds That Can Be Left Home Alone
- The 6 Best Dog Breeds for First-Time Owners
- The Best Dog Breeds for Swimming
- Best Dog Breeds for Families
- The 7 Best Dog Breeds for Cold Weather (…plus the 6 large breeds most sensitive to the cold. …Better get a big dog jacket!)
“Hypoallergenic” Mixed Breeds
The fad for designer dogs was kicked off by one breeder’s quest for a low-shedding guide dog. A guide dog school in Australia crossed the athletic, trainable Labrador with the athletic, trainable, low-shedding Poodle, in hopes of creating an athletic, trainable, low-shedding guide dog for a woman whose husband was allergic. Today Labradoodles serve occasionally as guides. Pet Labradoodles abound, and -doodles of many types are popular for their potentially low-shed coats.
No dog is truly hypoallergenic, but these 5 breeds shed a reduced amount of dander into the environment.
- Poodle
- Bichon Frise
- Schnauzer
- Maltese
- Portuguese Water Dog
Mixes of these breeds can potentially inherit this trait—but remember, breeding a low-shed parent and a standard-coated parent produces pups with a potpourri of coat types.
Read more about the positives and potential negatives of each breed, and discover the scientific truth about dog allergies, in Hypoallergenic Dog Breeds: Separating Myth From Fact.
Shelters and rescue groups—even breed-specific rescues—often have wonderful mixed-breed dogs waiting for a home. And when you meet an adult dog from a shelter or rescue, you don’t have to guess whether he might turn out to be gregarious or reserved, quick to learn or slow and steady, safe for allergy sufferers or a ticket to sneeze-town. The dog himself will tell you!
Sure, rescue dogs don’t have a “designer” label and cute name….but you can always create one of your own.
I want to choose my second breed, why do you limit them? What’s the point, then?
It’s probably based on real-life mix breeds
exactly dumb right
not really cuz like you cant mix a chow with a duchhound or a mixed breed with another mixed breed
It is actually dachshund but I see your point
Ok we care why.
Snap!
you can actually I have a dingo Labrador cross border collie rottwheiler
Exactly, I have a corgi x dachshund x border collie
Snap!
They mean in the generator you cannot mix already mixed dogs..
There is artificial insemination. It’s not that hard.
What do you mean you can’t mix a mixed breed with another mixed breed… that’s what a mutt is
There needs to be more breeds on there they don’t have a lot of breeds
yo calm down buddy
Probably because u can’t make a golden retriever plus a chihuahua.. chihuahua is too small and retriever is too big! They’re letting u choose from the dog that would ACTUALLY fit the size of the other one!
What about a pomsky, and husky and a Pomeranian, what about that size difference huh?
#very bad
exactly
i cant even choose a breed
There is artificial insemination. It’s not that hard.
Actually, my Chihuahua got my pitbull pregnant… Without artificial insemination… So it is possible for a small dog to get a big dog pregnant, I’m just not sure about having the small dog be the female though, that probably wouldn’t work as well…
Yes you can breed Chihuahua to a Labrador or Golden or pit or great Dane.
We have a Pitbull/chihuahua mix, they don’t come much different than that size wise. He has recently bred to a toy aussie poo. I am trying to see if thee is a way to get an idea of what the puppies might look like
#very bad
I know it’s stupid but it’s becaus they only do a cross breed that has been done cause they don’t have a image of it…
I know it’s stupid but it’s becaus they only do a cross breed that has been done cause they don’t have a image of it…
Agreed
Yes I kind of agree plz don’t limit the second options cuz otherwise this would be perfect. Who agrees?
My dog is supposedly a bloodhound mixed with swiss mountain dog. Didn’t find either on the list.
I know not all breeds are on this it’s really dumb.
There are over 36,000 possible 2-breed combos of just official AKC breeds. You really expect them to have example of each of those 36,000 mixes? Be reasonable.
So your dog is a Greater Swiss Mountain Dog?
Try Swiss bernese
Pretty sure it’s based on what pictures they could find of the two.
Haha I was just messing around and did Australian Cattle Dog + Australian Shepherd and i came out with Texas Heeler. They’re both Australian dogs, and yet equal a Texas dog? This is just what i was looking for, but thing is, i wish they had more options. It kinda bums me out when my dog is a shiba inu pomeranian mix. And about my other dog. I actually was hoping to find out what he was, but didn’t work out. He was a stray, and I couldnt find anything that looked like him.
Australia shepherds are acually American they just have Australian in the name it makes perfect sense look it up
Yeah lol and i also wish they had more options especially on dog two.
Actually the australian shepherd originated in Texas it was just given the name
Australian shepherd because they were shipped to Australia look it up get wrecked son.
i like it
Mine Is Malamute crossed with a Pitbull The closest to a Killer and A Hunter what am I gonna do…..
Neither of my breeds are in here. Karelian Bear Dog and White Sheppard
Okay this thing is stupid… its nice and all to see what one dog would look like mixed together with another dog but it would be 10X’s better if you could type in what breed a dog is like I thought it would do instead of what it gives you
YYYYYYYYYEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSS I AGREEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!
You are so wrong. This is the best thing EVER! Even though it needs improvements (not to me it doesn’t) you don’t have to call it STUPID!!!!!!!! Triston,8 years old. Don’t say that. Its okay. Ollyver, 5 years old.
I have 2 goldendoodles and i cant find the two dogs that make the breed. 🙁
poodle and goldenretriver are a golden doodle.
It’s a golden retriever and poodle I think.
So my newest little guy is supposed to be American Staffordshire Terrier, Wolf, Dingo and Chihuahua.
The Sire is a Wolf and Dingo cross and the Dame is an American Staffordshire Terrier and Chihuahua cross. I’ve seen the female who is rather short with stubby legs and I very thick bodied with the Staffy broad chest. I’ve never seen the Sire. I was told he’s ultra aggressive and is massively built.
My little guy definitely displays the Staffy with his Brindle coloring, barrel chest and both front and rear bowed legs. But I think with the Chihuahua mixed in he won’t be super tall like a Wolf or even near to the size of a Staffy. But he definitely shows the Alpha hunter personality of the Wolf and Dingo breeds. He hunt/tracks my little mixed Toy Yorkshire Terrier/Wirehaired Terrier cross. Then he does what I call drive-by body slams to the little gal. Which I’m trying to train out of him now.
I’m thinking he might end up being about a “Pocket Pit” size when he’s full grown. At just shy of 4 months of age he weighs about 20 pounds. Which might mean he’ll be about 35 to 40 pounds when he’s full grown.
This is amazing! It helps me learn about breeds that I didn’t know about!
This is amazing! It helps me learn about breeds that I didn’t know about! Triston,8 years old. The dogs were cute and fuzzy and this website helps me learn about crossbreed dogs. Ollyver, 5 years old.
I have a Longdog Irish Wolfhound mixed with a Greyhound, Mal-Shi Shih Tzu mixed with a Maltese , Morkie Maltese mixed with a Yorkie, and a Shorkie Shih Tzu mixed with a Yorkie.
Ok listen, u kind of need to stop limiting the second one cuz I am getting annoyed
My sister’s dog is a German Shepherd, Rottweiler, Great Dane Mix and the puppies have Husky in them. Good dog, I love her to death! Very little to that generator though.
THEY TO CUTE
I think Tristan and Olliver are just saying these things so that people will want to play this. Don’t trust them
So you people expect the site to provide an actual example of every possible 2-breed combination? Do the math. There are 190 breeds recognized by the AKC . I believe that’s about 36000 possible 2-breed combos Where exactly are they supposed to find an example of all those exact mixes? The choices are limited to the 2-breed dogs the site had access to & accurate information on, maybe their employees’ dogs or ones at a local shelter. So stop complaining like petulant children b/c they didn’t have your 1 in 36,000 mix. Critical thinking is your friend.
Whoops my math was off. It’s more like 18,000. Still a freakin’ lot.
I have a corgi golden retriever.
This is stupid. It limits what dogs u can breed with. What if I wanted to mix a Golden Retriever and an Australian Shepherd, well guess what… apparently they don’t want me to I can’t find another dog breed mixer and it sucks. Ugh
#Stupid. #Useless
why not something similar to morph thing, but with dog breeds. it wouldnt be too difficult to have a standard pattern for each breed, what features are dominant from mum, dad, grandparents, or even if you wanted, choose different parts of breeds, eg head of pomeranian, body of a silky terrier, tail of a pug, coloured like a kelpie.
I CANT DO IT!!!!!!!!
me neither :,(
i have a mix mix. the mom was a Chihuahua ,Dachshund mix and the dad was a Miniature Pinscher what is the name
I CAN’T USE IT!!! I need to use it. ;~;
i cant rly use the dog breeder 🙁
I’m trying to breed my kind shepherd I could help u
The mixer tool is not working. How do i get to use it?
Its just a pic it wont let me choose!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This website has neither of my dogs
it won’t work
I have four German shepherds 3 boys and 1 girl the girl is fixed but the oldest male always is fallowing and barking at out white German Shepard that is not fixed why is that