List of dog hybrids

This is a list of common dog hybrids.

Breeds of hybrid origin

Originating as hybrids, many of these breeds are now sustained independently of the parent breeds.

Name Cross of With Notes
American Alsatian, Alsatian Shepalute German Shepherd Dog Alaskan Malamute, English Mastiff, Anatolian Shepherd, Great Pyrenees Bred to resemble the Dire Wolf.
American Mastiff Anatolian Shepherd Mastiff
Bulgarian Shepherd Dog Karakachan Dog Caucasian Shepherd Dog, Central Asian Shepherd Dog, St. Bernard, Newfoundland
Bull Terrier Old English Bulldog Old English Terrier
Catahoula Bulldog Catahoula Leopard Dog American Bulldog A large Molosser-type dog bred for herding hogs and cattle; hunting wild boar and American Black Bear. Typically bred in a 75% Catahoula Leopard and 25% American Bulldog formula.|
Eurasier Chow Chow Keeshond, Samoyed
Irish Wolfhound Surviving original Irish Wolfhounds Scottish Deerhound, Great Dane
Kyi-Leo Maltese Lhasa Apso
Scotch Collie (Rough Collie/Smooth Collie) Working collies, probably similar to modern Border Collie Borzoi and perhaps other breeds
Shetland Sheepdog Spitz-type herding dogs from Shetland (similar to Icelandic Sheepdog) Rough Collie, Pomeranian Various breeds used to create a miniature version of the Rough Collie
Silken Windhound a multi-generational line of small Whippet-based lurchers Borzoi and Whippet Created a medium-sized, coated sighthound breed
Tamaskan Dog Siberian Husky Alaskan Malamute
Utonagan Alaskan Malamute German Shepherd Dog, Siberian Husky
Valley Bulldog Boxer Bulldog

Common first-cross hybrids

These are dogs created deliberately by crossing two purebred dogs. Sometimes known as "designer dogs", and often given portmanteau names derived from those of the parent breeds. There is a very large number of possible combinations, and the following table only lists those most often bred deliberately. Legitimate breed associations such as the AKC, the UKC, and the CKC, do not recognize "designer dog" crosses as a breed.

Name Cross of With Notes
Bernedoodle Bernese Mountain Dog Poodle
Chiweenie, Mexican Hot Dog Dachshund Chihuahua
Cockapoo, Spoodle, Cockerpoo Poodle Cocker Spaniel
Dorgi Dachshund Corgi
Goldendoodle, Poodle Golden Retriever
Labradoodle Poodle Labrador Retriever
Lurcher Any sighthound Most commonly a collie-type herding dog, or a terrier Dogs of long-dog type, very variable in size according to parents; often rough-coated. Traditionally used for poaching—typically faster than a collie and easier to train and less conspicuous than many sighthounds.
Puggle Beagle Pug
Schnoodle Poodle Miniature or Standard Schnauzer
Shih-poo, Pooshih Poodle Shih Tzu

See also