Technically that is NOT a hybrid. No matter what breed name the different domestic dogs have, they all group together under the one species name Canis familiaris.
A very pretty face, what a lovely looking dog and such a shiny coat.
Na mate. its all good, you have nice looking dogs thereHope you dont think im high jacking your thread but here is a pic of my 2 'small' Amstaffs.
Technically that is NOT a hybrid. No matter what breed name the different domestic dogs have, they all group together under the one species name Canis familiaris.
A very pretty face, what a lovely looking dog and such a shiny coat.
Crossing different breeds of dogs is a perfect example of hybridisation. Get yourself a biological dictionary and look up the word hybrid. There are many types of hybrids, interspecific hybrid is just one.
Cute dog![]()
I am always keen to learn but to me this line states crossing different animals and plants. Offspring from a dog and a cat is a hybrid, not crossing different varieties within a species. Wikipedia says Hybrid (biology), the offspring resulting from cross-breeding of different plants or animals.
I still don't fully get my head around how or what makes one carpet python a different species to another, let alone understanding the actual definition of the word hybrid. But I have always understood the term hybrid as cross breeding two different species. But this is for another thread. Let's get back to the gorgeous puppy![]()
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