Dog types

thumb|Dingo on the beach at Fraser Island|K'gari, Queensland

thumb|Dogsled huskies at rest after racing

A wolfdog is a canine produced by the mating of a domestic dog (Canis familiaris) with a gray wolf (Canis lupus), an eastern wolf (Canis lycaon), a red wolf (Canis rufus), or an Ethiopian wolf (Canis simensis) to produce a hybrid.

Type of dog descended from English bull-and-terrier dogs originally bred for dog-fighting

alt=An American Mongrel Dog|thumb|A bi-color mongrel. DNA sequencing shows a heritage of Boxer, American Pit Bull, and [[Great Dane, amongst others.]] A mongrel, mutt, or mixed-breed dog is any dog which does not belong to one officially recognized breed. While such terms may refer to all dogs of mixed breeds, the terms "dog crossbreed" and "designer dog" specifically refer to mixed-breed dogs which are intentionally bred.

thumb|German Pinscher and [[Miniature Pinscher, breeds of the Pinscher group. Before 1888.]] The Pinscher is a group of German dog breeds, developed originally as ratters on farms or as guard dogs. In the twenty-first century they are commonly kept as companion animals.

thumb|right|250px|Bichon Frisé

thumb|alt=engraving of a rough-haired dog of sighthound type|Lurcher, illustration from ''The Sportsman's Cabinet'' by William Taplin, 1803; engraved from a painting by Philip Reinagle A lurcher is a crossbred dog resulting from mating a greyhound or other sighthound with a dog of another type such as a herding dog or a terrier. The lurcher is not a "breed": the term is a generic descriptor of a diverse group of dogs. They are known for being loyal, fast, and versatile. For hundreds of years, lurchers were strongly associated with poaching; in modern times, they are kept as hunting or companio

dog type

dog type

broad category of dogs based on form or function

type of dog that has been developed for catching rats and other vermin