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• Steps
• Tips
• Warnings
• What do you need

There are so many dogs in the world today that it is not surprising that a significant part of them are mongrels, mongrel dogs. This does not mean that there is something wrong with them; it's just not purebred animals. To identify the personality traits that your pooch will acquire over time or just out of curiosity, you can identify the breeds that contributed to your dog's origins. This is a slightly disappointing but completely self-justifying task.

Steps

1. 1 Take a close look at the characteristics of your dog. This will help you identify the traits that are specific to certain breeds. Especially try to note:
   • Color, length, color features
   • Size, proportion and position of the ears
   • Head shape
   • Body proportions
   • Tail length
   • Weight
   • Height at withers
2. 2 Pay attention to your dog's temperament. Is she lazy and can lie near the house all day, or does she have an infinite amount of energy? Is she playful? Is she guarding the house? Or is it just a small and fluffy dog? All of these qualities can help identify those breed groups that are present in your pooch's blood, such as a service dog, a small lap dog, or a hunting dog. It won't help much, but it will narrow your search.
3. 3 Find a guide to dog breeds. This book and the Internet are very valuable resources.It should be borne in mind that online guides will probably contain less information than a real book, but for the sake of convenience they should not be discarded. However, they do not describe the breed of mongrels; for example, poodle hybrids that are becoming popular with dog lovers. The problem with mongrels is that they are extremely diverse and therefore difficult to classify.
4. 4 Look for characteristics. If there are no pictures of dogs in the guide, click on the link. You can follow the link for a dog that is almost similar to your dog by clicking on the corresponding breed at the bottom of the page.
5. 5 Check the data. Most dogs are crossbreeds and have owners, although some do come from animal shelters. If you know your dog's owners or breeders, try talking to them over the phone. They can tell you who the mother was and whether the father was theirs or was a stray animal. If you were able to speak in person with the previous owner / breeder, he may show you your dog's parents or pictures of them. If the parents were hybrids, they will have more of the characteristics of their original breeds. If the dog is adopted from a shelter, it will be harder to know its history, although there will be some useful information. In most cases, shelters have previous owner accounts as required by law. Some owners give up their dog and take it to a shelter. In this case, the Rescue Center can contact them and find out if this dog was born to them, and if not, if they know the history of the origin of this dog.
6. 6 Interview people. List your dog's information in an information guide or with your local veterinarian. Ask for any information about your dog. Maybe someone knows your dog or is an old owner and is able to tell you about it.

Tips

• If you are unsure about the breed, or if you think your dog is a cross between two breeds, seek advice from your veterinarian. They know a lot about different breeds of dogs. But even if they do not know this breed, then they are able to establish it.
• If you can't figure out anything after all this, but you really want to know, you can check your dog's DNA. Biomedical company Metamorphix runs DNA tests for sixty-five dollars. The disadvantage is that they only identify thirty-eight breeds with DNA, not all breeds. Thus, you are unlikely to identify all of your dog's traits.
• Various tests can help identify your dog's personality type. If your dog is energetic, find someone with a horse or two among your friends. Get permission and release your dog near the horses. It is dangerous for the dog if it has not grazed anyone before, but if it tries to do it, then it probably belongs to the herding dog group. If your dog is small and fluffy, you probably shouldn't be doing anything at all; the decorative group is mainly derived from the types of dog mentioned above.
• If you cannot determine what breed your dog is, it most likely means that it is already the second generation of mongrels. There are many different dogs mixed in it, so you can no longer tell what breed it is.

Warnings

• Finding out the breed of your dog, you can get any negative information about it. Before you dare to find out anything about your dog, make sure you are prepared for both good and bad news. Your dog may be affectionate with you, but it may have been angry with previous owners.
• Even some purebred dogs can be difficult to breed, so don't be too discouraged.
• Before you decide to find out anything about your dog, make sure you really want to do it.

What do you need

• Dog
• Internet
• Video camera
• Digital camera