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My mysterious mutt: Lab, beagle or dingo?

REBECCA DUBE

From Tuesday's Globe and Mail

Latest comment posted at 12:41 PM EDT 02/06/08

We weren't the sort of ridiculous people who pay $79.95 to determine the ancestry of their mutts. Or maybe we were ...Read the full article

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  1. Kim Philby from Ottawa, Canada writes: Maybe Lily's a combination Collie and Lhasa Apso: a Collapso - a dog that folds up for easy transport. Or a mix of Pointer and Setter: a Poinsetter - a traditional Christmas pet. Or a Pekingese and Lhasa Apso: A Peekaso - a cubist dog. Or Collie and Malamute: a Commute - a dog that travels to work.

    Then again, maybe Lily's a mix of Bull Terrier and Shih Tzu: a...well, you know...
  2. Pelotas Piquen from Winnipeg, Canada writes: K. Philby... "Ouch" ...ha ha ;-)
  3. Snowed in in Barrie from Canada writes: Kim,

    Lol!
  4. Albin Forone from Canada writes: DNA doesn't count for mutts, what does is whether it's a good mix. My kid's dog was bought from the pound as a cute big-footed puppy, apparently a collie/borzoi cross. People stop for her in the street, tourists even took a photo. Just a sexy leggy b1tch that scared off a bear at the cottage. Breeding schmeeding.
  5. Doreen Dixon from Lunenburg, NS, Canada writes: Who cares what breed she is -- she's adorable!

    Practically speaking, though, knowing what breeds are included in the "special blend" can give you a heads up on the diseases to which your dog has tendencies. Seems a good idea to me.
  6. John Doucette from Manotick, Canada writes: Personally, I think the dog should have the family's DNA tested, there are problems there!
  7. Sissy Schuss from Canada writes: Kim Philby from Ottawa, Canada writes: Maybe Lily's a combination Collie and Lhasa Apso: a Collapso - a dog that folds up for easy transport. Or a mix of Pointer and Setter: a Poinsetter - a traditional Christmas pet. Or a Pekingese and Lhasa Apso: A Peekaso - a cubist dog. Or Collie and Malamute: a Commute - a dog that travels to work. Then again, maybe Lily's a mix of Bull Terrier and Shih Tzu: a...well, you know...

    and then again maybe Kim's jokes are a mix of whimsy and flatulence - or just flimsy?!?
  8. C J from Canada writes: next will be cats

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