mixed breed
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Harley is a rescue hound, of indeterminate but clearly mixed breed, who is given to leaping in the air to snap at moths and making vain but enthusiastic attempts to catch lizards.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 10, 2025
He said the dogs, which he described as a big mixed breed, had left the area but were later found by an armed team who gained control of them.
From BBC • Oct. 8, 2024
The power plant dogs and the Chernobyl City dogs had mixed breed ancestry, but both shared stretches of DNA with German shepherds, as well as other Eastern European shepherd breeds.
From New York Times • Mar. 3, 2023
On Twitter, he confirmed that Rafi — a mixed breed rescue — nicked him.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 4, 2022
As he strode through the second-floor hallway he saw them: two dogs, a black Labrador and a smaller mixed breed, in a cage.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
