I rather object to this category name. 'Mutt' seems to have a slightly negative connotation, or am I just oversensitive? I ask because I am a 'mutt' and have been living with my master for the past 9 years. My name is Buzz, and my master thinks that I am a cross between flat coat retriever and setter and every bit as good as a pedigree dog. I have a long black coat and am admired by everyone. I am very docile and I love children – very tasty, slobber, slobber (Just kidding!) My master says that I am a retriever/setter cross, that's his assumption anyway. Actually, I was found straying on the A4 near to where he lives when I was ...  Read the complete review

A year ago we looked into getting a new dog to join our family as we missed having a dog around. We looked into adoption but it wasn't viable as there would not be someone home all day everyday so we looked in the Friday ad each week at what dogs and puppies were available. Intially we wanted to get a dog around two years old that would already be housetrained but ended up getting side tracked by puppies. We had already discussed that we would ideally like a dog that was part Labrador or Retriever as they make good family pets, particularly with children around. However we didn't want a pedigree on the basis that they are more susceptible to various diseases ...  Read the complete review

My mum had always kept dogs and she had always owned pedigrees, until about 9 years ago. Our previous family dog (a border collie) had died and my mum insisted that we weren't getting another dog because of the heartbreak involved when they pass away. So for a year we were canine free, but we all missed having a little four-legged fur ball getting all our clothes covered in hair. It was January when my dad decided to take the family sledging, and being the big kid that he is, he insisted on having the first go. The plastic sledge, however, wasn't so keen on that idea and promptly broke. Cue tears from my sister and I and a ...  Read the complete review

Do, please, read to the end - you'll possibly see the point of this op! It's not specifically about cross-breeds as such. It just happens that Midge is. I refuse to say "was" and I am so thankful that our vet has been so thorough in re-housing her. Here we go. Tears welling up! As I cast my mind back nearly thirteen years ago, I very clearly recall strolling down the street in Canterbury with my, then, fiancee, Amanda, looking forward - would you believe it - to a barbecue as guests of the Canterbury Scottish Society. I'm not actually Scottish, but Amanda is - and very much so - and I thought she might like it. We were ...  Read the complete review

After loosing my labrador of 16 years my sister got me, unknown to me, a whippet cross from our local pet shop. Now 10 years on I cant imagine life without her. I had not been planning on replacing my labrador as I worked shifts and lived alone but as soon as I saw my new friend Sam, short for Samantha, I knew that I would love her. She has been a best friend, the love that you get from a dog is unlike anyother, it is totally unconditional. Look at dogs who are badly treated they are virtually always still pleased to be with humans. Dogs are great for bringing down your stress levels and stroking them has been found to be very theraputic. ...  Read the complete review