Dog crossbreed status symbol?" "Designer dog" puppies sometimes bring higher prices than the purebreds from which they are bred. The fanciers of designer dogs respond that all modern dog breeds were created from earlier breeds and types of dogs through the same kind of selective breeding that is used to create designer dogs. The Toy Poodle was bred down in size from larger poodles, most likely by crossing with various very small Bichon types, such as the Maltese and Havanese. Most of the modern breeds have ancestries that include various older dog types and breeds; see individual breed articles for details of
Dog type the written standard and awards are based on how closely the dog resembles the standard. Note 2. Many modern breeds of dogs still use the names of early types, although they may or may not resemble the old types. Note 3. Early attempts to categorize dogs as species of "Canis" are described by Carl Linnaeus in Systema naturae, 1758, Gmelin in 1788, Kerr in 1792. Dog type Dog types are broad categories of dogs based on form, function or style of work, lineage, or appearance. In contrast, modern "dog breeds" are particular breed standards, sharing a common set of heritable