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
Bulldog breeds Bulldog got interbred with the Old English Bulldog from the 1600s. This breed was bred to guard, hunt and herd. It is a social dog breed with excellent skills for guarding much like the American Bulldog, with a similar body type. This breed is also lesser known than the American Bulldog and the Old English Bulldog. In response to the health problems associated with many short-muzzled dog breeds, particularly the Bulldog, a number of breeders offer alternative bulldogs, some of which are true-breeding lineages, and some are first-generation crosses between two established breeds. Some of these breeders aim to recreate