The range of designer dog continues to increase, with over 75 such crosses having been named to date. The trend is now firmly established to combine parts of the name of both ancestral breeds in that of the designer dog.
Hence Labradoodle, reflecting a cross between a Labrador Retriever and a Poodle, or a Cock-a-poo, which is the result of a Cocker Spaniel-Poodle ancestry.
Here's some more:
- Puggle: Pug x Beagle
- Goldendoodle: Golden Retriever x Poodle
- Labradoodle: Labrador Retriever x Poodle
- Cock-a-Poo: Cocker Spaniel x Poodle
- Cavachon: Cavalier King Charles Spaniel x Bichon Frise
- Yorkie-poo: Yorkshire Terrier x Poodle
- Zuchon: Shih Tzu x Bichon Frise
- Schnoodle:Miniature Schnauzer x Poodle
- Shih Poo: Shih Tzu x Poodle
- Malkie: Maltese x Yorkshire Terrier
- Malt-a-poo: Maltese x Poodle
- Poochon: Poodle x Bichon Frise
- Yo-chon: Yorkshire Terrier x Bichon Frise
- Cockalier: Cocker Spaniel x Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
- Silkshire Terrier: Silky Terrier x Yorkshire Terrier
- Maltichon: Maltese x Bichon Frise
- Shiffon: Shih Tzu x Brussels Griffon
- Lhasa Poo: Lhasa Apso x Poodle
- Shorkie Tzu: Shih Tzu x Yorkshire Terrier