11.   New pet owners should be aware that while mixed breeds may be heartier than purebreds, they are not automatically free of genetic problems.

12.   One alternative to buying a purebred dog is to get a mixed breed.

13.   The mixed breed terrier my wife got from the pound bites if woken up from a deep sleep.

14.   The mixed breed offspring of two dissimilar purebreds may avoid some of the genetic defects possessed by the parents.

15.   The other perspective suggests that mixed breeds are more hardy than purebred animals.

16.   Thurston, an Austin anthropologist, feels the same way about her mixed breed corgi, which she adopted from a shelter.

17.   Vice President Al Gore has two dogs, a mixed breed named Daisy and a black Labrador retriever called Shiloh.

18.   The dog, a mixed breed, was found dead at their home in Sai Kung.