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HYPERASHEL
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 Posted: 11/07/05 - 16:44 Post subject: Move over Pug, ya got competition
http://www.wsbtv.com/family/5251706/detail.html (pic)
Hybrid Puggles Wiggle Their Way Into Hearts
POSTED: 1:57 pm EST November 4, 2005
NEW YORK -- New York has gone to the hybrid dogs.
The New York Post says one of the most popular dogs for families now is the puggle.
That's the cross between a pug and a beagle.
One kennel owner in Queens said people are calling him left and right for puggles. He sells his designer dogs for $650 to $900 each.
The smaller the puppy, the higher the price.
The hybrid trend was started more than 15 years ago by the Australian Labradoodle -- a cross between a Labrador retriever and a poodle.
Cross-breeding can produce a dog that's adorable and has a good temperament and allergy-safe fur.
The Post says even "Sopranos" tough guy James Gandolfini has bought a puggle recently.
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jrjo
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Posted: 11/07/05 - 16:48 Post subject:
Puggles??! 
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wanttorun100
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Posted: 11/07/05 - 16:53 Post subject:
that's a horrible thing to do to a beagle
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coachmarkos
my boys could swim
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Posted: 11/07/05 - 16:55 Post subject:
| wanttorun100 wrote: | | that's a horrible thing to do to a beagle |
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Cappy
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Posted: 11/07/05 - 16:56 Post subject:
One of my neighbors has a Bassett Hound/Mastiff combo.
Interesting looking dog 
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jrjo
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Posted: 11/07/05 - 16:59 Post subject:
| Cappy wrote: | One of my neighbors has a Bassett Hound/Mastiff combo.
Interesting looking dog |
Basstiff?
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karlene
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Posted: 11/07/05 - 17:00 Post subject:
But look how cute he is?!
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gretriever
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Posted: 11/07/05 - 17:09 Post subject:
| Karlene wrote: | But look how cute he is?!
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Why does it look like he is starting to relieve himself?
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jrjo
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Posted: 11/07/05 - 17:15 Post subject:
| gretriever wrote: | | Karlene wrote: | But look how cute he is?!
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Why does it look like he is starting to relieve himself? |
He just saw his sticker price.
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Pug
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Posted: 11/07/05 - 17:15 Post subject:
The expression on the puggle's face: "What the F$#! am I?"
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jrjo
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Posted: 11/07/05 - 17:17 Post subject:
| Pug wrote: | | The expression on the puggle's face: "What the F$#! am I?" |
I believe the 'old school' term is MUTT. 
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purple hayes
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Posted: 11/07/05 - 18:48 Post subject:
Cats and dogs living together! Mass hysteria!
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