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Beagle x ?

What else would she be Chelseeawalkeer (talk) 10:14, 7 August 2018 (UTC)

Merger proposal: Purebred dog

The following discussion is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section. A summary of the conclusions reached follows.

The result of this discussion was merge. Cavalryman (talk) 23:03, 19 April 2021 (UTC)

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I propose to merge Purebred dog into this article, the former is an unnecessary WP:CFORK. Cavalryman (talk) 22:44, 5 April 2021 (UTC).

• Support merge. It would appear that a "purebreed dog" is a member of a "dog breed" but with papers - that does not warrant a separate article. William Harris (talk) 10:31, 6 April 2021 (UTC)
• Support. A purebred dog is an individual from a dog breed. There is no good reason to have separate articles. --SilverTiger12 (talk) 17:45, 14 April 2021 (UTC)
• Support. I also think the somewhat repeating each other and are interchangeable, no need for two articles. --LoraxJr 19:02, 19 April 2021 (UTC)

The discussion above is closed. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

Introduction - Word Choice?

Am I the only one bothered by the use of the word "strain" when referring to breed? Can we not just specify a breed as a "subtype of species classification?" Or at least, something along the lines of "distinct subgroups of the same species which manifest variations in morphology and physiology, such as differences in size, coloration, temperament, and/or predisposition towards the development of particular conditions or illnesses?"

Apparently so. See this article and proper use of the word strain: However, purebred domestic dogs exist in small somewhat homogeneous strains called breeds. These breeds were created through backcrossing and inbreeding, to fix desired traits, resulting in a much-reduced level of heterozygosity within any one breed compared to wild canids or non-breed dogs (Boyko et al. 2009; Boyko et al. 2010; Lindblad-Toh et al. 2005). Atsme 💬 📧 04:21, 15 March 2022 (UTC)

Species vs Breed

What is the difference between a species or a breed of an animal? How is an African elephant and an Indian elephant different species, but a pomeranian and a bloodhound aren't? I think something like this should be addressed in the article 103.251.15.64 (talk) 02:42, 16 November 2022 (UTC)

Perhaps you might like to read the excellent Wikipedia articles on Species and Breed, then you could answer your own question, rather than suggest that someone else should spoon-feed you. 182.239.159.174 (talk) 10:18, 23 June 2023 (UTC)