You can use a wealth of sites to find out what type of dog you have as well as its breed and characteristics including animal.discovery.com/breedselector/dogselectorindex.do and if you have bought your dog from a family or proper breeder, you may have the chance to find out everything from the family history to medical conditions and much more.
This is the best way of gaining access to a wealth of information as your purebred dog will have a number of papers that belong to the actual dog you have bought. Make sure you find out whether or not the breeder is an actual AKC registered breeder.
For mixed breeds, there is the possibility to get in touch with your local vet in order to ask as they should be able to answer a few queries relating to the dog. Better still, you can take it into a vet who will be able to examine your pet accordingly; a face to face meeting can be the best solution to find out everything based on your dog's appearance.
If you bought your dog from the breeder, you can ask a number of details including the breed of the mother and if they have any idea at all regarding the breed of the father. Unless the mother is completely purebred, they are much more likely than not to know the particular response.
This is the best way of gaining access to a wealth of information as your purebred dog will have a number of papers that belong to the actual dog you have bought. Make sure you find out whether or not the breeder is an actual AKC registered breeder.
For mixed breeds, there is the possibility to get in touch with your local vet in order to ask as they should be able to answer a few queries relating to the dog. Better still, you can take it into a vet who will be able to examine your pet accordingly; a face to face meeting can be the best solution to find out everything based on your dog's appearance.
If you bought your dog from the breeder, you can ask a number of details including the breed of the mother and if they have any idea at all regarding the breed of the father. Unless the mother is completely purebred, they are much more likely than not to know the particular response.