Mutts, crossbreeds and more

The Labradoodle is half Labrador Retriever and half Poodle. It could also have two Labradoodles as its parents. Photo: 123rf.com

You may have heard the assertion, “race is a social construct” because people may look as if they can be categorised into particular groups, but DNA shows there’s a lot less diversity among our species than we thought.

In the world of dogs, there are similar controversies. There are DNA tests for dogs, and the science is evolving, but how accurate it is, is a matter of furious debate.