A large percentage of the dogs on the team been able to compete in AKC events for years now because they were eligible for registration as purebred dogs. This was not true for some of the best athletes on the team including Magi (Border Collie/Golden Retriever mix) who has multiple agility championships. Despite the fact that the mixed breeds will have to compete in classes separate than the purebred dogs (Magi’s co-owner likens that to being sent to the back of the bus) a simple glance at the posted results will tell the tale, as the dogs will run the same exact courses and heights.  

Now Magi, Mojo, Kokomo and Mushu can join PJpupp, Gigi, Rickie Roo, Perry, Gidget, Chili Dog, Bogey, Lacey Jane, Abbie, Aimee and Mason at the AKC trials. Until then, they will keep participating in the agility events sanctioned by United States Dog Agility Association and Canine Performance Events who have always welcomed dogs of all shapes and sizes. More info on the AKC Mixed breed program can be found here.

In fact, several of the PM2 Dog Agility Team members have qualified at the World Cynosports Games in Scottsdale, AZ this year. Magi, Gigi and Rickie Roo will compete in team events and in the tournament events handled by team captain Deborah Davidson Harpur while 11-year-old PJPupp has come out of retirement to run in Veterans classes with the Junior Handler of the team, Mei Matsuo. Other South Bay residents competing at that event include Shelley Permann and Letti, Robert Moray and Miko, Peggy Miller and Brody, Shirley Russell and Miss Harlie & Storm, Ethel Mercer and Heaven and Kelly McMahon and Bingo. The event will be held at the West World Facility November 11-16. Besides the exciting dog agility events there will also be dock diving, flyball, sheep herding and lots of other dog fun.

Photo credit: PM2 Dog Agility Team at a recent event. Photo by dynamicdogphotos.com used with permission.

‘alo mis perritos! Here are two of my poochie pawls, Max and Holly, that are all mixed up. Can you guess what their mix is? Guess in the comments below!

Lots of barks and biscuits to our twitter pawl @balanceddogs for the photo. Do you want to follow my buddy TJ on Twitter? Follow him here! Woof!

I’m allegedly a “pit bull mix,” but I prefer to think of myself as a fine canine cocktail. Pour six ounces of red-nosed pitbull into a shaker, then add one ounce of wolf and one ounce of Jack Russell Terrier. Shake it, don’t stir it, and what you’ll get is an awesome Sophietini!

You could also call this mix a PitWoJack. Hey, if I were a boy dog named Danny, you could call my cocktail a PitWoJack Daniel’s. BOL!

Let’s take a closer look at what I believe to be my ingredients, and see if you agree with me.

Red-nosed pit bull:  I’m proud to be mostly pit, because like dogs of this breed, I am sweet, smart, strong, a great guard dog, and good with other pets and people of all ages. I have a beautiful short coat that is super easy to groom. Pit bulls get such bad press and are victims of such ridiculous bans that it makes me want to howl. With proper training and responsible owners, we certainly are not “the pits!”

By the way, this breed is not related in any way to red-nosed reindeers. (We can’t fly.)

Wolf: Speaking of howling, my dog dad is certain that I am part wolf. Of course all dogs descended from wolves thousands of years ago, but maybe my link is more recent. It’s true that my pack-animal instincts are stronger than those of a lot of dogs I know – for example, I get totally stressed out when my pet parents take my buddy Leroy to the vet and I’m left alone. Yet the little scamp hardly notices when I’m gone!

Wolf (left) and Sophie (right): Do you see any physical similarities?

Jack Russell Terrier: Although I’m loving and obedient – and have really adorable ears – I don’t have the fearlessness typical of this breed. But we do have a bit of a resemblance, no?

There you have it – the unique ingredients that make me an awesomely special blend: the Sophietini.

Do you think there might be other ingredients in the Sophietini? Let me know in the Comments area below!

Sophie was almost 84 dog years old when she passed to the Rainbow Bridge last November. She was adopted by i Love Dogs writer Laura Goldman in 1998 from a Hawthorne, Calif. shelter. She loved long naps, looking out the front windows and, most of all, her best buddy Leroy. Check out her other articles!

Okay, so I have a teensy crush on this guy. Isn’t he so cute? Bien guapo! I’ve never seen a pup like him before. Humans, do you know his mix?

Thanks to my human pals at CuteAsHell.com for sending us their best pawpals’ pic!

One of my human pals sent me a picture of her best pawpal, Nemo! She wants me to guess what his mix is, but I can’t figure it out. All I know is he’s super handsome, ay que chulo! Can you guess what his mix is?

Thank you to my human pals at Smart Dog University!

a.k.a. Welsh Co-Jack
(Pembroke Welsh Corgi/Jack Russell Terrier)

‘alo my perritos, as always, abrazos and besitos from your bilingual puppy amazon warrior princess Irie. I’ve been assigned a weird article. My mami said to tell you all about the Co-Jack. “Pues que es eso de Co-Jack?” I asked her. The word sounded vaguely familiar; do you mean low-jack, como for the human cars? I tell you cachorritos I wasn’t prepared for what my puppy ears heard next – it’s a what?! Come again? My chihuahua ears couldn’t believe it, but it’s true perritos. Did you know that sometimes Corgis and Jack Russells have romantic rendezvous (in parks, in alleys, sometimes backyards) and well, two months later my anipals you have yourself what the humans call a Co-Jack? You see? We doggies don’t discriminate like the humans, we love like free birds soaring through the wind of our pup pawls behinds. We see no breed or markings, we only see a happy tail and happy haunches. Oh, to be a dog ay?

So, I did my research. I sniffed and sniffed around about these strangely shaped doggies and got the pooch 411. Usually, they are very long and short, anipals, like their Corgi mamis or papis. To tell you the truth, I like the Corgis. Nice bunch of pups. When I was itty bitty (well, itty-bittier) one of them Corgis named Teddy came to my rescue at the dog park. He liked me lots, sweet guy. So, me and Corgies, we cool. And, the Jack Russell Terrier side, well what can I say? I have to send my Co-Jack pupsters some biscuits and a paw up high for being a Jack Russell Terrier mix like me! Pero, JRT and Corgi is a whole lotta feisty energy. Los Corgis y los Jack Russells are full of puptastic spirit, so you better get your human butts up and take them for a run to get that spirit out. I know what it takes because I’m a crazy JRChi myself and my mami takes me on lots of walks, so I know my Co-Jack friends would love it just as much.

My Corgi friends just like my Jack Russell familia have some sheddy coats, humans. I have to admit, I am pretty high maintenance too.  When it’s too hot I let those pelitos go! All over the house, a pretty white layer of hair. So pretty on the carpet, on the couch, on the bed, in the back car seat, in my crate. Co-Jacks might leave pretty white and brown blankets of fur too, you lucky humans!

This is my report, puppies! Co-Jackatastic pups can be found at your local animal shelter or check out For Paws, a Corgi & Corgi Mix Rescue.

Irie La Mona (The Little Doll) is a 7-month-old mixed breed, bilingual Jack Russell Terrier/Chihuahua adopted from the South Los Angeles Animal Shelter. Still a puppy, she aspires to one day host her very own show, and be the Oprah of mixed breed pups around the world! Check out her other articles!

a.k.a. Yorkiepoo, Malkie
(Maltese/Yorkshire Terrier)

Recently at the dog park, I came across a rather strange sight. A young lad, nary an inch above knee-high, came bouncing in my direction. Tail wagging, the little bugger tumbled straight into my ribs fancying a romp around the park. I looked him over, not too keen on having been pummeled on my jog towards the water fountain. I asked the tyke to slow his paws and tell me his name. The pup went by the name of ‘Muppet’. Odd name I thought out loud. He piped in repeatedly with his limited woofcabulary, “play, play, play” was all that seemed to come out of the bloody energetic pup’s snout. It was right around between the pummel and the obsessive licks to my face that I recognized the pup’s lineage. “By Saint Bernard, you’re a Yorkie! Wait, but not quite. There’s something else that I can’t quite pinpoint–” “Morkie! I’m a Morkie!” The pup, yet again, piped right in without raising a paw for permission.

Turns out the lad was the fortuitous offspring of a milky white Maltese mother and most likely an overexcited yappy Yorkie (definitely none of my relations). I inquired with the humans sitting about the dog park, wanting to know more about this strange mix. I nudged their legs and pawed at their hands to no avail. Luckily, I stumbled upon the lad’s human and another bird-like looking woman chatting about the whole debacle.

Here’s the information I came upon my pup readers. These “morkies” are a rather popular mix that can be found in the annals of most posh neighborhoods, but can also be found at your local shelter or Maltese and Yorkie rescues. They can be as small as their Yorkie parent and as large as their Maltese parent, between 3 to 7 pounds at times. You will never truly know with these mixed breeds, which makes for an enjoyable surprise and guessing game if you ask me. These small bits aren’t the best around the little humans. I saw Muppet terrorized by one practically on the verge of breaking the poor pup’s leg; luckily I saved him with a good bark at the boy. They’re delicate these morkies.

It’s obvious that these types of pups need a good groom considering they’ve got a mix of coats like mine and that of the Maltese. Nightmare really if you think about the knots and combs, the yanking and the whining. It’s not a pleasant experience sometimes, grooming. Still, it’s undeniable, the fluff of Yorkie black and Maltese white makes for a good mug on these pooches. I heard Muppet’s human say he’ll make a good watchdog despite his petite size. Understandable, we Yorkies are an astute lot always ready to alert our humans when danger approaches. Also heard mentioned that he’d be good for cuddling and relaxing evenings on the couch watching the telly. More of his Maltese side I would think.

There you have it pupmates, my morkie report. Morkies: a mixed breed that might pummel into you in the form of a ball of fluff on any given day at the dog park.

Humans, have other bonkers type names for these morkie lads? Tell me about them here.

I may be a bully mix but I’m a lover not a “bully.” What am I?

You might not know what my pedigree is but you can tell I’m all handsome! What do I look like to you?