How do you find a very specific breed of dog?

Using the term “breed” is misleading, since those are mixes. Your best bet is to watch the shelter and online listings. Many of the dogs there will be “best guesses” since irresponsible owners often never see the male dog.

@syz Yea… I realized the “breed” misnomer after the time for edits was passed.

I think the only mutt you can plan on finding is a popular mix like a puggle or labradoodle.

But check out the FBI German Shepherd/Husky!

Do a search for “designer dog” or “hybrid dog”. Here’s an article with a list of hybrid mixes. http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/hybriddogs.htm

Have you G oogled—siberian husky german shepherd mix for sale?
or Gerbian Shepsky? That’s the name of the mix.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tRG5LDBcgUE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHcX5s32p1Y

Or belgian malinois german shepherd mix for sale
The name for this mix is a Shepinois.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgs_ll-0zo8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tq_sw8x5oBU

http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/images26/GerberianShepskyGermanShepherdSiberianHuskyHybridDogsRaiya3MonthsOld.jpg

http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=290spch&s=8#.VVVr9vlViko

If you go to Petfinder there’s an area to the left where you can specify breed mixes. Of course you can’t be totally certain but the classifications in the listings are estimates by the shelter workers based upon the dogs looks and temperament.

BTW. The reason why purebred breeders don’t do mutts is because the shelters are already overflowing with mutts from irresponsible owners too lazy/ignorant to spay/neuter their pets. To add to that would be very irresponsible.

You might desire a very specific breed mix mutt, but then what becomes of the other puppies in that litter ? That’s right. They likely take up shelter space and other dogs die needlessly.

Responsible breeders are usually all about maintaining the standards of their chosen breed and ensuring that the pups go to good responsible homes. They aren’t in it just for the money since there are far more efficient ways to make a lot more money faster.

These breeders usually really love the dogs of their chosen breed so it’s done more for love than strictly money.

There is absolutely no reason for them to purposely breed mutts. Makes no sense at all aesthetically, morally or financiallly.

Is there a reason you want those specific mixes?

I would worry about anyone deliberately mixing those breeds together (I work with a lot of Shepherd/Husky/Malamute mixes and, in my experience, they aren’t the easiest of temperaments to live with) so I would avoid giving my money to anyone who has done so especially if they are allowing their puppies to go to homes that are inexperienced with the specific traits of all of these breeds. If you like the way they look then I would start with the husky or shepherd specific rescues. You may not get the exact mix you are currently looking for but will probably find something close enough. If you are looking for certain traits (ie: the ability to do a specific job) I would do some research on other breeds that share the same traits. Only buy from a breeder if you know exactly what you are getting (ie: have met both parents, are happy with the temperaments, health checks etc) and, even then, I’d be wary of the “breeders” reasons. In inexperienced hands these cross breeds will be hard work at best.

^ Yup, what she said. You’d be mixing insane energy with a healthy scoop of independence.