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Why are dog and cat breeds called breeds and not species?

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For basically the same reason that all human beings are the same species, even though we have different hair colors and textures, different skin tones, different eye colors, may be very tall or very short —- yet chromosomally, we are identical. read more

They can all cross-breed to produce fertile offspring and don't distinguish between breeds in social or mating decisions. A Great Dane will react the same way to another Great Dane, a Basset Hound, or a Brussels Griffon in heat! Technically, dogs are not only the same species but the same sub-species. read more

-- Z. Kornberg, Jerusalem Michael Bruford, a professor of biological sciences at Cardiff University in Wales, explains the thought process behind this seeming double standard. read more

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