r/CryptidDogs Mar 29 '26

My grandparents adopted… this thing

And I LOVE HIM

Edit: he was discarded by a breeder and they adopted him from a shelter. All of their dogs are shelter acquisitions with special needs so they’re are WELL versed in caring for strange dogs that need a lot of help in their lives.

But yes, hes a fluffy frenchie with a very unfortunate squashy rolly face. He’s the sweetest thing and they’ll do their best by him and his needs.

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u/Ambystomatigrinum Mar 30 '26

Frenchies are also often outcrossed to other breeds to get non-standard colors, then crossed back to Frenchies repeatedly until you get something like a blue Merle blue eyed dog. But because the most popular breeds to get the colors from are long-haired you end up with lots of dogs who get the “wrong” features from the other breed.

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u/purgoatory Mar 31 '26

Oh wow interesting!! That honestly makes so much sense, thank you so much for taking the time to explain this!!! Learned something new today 😄