Sid from Dallas, Texas, works at an animal shelter where staffers lovingly refer to the many large, tan mixed-breed dogs there as Texas brown dogs, or TBDs. Are there other colorful regional terms for mutts? In the U.S., they’ve been known as...
Critters, co-workers, and clothes: What do you call your favorite mixed-breed dog? There are Heinz 57 mutts and Texas brown dogs in the U.S., while in parts of the Caribbean they’re called potcakes and coconut retrievers. Plus, among firefighters...