The Silkchon is created by crossing the purebred Silky Terrier
with the purebred Bichon Frise. It is considered a hybrid dog,
meaning it is not purebred, however the lineage is known. Where
as the term mutt is used when a dog has an unknown lineage. Some
claim hybrid dogs are healthier, because you are mixing up the
gene pool. Many breeders of hybrids believe in what is called
the heterosis effect and hybrid vigor. Vigor means, "Physical or
mental strength, force or energy." Others disagree, claiming you
are still crossing two first generation dogs. If you breed two
dogs carrying the same genetic defect, the defect will be
dominant in the dog. Regardless, of size or lineage, all dogs
are a mammal of the Canidae family, of the order Carnivora.
Canis lupus familiaris, which is a domesticated subspecies of
the wolf. Commonly referred to as a canine, dogs have instincts,
which we as humans have a responsibility to fulfill. One of
these instincts is to migrate. To fulfill this instinct in our
dog, we need to take