Does the term "mutt" bother you (in relation to your dog)?

Doesn’t bother me. My dog is a mutt and I wouldn’t be offended if someone called him that. I know what breeds he has in his genetic makeup, but, he is a mutt. 😆

My dog is a kutt. I think she is basset and German short-haired pointer, but who knows.

I've had two mutts. Doesn't bother me in the least. It bothers me more that people think designer dogs are legitimate breeds. And that's not to say they aren't great dogs, they're just not purebred.

This has everything to do about the person saying these words. And nothing, whatsoever, to do with the dog. Or, the dog’s owner.

It would depend on their tone and my mood but usually it wouldn't bother me. We call our dog a dumpster pup.

Mutt can be used in a derogatory way, so it would depend how they said it. Personally, I don’t think it is insulting because I’m not snooty about pure bread animals. But that doesn’t mean they didn’t mean it in an insulting manner. Don’t even get me started on using it to describe people.

Doesn't bother me. Mixed breed is more polite though.

This is me. I own a very expensive mutt. Doesn’t bother me in the least bit cause he’s so cute and sweet! 🥰

Not at all. I have a Labradoodle, and I call her a “mutt” myself.
She’s my sweet little mutt, and I love her to pieces.

Is he your baby? I baby mine to the point he thinks he’s entitled to all the treats. I give them to him because he is so sweet!

Doesn’t bother me at all. My latest mutt is an unknown terrier mix, the one before her was an unknown Corgi mix.

Mine applies to cats rather than dogs, but it doesn't bother me in the slightest. I've had 2 purebred Russian Blue cats and my current car is a grey & white moggy/domestic short hair. I do get a bit annoyed when people try to claim every grey cat is a "Russian blue" because grey ("blue") is a natural coat color and it can be present in a lot of cat breeds and also in moggies.

After my first Russian Blue passed away I adopted a Russian white, which is a fairly rare color and Australia was pretty much the only country that has registered breeders. She was being rehomed by her previous owner who also had 2 Russian Blues and a Bengal, and she lived in the same state where the Russian white breeder was, so I did believe it, BUT while he title made me look at the cat's photo on the rescue site, the reason I adopted her was her story and because I couldn't believe someone would just give their 4yo cat that they bought as a kitten away because she had some health issues.
When we went to my vet for the first time, I told him she was a Russian white, and he just looked at me and said ..."she's just a white cat"...lol, I laughed and said I didn't actually care what she was...she was mine now.

I'm definitely not offended by any of the terms used for mixed breeds, I do get a bit bent out of shape when people try to claim their mutt is a fancy designer dog breed - no they aren't, you went to a backyard breeder and paid a ridiculous sum of money for a mutt via an industry that nobody should be supporting.

My current dog is a goldendoodle. We didn't pay anything for her as she had to be rehomed by our daughter's friend. We have always had rescues and while we can guess at some breeds (our last was a pitbull but we have no idea if she was purebred) most of my pups have been mysteries/mutts. I have no pretention about any of the dogs I've had, but it's funny to me that since getting this dog *other* people do. So many people who have purebred/purchased dogs have a sort of pretention about them to the point where they are even pretentious about the way you refer to your own dog when they are a "designer breed." It's been weird for me because I've always been a "a dog is just a dog" sort of person.

Does not bother me, I love my mutt and will be devastated when she crosses the rainbow bridge. She is a morkie (maltese yorkie) but I got her from a family that was letting their teenager learn responsibility and earn some extra money by breeding their pups. And our world revolves around her!