While the Cockapoo and Havapoo are some of the most common mixes, there are some lesser-known 'Oodle' crosses which are guaranteed to make you smile.

A couple were stunned when the 'Cockapoo' they adopted turned out to be part Bernese Mountain Dog - and grew into a seven ...

Also loved by the American public are the beagleman, a beagle mixed with a doberman pinscher; the shepherd chow, a chowchow ...