A collection of dogs. Dogs in the Miscellaneous dog may also have ancestry related to the main functional types of dog. However, these dogs are assigned to the Miscellaneous dog by a standards organization if that organization determines that ancestry to be insufficiently deep or stable for regular classification. Stability may be evidenced in form of a sufficient breadth and depth of public interest and active breed-specific organization. The Miscellaneous dog is really something of a probationary classification. dog types that are specializations of this group may be re-classified to aonther Dog group at a later time.