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Any idea what my aunt's dog Meadow is?  I asked my aunt, and it sounds like the person she got Meadow from had no idea. She saw the mother and says she looked like a white Border Collie (???). She said the owner said the father is an Australian Shepherd/Cattledog, and it sounds like he wasn't sure which is which so who knows. She's insanely thick-coated. My aunt says she sheds constantly throughout the year then has two huge blow-outs twice a year. She has long feathers between her toes and "bells" on her back legs.   She's large and has a deep "WOOF!", here she is beside a large, fullgrown male Golden Retriever. She also hates the water and doesn't really play with toys.  The thing that really strikes me is she acts NOTHING like a herding dog. I know there's a huge variety in temperaments, and especially for dogs with a "who knows?" ancestry but the way she acts reminds me so much of descriptions of primitive breeds. She's very attached to my aunt and listens to her but overall she's fairly aloof and not really tuned-in to people the way herding and retrieving dogs usually are. It's such a contrast next to the derpy Retriever. This plus blowing her coat made me wonder what her background really is. Basically, she looks like a Border Collie on steroids and acts like a primitive breed.
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Not mine but I just had to share this one I saw on Boing Boing.
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Jun 8, 2011 05:14
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FeloniousDrunk posted:Not mine but I just had to share this one I saw on Boing Boing.  it inherted the derpy corgi eyes/eyebrows
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Jun 8, 2011 05:23
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My family rescued Chloe when I was just headed off to college, and despite her numerous oddities we have all grown incredibly fond of her. Still, we can't quite figure out what breeds were thrown together to spawn this wackjob! Her coat is incredibly rough on her upper back (as is noticeable in the above image), under her jaws, and the hair on her legs is quite long.  She's rarely vocal, except to whine under the dinner table, so it's hard to describe her bark (but if I had to I would say it was . . . average). As far as temperament goes, she doesn't really 'play' but instead insists that you continue to scratch, pet, or rough-house with her until she's had enough (at which point she resumes her eternal slumber).   So any thoughts? My boss in the clinic at the SPCA insists terrier, which I can see, but the vet we take Chloe to insists whippet must be in the mix somewhere.
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Jun 8, 2011 08:44
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Chloe actually looks a lot like a wire-haired dachshund/chihuahua mix that belongs to a friend of mine. Of course, resembling a known mix doesn't really guarantee that she has either of those breeds in her. She's a cutie, though. I like frowzy little mutt-dogs like that 
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Jun 8, 2011 12:09
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I'm seeing JRT/Chihuahua
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Jun 10, 2011 01:43
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Looks just like the elderly rescue Jacks I know. My first thought was Jack x Beagle, but who knows.
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Jun 10, 2011 03:36
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Here's my old girl Banjie.  Her fur's usually a bit longer than this but my mom cuts it in the summer. She's extremely lazy and docile (except when going on a walk becomes a prospect or the rare sinister UPS man visits) and a love sponge who exists for tummy rubs.
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Jun 10, 2011 04:10
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She is a cutie. However, it seems that she could benefit from some extra walks. I imagine that extra weight could very well cause health problems as she gets older.
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Jun 12, 2011 21:28
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A Sleepy Budgie posted:She is a cutie. However, it seems that she could benefit from some extra walks. I imagine that extra weight could very well cause health problems as she gets older. She does look oddly chubby in these pictures but I think it might just be the camera. She goes on a walk almost every night and she doesn't actually look flabby in person (dog?). She was a few years ago but we put her on a diet and she's at a healthy weight as far as I can tell. She's 11 now and definitely a bit slower than she used to be.
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Jun 13, 2011 03:33
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My friend's new husky/boxer mix. Probably the cutest puppy in existence. http://imgur.com/Smz28
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Jun 18, 2011 16:44
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lmfao @ the husky/corgi. loving adorable. walrusonthehill posted:I could be off, but perhaps a golden retriever/terrier mix of some sort? Looks almost like an old terrier mix my mom had but we had no clue what was in him either. At the risk of derailing, I agree she looks really chubby there. Angles can do weird things, so it's hard to tell. With older dogs it can be pretty hard to manage their weight because they don't have the energy they used to, but good on you for the diet (assuming it's a proper one). My dog is 10 and gets two half-hour walks a day, plus a 15 minute walk before bed. What's her weight, if I may ask? Skizzles fucked around with this message at 21:36 on Jun 18, 2011 |
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Jun 18, 2011 21:32
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Oh my gooood, it would be so very unethical to find a husky and a corgi to do the dirty so I can have a corgi/husky, wouldn't it?  Horgis! Cuskies! 
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Jun 19, 2011 05:37
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Skizzles posted:lmfao @ the husky/corgi. loving adorable. She's definitely got some sort of terrier in her and I was thinking recently that there might be some retriever too, so I'm glad I'm not totally crazy. She recently went to the vet, and I believe they said she was around 40 lbs or so which is supposed to be about right for her size. I'm not 100% sure on that since I haven't lived at home for a while. I'll have to double check. She gets a nice 20ish minute walk in the evening most nights. She could probably do with more so I might try to take her on some daytime walks while I'm still here. 
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Jun 19, 2011 06:39
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40lbs doesn't sound too bad, but without knowing her height it's hard to say. Also, some vets aren't so good with knowing whether or not a pet is overweight. The majority of dogs are overweight these days and they're now The Norm, so some people (vets included) see a chubby dog and think they look fine. They see a dog that's in actual good shape and they shriek, "you're STARVING the poor thing!" It's silly, really. Either way, unless your dog has an injury or something, more walks are never a bad thing. UGGHHH sorry I will stop derailing. I almost think she looks like a Norfolk terrier mix, but that could be a stretch. Maybe even a small amount of beagle in there. I dunno, I just see something a little beagle-y to her face. Unfortunately you have on of those terrier mutts that's a bitch to identify sometimes. Cute face, though.
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Jun 19, 2011 15:56
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I posted our new puppy in another thread but I wanted to see what you guys think. Shelter said Boxer/terrier + American Staffordshire. She's 8 months old and 45ish pounds. I looked at some example pictures of that crossing and they seem similar but it looks like there must be something else. Either way she is cute    
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Jun 20, 2011 00:53
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Her ears and jowls look kind of Great Dane-ish to me. She doesn't seem big enough for an 8 month old Dane though, they're normally reaching 80-100lbs as far as I know. She's cute and reminds me of a jowly mastiff x dane that I desperately wanted to adopt last year.
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Jun 20, 2011 14:41
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Charlemagne, a miniature Schnauzer mutt (of what else I have no idea), the first day I got him: I hated the schnauzer look, so I let him grow it out a bit for the winter:  I let him grow it out even more:  HAIRCUT!  He looked retarded with the summer cut, so I'm gonna keep his hair about this length:  
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Jun 22, 2011 12:28
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This is my sister's dog, Seamus. No idea what he is. My sister seems to think he's got a little pit bull in him. Thoughts?
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Jun 22, 2011 18:19
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harskarenjag posted:Charlemagne, a miniature Schnauzer mutt (of what else I have no idea), the first day
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Jun 22, 2011 20:56
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 This is my friends mutt named Happy and is a total cutie. Any takers on what's in her?
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Jun 26, 2011 18:55
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FungiCap posted:
What a cutie Looks like she's got border collie in her to me
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Jun 26, 2011 20:00
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Shebrew posted:What a cutie I'd guess Aussie over BC. Only because she appears to be somewhat stocky and more puffy. She's a pretty girly.
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Jun 26, 2011 20:05
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Budget Bears posted:This is my sister's dog, Seamus. No idea what he is. My sister seems to think he's got a little pit bull in him. Thoughts? He's definitely got some Pibble in him. Maybe some hound or GSD in there?
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Jun 26, 2011 23:58
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FungiCap posted:
My aunt had a rough collie/golden retriever mix who looked just like this! I love that her name is "Happy," that's so cute.
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Jun 27, 2011 15:28
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harskarenjag posted:Charlemagne, a miniature Schnauzer mutt (of what else I have no idea), the first day I got him: I'd say the rest of him is poodle, judging by the hair and the colour.
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Jun 27, 2011 15:40
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Meet Krieger We are pretty sure she is a GSD / Husky mix, but we also think other things might be mixed in there as she is quite a bit smaller then a typical German or Husky. Any thoughts?   
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Jul 2, 2011 22:50
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Far from a shepherd expert, but she just looks like a byb GSD to me.
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Jul 2, 2011 23:11
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FungiCap posted:
At first glance, I see Beagle x Pomeranian. Maybe American Eskimo, instead of Pom? It seems like her head totally don't match her body, which is adorable and hilarious. Such a blocky face, though - I'm seeing Beagle, Cocker Spaniel, maybe Golden Retriever in the face, and then a poofy spitz-type hind end.
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Jul 2, 2011 23:31
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MoCookies posted:At first glance, I see Beagle x Pomeranian. Maybe American Eskimo, instead of Pom? It seems like her head totally don't match her body, which is adorable and hilarious. Such a blocky face, though - I'm seeing Beagle, Cocker Spaniel, maybe Golden Retriever in the face, and then a poofy spitz-type hind end. She looks a little like our friend's dog Oliver, although he doesn't have the "saddle" markings - sadly, his mix is unknown as well. His ears are a bit more upright than hers.  It's suspected he has some kind of houndy thing in him, since he has a very keen nose and is a passionate tracker of smells.
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Happy kind of reminds me of this dog (1/2 golden retriever):Ceridwen posted:It might just be because they are both so fluffy, though.
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Kerfuffle posted:Far from a shepherd expert, but she just looks like a byb GSD to me. Hard to tell without a good idea of the size, but either this or some mostly-GSD mix. I don't see any Husky at all really. The mask features are unusual for a GSD but I don't think it means Husky.
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This is Sammy, he's a basset hound black lab mix. We got him when he was approximately a year old. I noticed him sitting on a rock in the cage with the other dogs and he looked back at us with a dopey face. The first shot is when he was relatively young, not long after we got him. The second was taken a few months ago.  "So you were not in the trash, is that correct?" 
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rivals posted:Hard to tell without a good idea of the size, but either this or some mostly-GSD mix. I don't see any Husky at all really. The mask features are unusual for a GSD but I don't think it means Husky. I'll try to snap a picture of her size compared to a GSD. She is A LOT smaller then the pure GSD at our obedience class who is the same age. Probably like 30-40 pounds smaller and maybe 5-10" at the head height.
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Jul 3, 2011 23:38
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Chachikoala posted:I'll try to snap a picture of her size compared to a GSD. She is A LOT smaller then the pure GSD at our obedience class who is the same age. Probably like 30-40 pounds smaller and maybe 5-10" at the head height. Welcome to the world of backyard bred dogs, my friend. It's a biiiig variety.
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Captain Foxy posted:Welcome to the world of backyard bred dogs, my friend. It's a biiiig variety. Wow, I thought for sure the smallness in size meant a mix. Are there any links for common ailments from BYB bred dogs? We got her from the local SPCA and none of that information was communicated to us.
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Jul 4, 2011 03:17
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Even among well-bred GSDs there are some size variations, aren't there? My aunt is a big breed fancier and told me some lines are larger and some are smaller. I couldn't tell you which corresponds to what purposes, but I know she had a German-bred GSD who was quite compact. She came to live with my aunt after she was retired (injury, iirc). When she was in service she was easily 3/4 the size of the other dogs in the department.
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Jul 4, 2011 03:36
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Yes there is a lot. AFAIK your average well bred GSD will be smaller than most (not all, of course) of their BYB counterparts, I want to say that in addition to the obvious hip issues with US show GSDs now they have been breeding oversized dogs as well but don't quote me on that. IIRC the breed standard calls for something much smaller than the average GSD you see.
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harskarenjag posted:Charlemagne, a miniature Schnauzer mutt (of what else I have no idea) He could be pure Schnauzer. Yes, they're breeding "chocolate" Schnauzers now, we had a few come in at my old shop. When you're talking to your groomer, (since you hate the schnauzer clip) make sure you say one length all over (looks to be about a 3 a/o). Make sure he's combed so they can get that blade through, or you risk super short hair again.
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This is the puppy I will be adopting (sorry for blurry camera phone pic):  The shelter says she is Australian Cattle Dog/Chinese Sharpei mix, but I don't see it. Any ideas? It is going to be excruciating waiting the few days until she comes home..
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