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This is Andy, he's my first dog. My wife and I got him from the shelter last Friday. He's a Great Pyrenees mix, which is clear from his double dew claw and love of endlessly patrolling the house. I'm curious what people think the rest of him is, though. He doesn't bark all the time like Pyrs can do, and he's around 55 pounds at present (the vet thinks he'll gain about 10 pounds as he gets used to things). His ears are stuck like that, it's the cutest  Shot of his body showing his at times corkscrew tail and markings
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monstertruckdriver posted:This is Andy, he's my first dog. My wife and I got him from the shelter last Friday. He's a Great Pyrenees mix, which is clear from his double dew claw and love of endlessly patrolling the house. I'm curious what people think the rest of him is, though. He doesn't bark all the time like Pyrs can do, and he's around 55 pounds at present (the vet thinks he'll gain about 10 pounds as he gets used to things). I see a lot of Pyr/Collie-type crosses coming from more rural areas now. He's adorable, whatever the mix.
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Oct 18, 2013 12:14
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Yeah I could totally see Pyr/border collie as a possibility.
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Oct 18, 2013 16:04
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Here's Logan, rescued from the shelter last Tuesday. He's a husky cross from the Yukon but he's doing well here in the city. Medium sized and fully grown at age 3. We thought he might have some shepherd mixed in but he seems a bit on the small side at around 50 lbs. 
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Oct 18, 2013 19:57
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^^if Logan is actually from the Yukon he's probably an Alaskan husky which is a type of dog used for sledding more than an actual breed. monstertruckdriver posted:This is Andy, he's my first dog. My wife and I got him from the shelter last Friday. He's a Great Pyrenees mix, which is clear from his double dew claw and love of endlessly patrolling the house. I'm curious what people think the rest of him is, though. He doesn't bark all the time like Pyrs can do, and he's around 55 pounds at present (the vet thinks he'll gain about 10 pounds as he gets used to things). I love this dog and would agree with some kind of Pyr/herding breed mix. But seriously post more pictures of him I love him.
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Oct 18, 2013 20:09
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BreakinDecency posted:Here's Logan, rescued from the shelter last Tuesday. He's a husky cross from the Yukon but he's doing well here in the city. Medium sized and fully grown at age 3. We thought he might have some shepherd mixed in but he seems a bit on the small side at around 50 lbs. Could just be the colouring, but the dog looks like a Shiba cross at first glance. Crossed with what, I'm not too sure. Generic shepherd mutt maybe? Shiba x Alaskan cross?
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Oct 18, 2013 20:40
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Thanks for your Andy guesses, all. His pointy and black-rimmed ears had me thinking husky or one of those types, but looking at border collie pictures I'm fairly well convinced. It would also explain his smarts, he's a budding escape artist and I know that I need to get better at coming up with things for him to do. That's very nice of you to say, Topoisomerase, here's some more.   This is what greeted me when I went home for lunch on Monday. I have since "dog-proofed" the room. 
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Oct 18, 2013 22:17
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Aravenna posted:Okay I love that dog. More pictures please. Are her ears really the size of her head? I would flop them over her eyes all day long. More pictures? Why, of course.  Her ears are pretty big, but only from the side. They have a really deep fold, so from the front, unless they're pricked up at attention, they lay pretty flat. Also, her head is kinda small for her body. This is on Bath Day. She was not happy during, but certainly loved sun drying afterward.   She is not one of those up with the sunrise dogs. When I get up in the mornings, she moves into my warm spot and goes back to sleep. The other morning I covered her up, thinking that she'd move, and when I got out of the shower, this is how she was.  Trying on Halloween costumes.  fuckin' fabulous
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Oct 20, 2013 01:46
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Sab0921 posted:Here are some other pictures. You have a really cute puppy! Congrats. The mom reminds me of my mutt Bean, a border collie/lab rescue. He's around 50lbs. People always assume he's a female lab puppy even at three years old. 
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Oct 20, 2013 19:25
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I've already posted Jax pretty recently but I had to update with this because we finally capture "the Jax look." This is basically what he looks like all the time. He is a dumbass in the best possible way. FWIW we still suspect he is a BC/Chow mix, maybe a little shepherd? Hard to say. 
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This is a dog that's available for adoption in my city:  Her name's Candy. Looks like they pretty much just stuck a lab head on a short-legged dog breed body. I dunno. Beagle? Dachshund?
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aghastly posted:This is a dog that's available for adoption in my city: Basset Hound
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aghastly posted:This is a dog that's available for adoption in my city: Haha, oh my gosh, look at that nose! That is the most awkwardly adorable dog ever. Is she underweight though? I don't know if seeing those ribs and spine knobs is normal. Maybe after she gains a little weight she'll look more in proportion. V  Vedit: Here are some more shelter dogs of mysterious breeding! Here is Willow, billed as a chihuahua/terrier mix, 15.5lbs   And Kanga, whose name is spot on, as she looks like a little kangaroo. Listed as rat terrier/chihuahua mix, 12lbs  Double Plus Good fucked around with this message at 03:19 on Nov 15, 2013 |
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I posted Magdalene some in the Yappy Rat dog thread, before my last computer bit the dust, and I was without one for several months. She's a chihuahua/miniature dachshund mix, so tossing her in here too. Sometimes, she looks like a perfectly well behaved dog (this picture is a bit old, as she's only just over a year old in it, and is now 2).  Other times, not so much.   Also, she has huge ears.  And her brother Scrappy. 
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Double Plus Good posted:Here is Willow, billed as a chihuahua/terrier mix, 15.5lbs I would not recommend feeding that dog after midnight.
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Angel at the animal shelter before adoption (2-3 months ago): Angel at home:  Guess she's a yellow lab mix (no kidding  ), no idea what with. Very people friendly, turned out to be completely house-broken and very mellow when we got her home. She hasn't had a single accident. She's also pretty smart and was easy to train the few commands we've worked on (sit, down, crate) and handles sleeping in her crate at night just fine.We got really lucky with her, no major health or behavioral issues. She is a chewer and a bit of a digger though, but we're working on those. She's also extremely wary around other dogs. She does OK meeting one dog at a time but more than that and she'll start snarling/snapping if they get close. I'm guessing she had some bad experiences with other dogs in the past due to this and how submissive she is. She was 45lbs and extremely skinny when we got her, with pronounced ribs showing at all times. She's up to 55lbs now and we're gonna try to keep her around there or possibly a little less. She's generally very mellow around the house, though she can get pushy with begging for petting, but occasionally she'll start running around in laps tossing her toys in the air. For some reason when she really gets into it she starts whining while she plays with her toys. She's ripped up every toy she's had so far except for a cheap Mr. Bill doll we got her that says "Oh nooooo!" when you squeeze it. She hasn't put a single tear in that one and it's usually the one she's whining with when playing. We're guessing she thinks he's a little person. Edit: Oh forgot to mention she barks the least of any dog I've ever owned. She might give a rare half-bark or two when playing but the only thing I've heard her really bark at is motorcycles when she's out in the yard. She completely ignores the dogs next to us that bark at her/us half the time we're outside. She does sleep-bark quite often as well, but they're pretty muffled tiny barks. I find it amusing she barks more in her sleep than awake. RandomBlue fucked around with this message at 23:49 on Dec 2, 2013 |
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Dec 2, 2013 23:45
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RandomBlue posted:She does sleep-bark quite often as well, but they're pretty muffled tiny barks. I find it amusing she barks more in her sleep than awake.
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evil_bunnY posted:Our mutt's like that too. I've to hear her bark when awake, but she's the noisiest sleeper, it's quite funny. She's probably dreaming about being a bad-rear end and she's just too submissive to bark much when awake. She also like to sleep on her back, sometimes with a paw or two sticking straight up in the air. Need to get a picture of that some night. Angel is the most submissive dog I've ever seen that isn't a neurotic mess that cowers in the corner and/or pees itself. The only time I've seen her act somewhat nervous/afraid was when we had a kid's birthday party in the house and there were about 14 people she didn't know and she was meeting them all at once, but she got over it quickly. When she meets new children or cats she crawls up to them on her belly. Of course the cats all take off before she ever gets close (so far), but one day maybe that'll work for her.
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My coonhound would bawl in his sleep at like 5% power without opening his mouth. "vruh... vri-vruuuuoom... -umVRIooom... rrrg. VVooooOOOOoom." His lips all poofed out like he was blowing up a balloon. aghastly posted:This is a dog that's available for adoption in my city: Oh my god that little beast is painfully adorable. Adopt her then overnight her to me, tia. Eifert Posting fucked around with this message at 06:08 on Dec 3, 2013 |
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So I just adopted this little monster (Ahi): Shelter says he's a Husky mix, any ideas what the mix could be?
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That's a husky alright. Got anymore pictures?
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Congobongo posted:So I just adopted this little monster (Ahi): Looks like a purebred Husky.
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Suspect Bucket posted:That's a husky alright. Got anymore pictures? Yup! He's a 3-5 year old guy and just flirting with 50lbs. He's pretty small compared to my family's Husky/GSD mix so I thought there is maybe something else in him keeping him small.    hopefully I didn't break tables
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He could easily be a purebred husky. Not pedigree, but not a recent mix. They're smaller than people realise sometimes.
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50 pounds isn't really that small for a husky. IIRC males are supposed to be 45-65. My husky (also a male) is about 42-45. Doesn't really look like a mix to me.
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Here's the Different people have different theories, but I want to know what you guys think! Some interesting behaviors: -He does not bark. In the week I have known him, I have not heard him bark once. He will whine up a storm and he sometimes does this groan thing. However, that may be because it was beaten out of him or something. Who knows? -He's lazy (and he's only around 2 or 3 years old). I mean, I know he's not feeling 100% but he fell asleep on the floor at the vet's office while the vet tech was right there talking to us (he was amazed and said it supported his theory on what breeds this fella is). He has the occasional energy burst but he snoozes all the freakin' time. I can wave a beggin' strip in front of his face and he will stretch his lips out at it like a horse would, but he won't actually be arsed to stand up and come get it from me. We filled up the kong and he decided that the yummies were too hard to get at so he stopped bothering after like two minutes. 62 lbs right now. Should be more like 75. Note the roan and brindle.      (Day we found him, so it's hard to judge how wide he's supposed to be.) 
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Jan 13, 2014 02:14
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I'm going with ACD/Lab/Hound or some conglomeration thereof. God he is adorable and freckly.
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^ What she said. Cattledog/hound, I say.
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Captain Foxy posted:I'm going with ACD/Lab/Hound or some conglomeration thereof. God he is adorable and freckly. I absolutely must get a video of him running while "fetching". He lopes in the most derpy way ever. He moves both his front legs at the same time and does this jumpy run... A lot of folks speculate that there's some pit/staffie in there too because of the brindle, wideset eyes, and the wide forehead with the "buttcrack" (though his forehead isn't as high as a pit's). My husband thinks he's part pointer. I loving hope not because I hate pointers and his energy level is nowhere near what a pointer's would be. Besides, pointers aren't roan like that (pointer spots, when they have them, tend to be solid on white). I think it's because of heeler ancestry, not pointer.  He's giving me a reason to actually get a decent digital camera, instead of just using my phone for everything. AvianPundit fucked around with this message at 05:10 on Jan 13, 2014 |
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Reminds me of a brindle-y Major + tail. Also of an American bulldog/Alaskan husky mix on another forum. ACD/american bulldog/houndy thing maybe? He's super cute 
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That's an awesome coat combo. It's like someone threw a bunch of dogs in the washer and this dog came out.
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You sure he needs much weight on? Can't see ribs and his tuck isn't extreme.
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Rottie shepherd cattlehound thing for maximum lope derp. I've seen some BYB Rottweilers transition to the gallop at oddly low speeds, going for the weirdest extended lope. Aproximately at the trot, jowls a-flying. 
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Wow, now that I'm looking at him, I'm really seeing the lab in his head shape (but Pete has slightly less jowl). If it was a solid color, that would be pretty much lab bone structure. That explains the "pet me nao!!!11!" headbutting he does. And his webbed toes. I'm wondering where the brindle came from though. Aussie Brindle Hound? Plott Hound? Engineer Lenk posted:You sure he needs much weight on? Can't see ribs and his tuck isn't extreme. Yeah! When we first saw him, we had trouble seeing just how emaciated he was until we reached down to pet his back. No padding on the ribs and his hips are pokey. It's hard to see because his coat is so "busy". AvianPundit fucked around with this message at 13:02 on Jan 13, 2014 |
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AvianPundit posted:Yeah! When we first saw him, we had trouble seeing just how emaciated he was until we reached down to pet his back. No padding on the ribs and his hips are pokey. It's hard to see because his coat is so "busy". Ribs are supposed to feel like your knuckles through the back of your open hand - just enough padding to not jut out. Cattledogs (and labs) run to fat very easily, so be careful on refeeding.
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AvianPundit posted:Yeah! When we first saw him, we had trouble seeing just how emaciated he was until we reached down to pet his back. No padding on the ribs and his hips are pokey. It's hard to see because his coat is so "busy". You're suppose to feels hips especially with his houndy build. He looks like he's at a good weight. The idea of what a healthy dog looks like in America is usually fat fat. I can feel hips, spine and ribs on Honey here, but she's definitely not emaciated. She has a light covering of fat on her. She's got a poodle build so deep chest and extreme tuck. I get told my dog is underweight all the time  
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cheese eats mouse posted:pretty poodle! My mom has a standard poodle (and she's always had them). Yours looks to me like she has a healthy lean body. I'd say the "thin" body on this chart applies to Pete. 
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Yea we don't mean to be harsh. Some people think lean dogs are emaciated, but you seem to know what's up.
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cheese eats mouse posted:Yea we don't mean to be harsh. Some people think lean dogs are emaciated, but you seem to know what's up. No worries! The PI people mostly try to be helpful! I don't need to fatten him up THAT much but he's still got a very sharp contrast between his rib cage and his waist, and we can't seem to capture it in pictures (probably because it's not quite that bad) but we can see it with the naked eye. He's putting on weight little by little though. The last thing I want is for him to have the dimensions of Rosie O'Donnell, lol. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWUaRXMcBvo Because lope derp. AvianPundit fucked around with this message at 20:00 on Jan 13, 2014 |
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