Brainwrong posted:

This is Casper. He was a puppy, but now he's not. We have no idea what he is. GSD, yes but there's something else in there too. He's 2 now and quite small and skinny. He also moves like a bat out of hell and can outrun most dogs he meets.

Any ideas?

Reaganomicon posted:

This is Mia. She's half maltese and half (I think miniature) poodle. She's a funny, insanely intelligent little nut and she likes to lay in the warm southern California sun in the afternoon. She's also crazily photogenic and is very patient and sweet with my 1 1/2 year old niece

SmuglyDismissed posted:

I'd try to adopt her but husky is a restricted breed with my leasing company. If only I could get her listed as something else.

Voodoofly posted:

Despite all of his behavior classifying him as feline, we have been assured he is in fact a dog. Our best guess is he is a poodle/westie mix, but if anyone else thinks they might have a better guess, I'd love to hear it.

Scary Ned posted:

Ru does look pretty terriery, maybe something like a long-legged fox terrier? He actually looks like he might be a Schip mix, but there just aren't that many of those wondering around and he's totally the wrong shape.

Also, I also have a Ru (who does not appear in this thread because he is clearly a poo poo-bred chihuahua). May I ask where your Ru's name came from?

Engineer Lenk posted:

Meet Ru:



Ru was billed as a Schipperke mix at the shelter. I don't know whether to buy it. He's mostly black, has a foxy face and mid-length coarse-ish fur. But he also has a very lithe build - he weighs 14 lbs and stands 6 inches taller than my 12 lb Westie x Maltese. Any ideas?

I can barely get him to stand still, so no chance of stacked for Ru.

Side view:

mombot posted:

Maybe it's a doxie/rottie mix - stranger things have bread. Or maybe pug/rottie, or maybe chi in there? That coloring shouts rottie to me, but everything else but 100% cute. I just love your Rory updates and pics!

Skizzles posted:

It happens. I've seen at least a handful of shar-pei mutts come through the shelters around here. One looked like someone glued a tiny shar-pei head on a generic brown dog body. But of course it is entirely possible it's the influence of some other dogs that tend to get wrinkly faces. That second picture just really looks shar-pei-ish to me.

Skizzles posted:

I think it looks more BC too, but I think there's definitely something else in there. Unless it's just a weird, chunky BC.

jgrrr posted:

her personality makes it seem like she's not all pit though, nor her size. she's under 40 pounds. her body shape also speaks towards catahoula, but I agree that many of her features don't speak to that effect.

mutantmanifesto posted:

So I've had my girl for over a week, and now I know what she looks like by heart. Her tail actually does, in fact, curl. It's long and curls over at the top, almost touching her back when it's up.

Harebrain posted:

Meet Sprocket!


The rescue told us that he is a terrier mix, which I can see, but I can't tell what else he may be. He will be a year old by the end of November, has really long legs, his tail curls when it's not wagging constantly & and he currently weighs 15 lbs.

Pew! Pew! posted:

Unfortunately, those tests CAN be inaccurate because there's only a limited number of breeds they'll test for (usually the most common). I can see chihuahua and shi-tzu, but I don't see maltese at all.

Topoisomerase posted:

You mean ~doodles~

tehschulman posted:

Meet August:



He is definitely a long-hair daschund but there is some other ingredients in the mix. His tail curls up so maybe something along the lines of Pomeranian?

Lovecraftian posted:

This is my dog Gizmo. We were told that she was a JRT x Chi but I think that's ridiculous- especially as she's grown and she comes up to my knee now.



What do you guys think?

Dogdoo 8 posted:

You don't understand. I have a poodle mix so now every dog is a poodle mix .

a life less posted:

I'm seeing more Aussie than Border Collie. However, I tend to see Aussie in everything so.... whelp.

lokipunk posted:

More can be provided for help if needed. As I said, this is purely for curiosity, he is such a good dog, I just want to have something more definite to say when people ask "what kind of dog is he?"

actionjackson posted:

No picture, but saw an interesting breed today (or mix, not sure). Basically had a very borzoi-like face (very long and narrow), but more fur on the rest of his body and smaller overall. Some of it's features and colors remind me of a Shetland too, like Lassie or something.

Fraction posted:

Boston crossed with a plain ol', muttyish scruffy terrier would definitely be a possibility too imo.

Captain Foxy posted:

I could see boston/pom, if schipperkes aren't common in your area, but why someone would want to create such an abomination is beyond me.

Papercut posted:

Is someone talking about schipperke mutts?

Papercut posted:

He's great for cat-lovers too, a couple of days ago my wife caught him sunbathing on our dining room table. You're not a cat, dog.

6-Ethyl Bearcat posted:

I would guess Maltese x poodle. I dogsat one last year who looked almost identical.

6-Ethyl Bearcat posted:

This it the dog I looked after, he was larger than I expected and would have been about 9-10kg (20lb).



Could be a cocker cross, if you google straight haired cocker x poodles they look pretty similar... I agree it's hard to tell with the haircut though, it could be any number of breeds under there.

Toussaint Louverture posted:

Can you help ID my sister's dog?







She's small, with a long body and snout like a JRT, but she's way smaller. She's a good jumper, can walk upright and stand like a prariedog for ages. She loves climbing and playfighting with larger dogs. She's a habitual spinner, always clockwise. She doesn't bark much, but does these strange, growly mumbling vocalizations. She is a fiend for attention and will always beg for pets from new people. She's the first dog I've ever seen who actually wants to wear those stupid dog sweaters and will beg and carry them to people until someone puts it on her. She has no prey drive, and she isn't praise or food motivated. She actually acts very catlike. she has a nasty habit of trying to lick the inside of your mouth. I would be shocked if she didn't have JRT in her, but I'm at a loss as to what else.

Double Plus Good posted:

Yeah, I don't really see Dachshund either, the long haired ones I've seen aren't usually so... poofy. The Chi/Dach mix in the pics I posted is probably a long haired Chi which are poofy like that. But 15lbs is too big for a Chi, right? I guess the shelter lady was thinking Corgi because of the stump legs and bat ears. I don't know what kind of little dog would have a tail that's ridiculous like that, maybe it's just overgrown?

EDIT: Here's another really poor, bafflingly small, weird angled photo, but you can maybe of see the Dach longness in this one.

go_banana posted:

HEGEL CURES THESES posted:

Affenpinscher?

Engineer Lenk posted:

Meet Ru:



Ru was billed as a Schipperke mix at the shelter. I don't know whether to buy it. He's mostly black, has a foxy face and mid-length coarse-ish fur. But he also has a very lithe build - he weighs 14 lbs and stands 6 inches taller than my 12 lb Westie x Maltese. Any ideas?

Engineer Lenk posted:

I can barely get him to stand still, so no chance of stacked for Ru.

Side view:

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".