Dog Breed Identification

[gingertail98]

@Cardinal
she looks like a rottie/gsd
or maybe a dobie/gsd
or prehaps a dobie/rottie?

Hmm.. From the lean body that perspective I would lean more towards Doberman but the thicker fur and semi-floppy ears suggest Shepherd?

Since Cardinal hasn't responded and I know June from talking with Cardinal quite a bit, they believe Juniper to be a GSD/Rottie. Cardinal just does an awesome job of keeping June super fit and lean

(hope its okay I replied, Cardi)

[boodles]

Ahh... Makes sense, the dog looked Very Very Rottweiler-y. lol

[MaineiacJay]

I just got some photos of Kumo standing. Sure hope these help! Some of them might be blurry.

http://i57.tinypic.com/2hg7810.jpg
http://i61.tinypic.com/2mxkdaq.jpg
http://i59.tinypic.com/2ic4qon.jpg
http://i59.tinypic.com/10sgn02.jpg

i hope nobody minds if i jump in here, i think this could be a fun little topic and i like to think i am good with dog breeds... but i have a suggestion.

this pup caught my curiosity, probably because of all the hype. but i dont think id put in a guess just yet since he is still a puppy (7 months today right?) and clearly growing into those legs!

but all the discussion about him brings out an important aspect of breed identification. location. one of the questions that should be asked when posting is where the dog was rescued/purchased from (not owner location). youll find different breeds in different locations, even some rare or obscure "ive-never-heard-of-that" breeds. a couple examples:

i know someone who breeds Kai Ken (a favorite breed of mine) among other Nihon Ken breeds (shikoku, hokkaido, kishu, akita, shiba). the Kai in particular are escape artists to the max! it wouldnt surprise me too much if someone from that area posted a Kai Ken mix, even though there are only a few hundred Kai in the US, since its possible that one of his escape artist dogs got out and mated with other dogs in the area (they are hunting dogs and are very capable of surviving alone in the wilderness for long periods of time).

another example, if Kumo was from say, New Hampshire, Maine or Vermont, or even NY, he could very well be part Chinook, because they are all over here and it has qualities of the Chinook, but the further you go from that part of New England, the less likely you will find a Chinook or Chinook mix, once you get to the mid west or west coast, it becomes a dog nobody has ever heard of.

aside from that, different areas have different breed populations. each location has their "popular" breeds, where it seems everywhere you look, there is someone with that breed or a mix of that breed. where i am, sledding breeds (husky, malamute, chinook, etc) are common because its a big sport here. but im rural New England, and you probably wouldnt have so many large breed, long haired dogs in the big city or anywhere where it is very warm (like CA or FL).

so, asking for a location the dog is from (dog, not owner) would be helpful in narrowing down some breed choices. especially since we arent all from the US and breeds differ a lot between countries (I have a Tamaskan pup coming from Croatia and not a single person ive talked to knows what that is).

just my suggestion!

[Saracirce]

It's not a bad idea in theory and some breeds could be ruled out, like Dingo unless you're in Australia but that does require a bit of knowledge about the area. I, for one, wouldn't be able to tell you anything about dogs in South America other then multi-generational random mutts and the breeds that originate there. Also, as for your example, I'm in rural Maine myself. Never seen a dog that could pass as pure chinook and the closest I've ever seen are dogs like this one who are labeled by the shelter as Cur mixes. Not saying that the shelter is right or wrong but, to me, it's believable. For me, the dogs you find here are labs, huskies, pit mixes, treeing walker coonhounds or their mixes with a very random smattering of other breeds.

If the people who submitted their dogs for guessing were willing to list the common breeds in the area they got the dog from, that would be fine.

[Joe Kerr]

I've posted her before, but now that I've got a fairly
good idea of what she is, I'd like to know
your guesses!

Lola is a 2 year old, 60# mix. Her mother
was found wandering in Yakima, WA.
Mother dog was so feral that she had to
be put down, almost right after the 9
puppies were born.

Common dogs in Yakima are;
Hounds
Pit Bulls
Sight hounds
small Terriers
hunting mixes
Guardian breeds {rotties, for one}
llloootttsss of boxers
packs of 3rd and 4th gen wild dogs that look like their own breed

[Toothed Goose]

I just got some photos of Kumo standing. Sure hope these help! Some of them might be blurry.

http://i57.tinypic.com/2hg7810.jpg
http://i61.tinypic.com/2mxkdaq.jpg
http://i59.tinypic.com/2ic4qon.jpg
http://i59.tinypic.com/10sgn02.jpg

i hope nobody minds if i jump in here, i think this could be a fun little topic and i like to think i am good with dog breeds... but i have a suggestion.

this pup caught my curiosity, probably because of all the hype. but i dont think id put in a guess just yet since he is still a puppy (7 months today right?) and clearly growing into those legs!

but all the discussion about him brings out an important aspect of breed identification. location. one of the questions that should be asked when posting is where the dog was rescued/purchased from (not owner location). youll find different breeds in different locations, even some rare or obscure "ive-never-heard-of-that" breeds. a couple examples:

i know someone who breeds Kai Ken (a favorite breed of mine) among other Nihon Ken breeds (shikoku, hokkaido, kishu, akita, shiba). the Kai in particular are escape artists to the max! it wouldnt surprise me too much if someone from that area posted a Kai Ken mix, even though there are only a few hundred Kai in the US, since its possible that one of his escape artist dogs got out and mated with other dogs in the area (they are hunting dogs and are very capable of surviving alone in the wilderness for long periods of time).

another example, if Kumo was from say, New Hampshire, Maine or Vermont, or even NY, he could very well be part Chinook, because they are all over here and it has qualities of the Chinook, but the further you go from that part of New England, the less likely you will find a Chinook or Chinook mix, once you get to the mid west or west coast, it becomes a dog nobody has ever heard of.

aside from that, different areas have different breed populations. each location has their "popular" breeds, where it seems everywhere you look, there is someone with that breed or a mix of that breed. where i am, sledding breeds (husky, malamute, chinook, etc) are common because its a big sport here. but im rural New England, and you probably wouldnt have so many large breed, long haired dogs in the big city or anywhere where it is very warm (like CA or FL).

so, asking for a location the dog is from (dog, not owner) would be helpful in narrowing down some breed choices. especially since we arent all from the US and breeds differ a lot between countries (I have a Tamaskan pup coming from Croatia and not a single person ive talked to knows what that is).

just my suggestion!

Yep, Kumo's seven months old, still growing.
He isn't from a shelter. We got him from Mexico.

[Cardinal]

@Cardinal
she looks like a rottie/gsd
or maybe a dobie/gsd
or prehaps a dobie/rottie?

Hmm.. From the lean body that perspective I would lean more towards Doberman but the thicker fur and semi-floppy ears suggest Shepherd?

Since Cardinal hasn't responded and I know June from talking with Cardinal quite a bit, they believe Juniper to be a GSD/Rottie. Cardinal just does an awesome job of keeping June super fit and lean

(hope its okay I replied, Cardi)

No, thats okay! Not having my laptop has me all thrown off.

No fat dogs allowed in this house! Our best guess and what we were told is rottie/gsd. We just go with rottie/gsd/???

[Tipsy]

Dog's Name:Precious
Weight:11 pounds
Height: 10 inches standing ,18inches head to spine, tail is 6.5 inches
Pictures:
Stacked, side:

Stacked, front:N/A
Head Profile:

I'm sorry if these pictures suck, she is a itchy thing always scratching and her legs are pretty bad so she always sit.

[Fireflii]

Dog's Name: Paisley
Weight: 45 pounds
Height: 21"-22"
Pictures: Her Flickr album
Stacked, side:

Stacked, front:

Head Profile: (she doesn't have a bump on her chin/fat chin. I had to shave her fur down because she got in a scuffle with Jack and I wanted to watch her punctures. it was nothing that needed stitches.)


Dog's Name: Jack
Weight: 84 pounds
Height: 23"-24"
Pictures: His Flickr album
Stacked, side:

Stacked, front:

Head Profile: this is the closest thing I have of him


EDIT: Took my face out of them c:

[BlingBling]

Dog's Name:Precious
Weight:11 pounds
Height: 10 inches standing ,18inches head to spine, tail is 6.5 inches

I'm sorry if these pictures suck, she is a itchy thing always scratching and her legs are pretty bad so she always sit.

Looks like a Pekingese to me c:

Also, google searching them is hilarious, so many contradictions in this alone x3

Temperament: Good-natured, Stubborn, Aggressive, Intelligent, Affectionate, Opinionated