My kids have been begging me for a puppy for a few years now and planned on one for a xmas gift this year. Then last thursday my wife called me about a puppy her and the kids saw someone giving away. After some begging I said bring it home not knowing what is was.
It is a mixed breed dog but not sure of what. Please give me some ideas of what it could be. Thank You SH138

what it could be is a mix between lunch and dinner......................


http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=W-Kjz9JTrpY

That is like majorly gross!

I'd be surprised if it didn't have a little German Shepherd in it. Other than that, no idea. Chow? Maybe?

Acer

Someone we know metioned shepard. But no trademark spots on the tongue like a chow. I want to know about the future size of this puppy the paws are little.

Chow? Like no pun intended?

Having raised Shepherds my whole life I can tell you it has at least some shepherd in him. One thing that would give away a Chow mix is his tongue. It would probably either be purple or part purple.

Cute pup!

Negative on the colored tongue, Her whole tongue is pink not the slightest hint of purple.

Yeah, seemed like the face kinda resembled a chow. He'd probably be like the fifth cousin's uncle, twice departed or something.
But yeah, like Cobra said, cute pup!

Acer

Yeah probally a mix of everything but is a sweet pup. Whimpers when she needs to go outside and has only 2 or 3 accidents inside.

Cute dog.

If you really want to know the breed, there's places now that do DNA testing for mix breeds.

Dog DNA

I agree with the above that she is part Shepherd, and a sweet looking little dog. As wide as her snout is, does anyone think possibly a little Rotty since Chow has been ruled out?

Congrats on the new addition to the family. Have you named her yet?

Goodon'ya's, whatever she is, she certainly needed a home, and you stepped-up to the plate!
I was thinking GSD and possible Rottie myself....Looks like one of those fine doggers that becomes a major part of the family.

-May want to consider a crate to help with the house training....If they are started in a crate early, they come to depend on the security of it, and it will always be a helpful tool. Just always keep it positive.

They will become as much as you allow them to be......She's a lucky girl.

New puppies just warm my heart!

Respectfully posted,
guido2 in Houston

Thank you for the replies guys. Im leaning towards the German Shepard / Rott mix. Glad you made it out of the storm Guido2.

The "small paws" you mentioned, plus the black mask, lead me to think it's got some Belgian Malinois in it.





If it is, congratulations - you got a fantastic dog. Smart as a whip, loyal as can be, and with all the good traits of a German Shepherd in a medium-sized (45 lbs) package.

I was lucky enough to find two of them that had been dumped near my old workplace, and I took them in and raised them up. One of them got out one night and got hit by a car, but I've still got the other one. She's 4.5 years old now, goes to work with me every day, and still learns new tricks. She learned "roll over" in one lesson!

Secret Service is using them more and more now, because they give them the traits and disposition of the German Shepherd, but are smaller and easier to transport and care for.

So far as I know, they're not quite as prone to hip dysplasia, either.

And if he doesn't have at least some Malinois in him, he's still amazingly cute!

Mike

UPDATE

This puppy grew quick.
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She's a good looking pup! She may have some Rottie mixed in there; the squarish muzzle makes me think that. Could be some Belgian Malinois, as well. (Edit - just saw that Kwicko thought that as well...)

Here are a couple pics of my dogs, Tara and Jimmy....



In this one, Jimmy was in mid-yawn...


...so I turned it into an LOL DOGZ...

Those are beautiful Rotties TR. Our vet leans towards the German Rottie mix as well.

Awesome puppy! I would suggest a harness rather than a leash. You can control the puppy better when training. Also get the Flexi3-8 dog retractable leash:
http://www.amazon.com/Flexi-3-8-Retractabl...k/dp/B0002ZJWAW
Get the long one. It will give the dog lots of freedom when on harness.

Enjoy the pooch!
Yakdung

Harnesses make it worse for some dogs, my Golden was terrible, it just gave him extra support to pull like a mule. Huskies and labs can be bad too. I'm a big fan of the head collars such as gentle leaders for training.

She took to the leash with no problem. Its just the chewing on stuff that we are working on now. As far as housebreaking she is very vocal and will howl a little to go out.

nice looking pup there. what a great christmas present!! (for you and the kids)

Yup, definitely looks like there's at least SOME Malinois in there.



That's my Malinois, Jeepie. She's 5 now, 45 pounds.



Her coat is a little darker on top than the pix show, and she has a lighter-colored "vest" from the base of the neck to just behind the forelegs, which also doesn't show up well in photos.

Generally, they'll be this color or close to it, with the black muzzle (or "mask"), but I've seen examples where the whole face was black, and a few where the whole DOG was black. The ears are supposed to stick straight up, like a German Shepherd's, and apparently to those who into showing and breeding them, the "droopy ears" like mine has are a "defect". I like 'em; they're very expressive, and you can easily read the dog's mood by the position of her ears.

Amazingly good dogs. Fiercely loyal and protective, but gentle as can be when they're "off duty". They're a herding dog - not like a Border Collie, but more the kind of dog that watches over the herd to protect them from predators, instead of moving them around. Mine doesn't quite know what to do if my wife goes to bed and I stay up - it confuses her, so she keeps going up and down the stairs, checking on both of us, "watching over her herd" as it were. Yup, I finally figured out that, to her, WE are her herd. When we go to bed, she's officially off duty, and she'll conk out before I can even let my head hit the pillow. She stays out for 20-30 minutes, then gets up and patrols the house a few times, then comes and sleeps by the bedroom door. And she wakes me up at 6:00am sharp with a cold nose in my ear.

Mike

Yeah, but what a cutie.