Deadeye
06-26-2008, 09:19 PM
Ok...first off I checked the forum guidelines and, while many of my posts cling white-knuckled to rule #1, I think this one's gonna be ok.
I'm curious to figure out my (SPCA) dog's breed. She was described as a Shepherd cross. They thought (she was 4 weeks old) the cross was malamute because a previous litter were shep/malamute.
They had one of malamutes from that litter there at the time as well... Let's just say the SPCA did a good thing: it was confirmed when I met the owners a couple years later after they recognized my dog on the front step...woulda shoulda wanted ta...
Anyway, she's not much bigger than a beagle...about half the size of her mom, so not malamute. The only other significant differences from the mom are the tail, squarer snout and straighter back.
I thought about akita because the undercoat on her flanks is the right texture (and the tail...) but then there's the size thing again.
So what do you think is in there ?
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t143/BlackJackFlint/Dog/00530001.jpg
I'm curious to figure out my (SPCA) dog's breed. She was described as a Shepherd cross. They thought (she was 4 weeks old) the cross was malamute because a previous litter were shep/malamute.
They had one of malamutes from that litter there at the time as well... Let's just say the SPCA did a good thing: it was confirmed when I met the owners a couple years later after they recognized my dog on the front step...woulda shoulda wanted ta...
Anyway, she's not much bigger than a beagle...about half the size of her mom, so not malamute. The only other significant differences from the mom are the tail, squarer snout and straighter back.
I thought about akita because the undercoat on her flanks is the right texture (and the tail...) but then there's the size thing again.
So what do you think is in there ?
http://i159.photobucket.com/albums/t143/BlackJackFlint/Dog/00530001.jpg