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What kind of mutt am I?
This is Truman. We just brought him home from the shelter yesterday. His official paperwork lists him as an English Cocker Spaniel. Umm... I don't think that's right.
He's about 26 pounds, very sweet personality. Clearly, he stole those ears from a cat, and he looks a bit like a baby bear. |
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http://www.dogchannel.com/dog-breeds...og-breeds.aspx I do not see any English Cocker Spaniel in him. |
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Cocker spaniel?
Looks to me like a lab mix perhaps. Sure is cute!
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Very cute baby!!
He has a very "Shiba" like face, to me. I wouldn't doubt if there's a bit of it in there somewhere. Whatever mix he is... it's 100% adorable!
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Looks like a black Kelpie to me , have you any clue how old he might be? If he's inexhaustable and wants to herd anything that moves, he's a Kelpie. LOL.
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As far as we know, he's around 6 years old. He's a couch potato!
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Labs can be lazy, does your vet have any ideas what breeds he is mixed with?
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Like Goldfields I also see Kelpie
Have you got a picture where we can see his tail?
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This is the best I have right now:
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Truman is 50% cutie-pie and 50% debonair gent! Thanks for adopting a senior fella!
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I have to laugh at the Cocker Spaniel thing - I don't think so either. I would agree lab cross Kelpie or Shiba Inu maybe. He sure is cute. I think once you and he find your bond together he'll get off the couch!
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And a black dog as more black dogs are killed than other dogs. . there is a black dogs syndrome in USA. It is like that too in Canada?
Last edited by Barkingdog; October 11th, 2012 at 11:09 PM. |
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If you're asking me, Barkingdog, I think so, but since I'm from WI (not quite Canada) I can't say for sure! Sadly, though, I think black dog syndrome is a pretty universal phenomenon.
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Truman was in the shelter longer than any other dog, and the staff told me that being black (along with his age) was responsible. He never got a second look.
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I had a black standard poodle who was my hearing dog and some people where afraid of him. Finlay was a very sweet dog that loved people and did not understand why some people moved back when he tried to hug them by leading on them. I think your dog is adorable and once he get used his new home he will be a great pet and very faithful to his new famliy. I think it is wonderful that you adopted him.
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I don't see any Spaniel of any kind. Maybe some German Pinscher in that last shot? In his head?
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He looks very sweet. And eveybody tells me that a forgotten shelter dog knows when he is saved. He will be a lovely pet and reward you with unconditional love. Did changing his name confuse him? Can you try a name that rhymes with BooBoo?
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A really cute mutt, that's what kind!!!! So happy you have found such a good loving family
I don't see any spaniel either. Definitely MinPin and maybe some lab? At the end of the day you are just adorable whatever you are!!!! Have a beautiful life
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That's where Truman came from. It's fairly close to BooBoo, and in baby talk, it's even closer.
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that name. So I renamed him Marty and my dog took to the name right away. I think he was happy too. Marty is a mini poodle mix and I do not know what the other breed is so I call Marty a cutiepoo! |
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Yeah I still say Kelpie mix He is adorable
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We took Truman to the vet today. When she came into the room, I said, "This is Truman- a cocker spaniel." Without missing a beat, the vet replied, "So am I".
She declared Truman to be 100% mutt. I guess that's good enough. |
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You will definitely need to have some breed cross other than cocker spaniel to list or just put mutt that would be a far better description when you register Truman for his dog license, should he ever get picked up by animal control you do not want cocker spaniel to be listed
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I am now thinking Terrier (manchester) crossed with lab or cocker spaniel? I was looking at the ears and long tail....pic 2 and 3 looks terrier.
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The adorable kind
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See images here of black Kelpies.
http://www.google.com.au/search?q=bl...iw=720&bih=512 Truman is certainly more Kelpie-like that Cocker-like. |
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