Can you help identify my dogs breed?

[ringer]

Hello everyone,
Just wondering if anybody could give me some insight into what breeds my dog is mixed with.

I got her (Hera) from the Humane Society about 2 years ago. When I got her they said she was about 2 years old, which would make her about 4 years old now. She has loads of energy, and has not slowed down a bit since we got her. She is very lovable and always wants to be with someone, she thinks she is a lap dog although she is 52lbs haha. she has very short coarse hair, but very soft on her head and neck. has a white speckled patch on her chest. and some greying/white on her muzzle.
stands about 24 inches
People are always commenting on how she looks so young, and how she has lots of growing to do, although she hasn't grown a whole lot since we got her, except she filled out a bit with her new diet.
She loves kids

She will play ball ALL DAY! she is a very fast runner, almost greyhound-ish.
gets along great with our cat, and the dog next door, but seems hostile to other dogs when out on walks
When she sees a squirrel or rabbit she freezes, her whole body tenses up, but then quickly makes a mad dash for it.
LOVES the water and snow

It is clear to me that she is part lab, but not too sure about what she is mixed with.

i have included some pictures, hopefully someone can provide me with some insight
Thanks in advance

[otter]

Looks like a mighty gorgeous Lab to me

Molly (my Golden) is looking longingly at Hera's orange ball..

[jiorji]

he's too big for a lab. Maybe lab/dane cross??

[otter]

he's too big for a lab

I disagree

[dmc123]

Originally Posted by otter

I disagree

I also say Lab.

Diane

[ringer]

Originally Posted by jiorji

he's too big for a lab. Maybe lab/dane cross??

and i thought she was too small for a lab.

[jiorji]

Originally Posted by ringer

and i thought she was too small for a lab.

no idea then lol he just seems really tall.

[dmc123]

Originally Posted by jiorji

he's too big for a lab. Maybe lab/dane cross??

My thoughts exactly jiorji, lab/dane mix

Diane

[ringer]

Originally Posted by otter

Looks like a mighty gorgeous Lab to me

Molly (my Golden) is looking longingly at Hera's orange ball..

Thanks otter!
Hera isn't exactly one to share LOL, unless of course Molly is willing to throw the ball for her haha

[otter]

and i thought she was too small for a lab

Possibly .... though Labs vary ALOT

Molly's kinda of unsure of the definition of the word "share" as well. I think she thinks of me as her "official ball tosser" and not much else

[growler~GateKeeper]

Lab for sure but I see hound in those ears & face esp pic 3 & 4 the ears are too long for a pure lab (no matter what size)

pic 4 his nose is too long & narrow for pure lab also shows hound
when you look at how the ears sit in pic 5 that says hound

sure is cute

[ringer]

Originally Posted by otter

Possibly .... though Labs vary ALOT

Molly's kinda of unsure of the definition of the word "share" as well. I think she thinks of me as her "official ball tosser" and not much else

lol yeah trust me, i feel the same way most of the time. if you dont mind, im going to use "official ball thrower" in place of "junior member" on my profile.

Thanks growler,
yeah, i kind of suspected hound in her somewhere, not so much from her physical characteristics (im no expert) but more of how she acts when she sees "small game" lol
Hera and the beagle next door are always on lookout for squirrels in the back yard, and she is very persistent, will wait in an aggressiive stance for it to come down, or will jump and do flips thinking she is going to get high enough to grab it lol

[want4rain]

Mister is 3/4 lab, 1/4 boxer and 85lbs LOL!! my thoughts were dane mix but seems pretty small to be a dane mix.

when you say coarse fur, you mean stiff, crimpy, slightly curly? can you get a close up of the fur? i know thats like asking the impossible. but would really help to figure out what else besides lab. dont the greyhounds have really soft if stiff fur?? head seems a little bulky for it though.

starved at a young age maybe????

-ashley

[rainbow]

I agree with Growler....lab/hound cross and he's a very good looking boy.

[ringer]

Originally Posted by want4rain

starved at a young age maybe????

as a matter of fact, when we got her from the humane society she was very underweight. she was 32lbs and could see her ribs, healthy and shiny coat other than that. but since then we put her on a new diet (high fat/protein) and she is now 52lbs.
what does this mean do you think? or what are you emplying?

[nancy hayward]

your dog lloks to be a lab/hound cross-possibly plott or redbone coonhound. I have three stray mutts and have come pretty close to being sure as to other dog breeds. wish you luck, she looks healthy and shiny, absolutely healthy -may still grow into her slight frame...
Nancy H

[Melinda]

she is soooo identical to my lab/shepherd cross, Brina's white patch is much smaller, but the way yours holds the tail down and curled...the size, mine is also 24 inches tall, but she weighs 64 pounds

[ringer]

Originally Posted by Melinda

she is soooo identical to my lab/shepherd cross, Brina's white patch is much smaller, but the way yours holds the tail down and curled...the size, mine is also 24 inches tall, but she weighs 64 pounds

wow, yes, the shiny coat, curved tail, cute, and loves the snow i take it? lol could be sisters! haha

[Akira]

She very much looks like our Lab/Walker hound

And Im convinced they may be related, as the mother of our pup has had quite a few litters stretched out over the years.

We've been searching for other Lab/walker hound mixes and have came up empty handed.. maybe its so, maybe not..

heres a couple recent photos of AKIRA, shes almost 10 months
she had the most white marking of the litter, her white spotted boots being what sealed the deal for us. Others in the litter having little to no white markings at all

[aslan]

Hey all, I had a male a few years ago that i would swear is your dogs twin, right down to the little white chin. Mine was a lab/english setter mix. She's ever so cute no matter what she is.

[ringer]

wow, after looking at pics of a plott coonhound, i see alot of similarities.
thanks everyone for your insight and opinions!

now atleast when people ask, ill just tell them shes lab/hound.

thanks everyone for your compliments also, i dont know if she'll fit through the door today, her head is soo big now haha

[OnelnAMiII25]

Def a lab, but maybe also a little black and tan coonhound. Only reason i say that is b/c my mom just got one and she looks a little like urs' The ears are a little shorter and the muzzle a little shorter too. Does she have any brown on her anywhere? 52lbs, small for a lab, but i believe good size for a black and tan, i think.

[dandunndee]

He's about 75 pounds. Was adopted from a foster family that thought he had walker and some mix in him.

What is your opinion anything else?

[Longblades]

I'm finding it hard to see any Lab. Maybe a photo of him stacked would help. What little I can see of his tail is perhaps a bit Lab-like. I'd guess all Walker.

[FrenchiePaul]

I'm no expert, but isn't it a lab/Hungarian vizsla?