Dog breed guessing game :) *pics added*

[tinyblackdot]

I posted pics a while back about our new puppy, we know that his mother was an tri merle Aussie.....his father though....we dont. We got him from a buffalow farm, in a ver well to do area in the country. So there are lots of pure bood "working" dogs, aswell as the random stray. The people we got him from thought he was a Geman Pointer mix, or a lab, becuase those are the nighbor dogs, but couldnt say for sure. (the mama went into her first heat,and hand been crated for the da, and their son let her out not knowing)

Anyways now he is about 6 months old....and pretty big....really big for a pointer.....what do you think?

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[KellyTTC#1]

he is cute.

I'm thinking lab.

[Gentle~Mommy :)]

I don't know the breed but he sure looks bright and intelligent.

[greenmagick]

How big is he?

[tinyblackdot]

Originally Posted by Gentle~Mommy :)

I don't know the breed but he sure looks bright and intelligent.

Bahaha! I have to laugh at that one! LOL!

No, he isnt, even the trainer was shocked at how horrible he was LOL!

[angie7]

He's so cute! I see a 100% lab face in the first pic.

[SevenVeils]

I didn't before, at ALL, but now I see pointer. I don't see lab. Do you have any pics from the side to show his body style and his tail?

Also, intelligence does not equal trainability. Not saying that he is or isn't smart though.

[tinyblackdot]

Originally Posted by SevenVeils

I didn't before, at ALL, but now I see pointer. I don't see lab. Do you have any pics from the side to show his body style and his tail?

Also, intelligence does not equal trainability. Not saying that he is or isn't smart though.

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HE is smart, he is just so freaking hyper and out of control. And he doesn't like treats! What dog on this earth doesn't care about treats?
When he was in his training lessons, the teacher didnt know what to do with him....it was kida funny. All i could think about was that Marley and Me movie.

[greenmagick]

He is really freakin cute

[Frogmorest]

I don't see lab at all but I DO see German shorthaired pointer there. He's handsome!

[SevenVeils]

I'm sticking with pointer. Also, a dog that doesn't like treats could not possibly be half lab

[Aeress]

Our dog isn't big on treats, like traditional doggy treats.

We cut hot dogs and sausage for her.

Oh my, what a cutie- no idea on breed.

the body shape from mid tummy to tail reminds me of beagle.

[gumby74]

Cute!!!!! Cooked chicken has always been a hit with the dogs I have worked with that don't like treats.

[beanma]

How big is your dog? I could see either pointer or lab, especially if I imagine a chocolate or yellow lab. I would think the not liking treats would be an aussie thing, but maybe pointers aren't that big on them either. Labs, well, everybody says they'll eat anything. I think Aeress and gumby have good suggestions.

At the wonderful positive dog training class we just graduated from they recommended cutting up chicken hot dogs. It's more economical as well. You can get a pack of Gwaltney chicken franks for 99¢. Cut them lengthwise in 4 strips and then dice the strips. If you either microwave them on paper towels for 5 minutes or toast them in a toaster oven or conventional oven for a few minutes it dries them out and makes them less greasy. Still keep them in the fridge, but they'll last a long time.

He doesn't seem as boxy and bulky as a lab, but not as jowly and droopy as a pointer. Tough call. Coloring is right for a pointer and Aussie. I think I'm going with pointer, though.

I have a lab(?) coonhound mix. I know she's hound because she bays. She's sweet, but very scent driven. She's a dog's dog. She loves to play with other dogs and is super fluent in all the proper signals. My older dog (possible border/sheltie mix) is much more of a house/person dog. If I give them free access to the great outdoors my hound mix will be out there baying and digging holes and sniffing the breeze and my older dog will be right right here curled up on his bed unless he needs to do business or something really exciting is happening out there. Maybe you can make a more educated guess from his behavior and other characteristics like that.