What kind of dog do you think this is?

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http://s941.photobucket.com/albums/ad258/Biffy33/ This is one of my other dogs. I got her from a rescue 7 yrs ago and have no idea what the breed is. I've never seen a dog that looked like her before. She is very skitish, so it was hard to get good pics of her. you can click the pics to make them larger. Thanx for any help.

Answer 1

She almost looks like there is a bit greyhound in there somewhere. She is definately unique looking. I'd say some shepherd, maybe some lab as well.



As someone who has rescued a dog who was severly abused, and therefore skittish, it means nothing that this person has had the dog for 7 years and it is still afraid. As much as Cesar Milan wants to say that dogs "live in the moment" there is something that sticks with them forever. My dog is 13. I have had her since she was 2ish. I have never beat her or even raised my voice at her and yet if I move to fast it will scare the daylights out of her. She has had a great life, but that doesn't mean her past has been erased from her. She ~can~ be very confident and happy, but I don't think I have any close up camera shots of her either. Running shots, yes. But getting a shy/fearful dog to pose for a close-up is virtually impossible.



@Dog Owner...oooh good thought. The APBT/Husky might make for a coat like that. Good suggestion.

Answer 2

It is hard to tell her size with her laying the way she is. She must have been abused at some point by a man, as dogs that act skittish like this with a particular gender often are. While you did not ask for opinions there, I do deal a lot with abused dogs, and I would suggest you spend some time with her, feeding her, going for walks and letting her know you are not going to hurt her. A dog may forget the person who hurt them, but they do not forget the hurt and will associate it with something. In this case, your gender. You sound as though you care about the dog and have had her so long. ... I just wanted to offer the advice, even though it may not have been asked for.

She is a beautiful girl. I tend to look at all aspects of the dog when trying to determine the various breeds that are there. It looks as though her legs may be short and her body long ... that as well as the shape of her face looks like there is Pembroke Welsh Corgi there. The ears would suggest maybe some Beagle even, though I am not as sure on that one. Seeing her size would help a little more, but I do not see any coyote there. The bark would more confirm some kind of hound. I will post a couple links of a Corgi Beagle Mix:

http://www.externsonthehill.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/phoebe.jpg



http://www.feelingismutual.com/wedding/snowfiona.jpg



Beagles come in two sizes, but neither are very large, and the PW Corgi is a smaller dog, so if your dog is over about 25 pounds, I would suggest there is a mix of something else there as well. But I would guess that anyway. I honestly do not see any "Staffie or "Pit" there. I could be wrong of course and have been before, but usually there is a wider head with that mix and I do not see any signs of that here.



Lab? Maybe. But I have also learned that most dogs tend to get dubbed as having "Lab" in them, simply because that is a popular breed and, to be honest, too few people spay and neuter. Thus a lot of Labs tend to "hound" about.

I may be totally off base with what I am seeing, but trying to judge the size of the dogs legs and the way her sweet little face is ... I see Corgi definitely with possibly Beagle or another hound mix.Maybe even Corgi and Fox Hound Mix:

http://photos-g.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs472.ash1/25892_104531902903713_100000407123192_114125_7205711_s.jpg

That would explain a larger sized dog.

I hope this helped. And I hope your girl can find a way to open up to you better. I know it can be hard on a guy when he is not home as much as the girls and there is a rescue dog there that was abused by someone else. But she is a definite sweetie.

Oh...and here is a good picture of a coydog:

http://indigomtn.org/html/coy1.html

Answer 3

I had a coydog when I was a kid and she was not skittish at all. Wild canid hybrids are not by definition skittish. The coyote 'yip' is a sound many canines make, including many domestic dogs.



She looks like a pit/husky mix and she's a cutie.

Answer 4

Beautiful dog. I saw a dog similar to her recently only more "yellow" instead of this gorgeous sable. That dog was Pit, Siberian and I forget the 3rd breed. It was a very nice dog.



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@ Beth J:

You get the same sort of shyness in dogs that unsocialized, no abuse involved. It took me almost 9 months to be able to pet Bright Eyes. She was never abused, just grew up on a 4 ft chain and never saw anyone but the musher that bred her.



Yes - no socilaization and chaining are considered abuse in a way, but it is not actively hitting or harming the dog type of abuse.

Answer 5

She looks like a pitbull mix, they do "yip" like coyotes! Shes so cute!

Answer 6

u can tell theres lab in there. and maybe some husky? but she is cute. ♥ thats nice that u got her at the rescue

Answer 7

she looks like she may be a german shepherd-beagle mix, maybe with a little welsh corgie in her. shes cute though! its sad that youve had her so long and shes that skittish though, something may be wrong with her, because she should be used to you by now, makes me wonder a bit, honestly. about her past, and your treatment of her, i have to say. she should not be that skittish after so long. i could tell even from the pictures how scared she was, and thats not normal.

Answer 8

MY SISTERS DOG LOOKS JUST LIKE HER HER NAME IS BELLA SHE IS A PIT BULL MIXEWD WITH HUSKY AND I BELIVE YOURS IS TOO BECAUSE HUSKYS ARE ONE OF THE FEW DOGS THAT HAVE A VERY DISTINCT WHITE LINE GOWING DOWN THEIR NOSE

Answer 9

I would say anything with these mixes:



Some kind of Shepherd

Pitbull

Staffy

Rhodesian Ridgeback

Lab

Answer 10

A scared one! :(