Dog detective (non-MF related)

[piper84]

Here's a pic of one of our doggies. She's from a rescue shelter so we have no idea what breed(s) she is. What do you all think? She's 70 lbs. We adopted her 3 years ago when she was 8 weeks old and she weighed 10 lbs. She didn't have her spots yet and we thought we were adopting a Jack Russell Terrier. Just a little off

[piper84]

Oct 4, 2012 15:59:10 GMT -5 @ojo said:

Australian shepherd + terrier? Do you have a picture of her standing so we can see her trunk?

This is the only one I could find on this computer. You can see our other dog in this picture, too. She's also from a rescue shelter but we believe she is mostly (or all) Australian Cattle Dog.

Sorry, not the best or biggest pic! Not sure if that's even helpful!

[piper84]

Oct 4, 2012 16:17:31 GMT -5 @ojo said:

Now I'm thinking husky. That would account for her size.

Oh that's interesting! I've never thought of husky!

[hike]

I don't have advice but she's pretty!

[softspot]

She may have some blue heeler in her.

[hike]

Oct 4, 2012 17:31:48 GMT -5 @ojo said:

My Googling says a female Malamute (75lb) is actually bigger than a Husky (45ish lb).

We have two mutts and did Wisdom Panel DNa tests for funsies (that autocorrected to fundies, LOL). My fluffy dog is a chow/GSD/rottie. We were guessing golden + husky, but chow + rottie makes so much more sense. My smaller guy we suspected was pit + boxer came back as golden retriever + bulldog.

Our guy on the right is a Malamute. :-)

[piper84]

Oct 4, 2012 17:15:40 GMT -5 hike said:

I don't have advice but she's pretty!

Thank you! Your little babies are so cute!

[piper84]

Oct 4, 2012 17:34:41 GMT -5 softspot said:

She may have some blue heeler in her.

That is what we originally thought... perhaps blue heeler mixed with a larger breed(s). She was rescued from a ranch in northern CA where the owner was a hoarder. He had hundreds of dogs and it was a really sad situation. Several of them looked to have some blue heeler so you might be right! I'm so curious!

[orly]

Looks like a Catahoula to me.