We have one of those, who we affectionately call Scooby Doo, because she is, in fact, terrified by a shopping bag blowing in the wind. She has also never met warm laundry or a blanket she doesn’t like.
My kid and I adored our Yorkie, but we also enjoyed making jokes at her expense comparing her to a royal whose defects came from their restricted gene pool.
I have a Petite Basset Griffin Vendeen, not one of the well known breeds. When asked "what kind of dog is that", I tell everyone "He's the eating, pooping, drooling, barking, rabbit chasing, crow shooing, wet nosed, tail wagging, rub my belly, bed hogging, wakes me up too damn early kind of dawg".
Ruby was found as a malnourished puppy on the side of the road in a rural part of the Central Valley. We thought she was mostly red heeler, but her DNA test showed that she’s only about 65%. She’s also 15% Aussie shepherd, 15% border collie, and, my personal favorite, 5% “super mutt” 😭🥰
That reminds me of the funniest part of John Wick 2 where he keeps getting asked “does your dog have a name” (which is a weird way to ask that but whatever) and he just says “no”
I rescued a black and white medium sized dog and asked the vet what breed he thought he was. “Oh, he’s an American shelter breed: lab and whatever crawled over the fence.”
We had an Alsatian originally, so when we were looking at shelter dogs and they had an "Alsatian puppy", we took her home.
Yeah. Half the size, loved visitors to bits, and when we got her a tyre she took a nap in it. Her grandpa might have been an Alsatian, going by coat, but...
My grandma had a mean-ass one-eyed Pekinese who managed to impregnate the sheepdog mix in the backyard. We never figured out the mechanics of it. Those were some weird looking puppies.
I've met a few other basset mixes, and people always lead with "they're so sweet". They are sweet, it's true! They're also all shaped like a dog a kid drew.
Omg. He is so darling, but so mean. He likes me when it suits him. Otherwise, he would bite me to shreds. He is only alive because he is so daaaamm cuuute.
This is what 23andMe should have been used for…finding out what breed(s) your dog is. Nobody cares if you’re 7% Irish, they care if your dog is 7% Irish Setter.
My daughter has recently been saying, “it’s fine! Don’t worry about it.” As an answer to… well, pretty much anything, actually. I feel like this could apply as well.
There was one behind me in total wine last Saturday and the owners were listing all the breeds they discovered when they tried to figure out what kind of dog it was
Have adopted two supposed lab mixes as well. One is pit bull terrier, the other is a whippet. No lab in either. They’re so afraid of the breed prejudices that lab mix is their default for all unknown pups. Honestly, it might help with adoptions but it’s also obvious.
He’s a Chorizo Hound, as far as Social Media is concerned: he’s a Spanish rescue, and he is very motivated by food. Including, but not limited to, chorizo…
We have 2 of those. Although, thanks to Wisdom, we do have some idea. Mika (left) is apparently mostly chihuahua/staffy/pit bull and Bertie (right) is Jack Russell/Yorkie/a bit of every terrier breed you can think of.
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He loves those bumpy bath mats you can get from almost anywhere for super cheap.
“Dog”
Double bonus if they have a smile on their faces while telling a story about the destruction of a valuable family heirloom.
They were either rescued from the street or from a household who couldnt take care of them
The only way to maintain ethical pet ownership is to eventually ban the practice of breeding any and all pure breeds of any pet.
All that shit is good for is creating unhealthy freak animals.
You want a freak dog that can't breathe? Fuck you. Cry about it
Bravely attacks the vacuum cleaner the moment it’s turned on. 😂
Sweet as can be, and extremely quiet
(until the gardener arrives).😂
Yeah. Half the size, loved visitors to bits, and when we got her a tyre she took a nap in it. Her grandpa might have been an Alsatian, going by coat, but...
Why are you on the table, mate!?
We can only speculate.
I love her
The DNA test said "78% german shepherd... good luck with the rest".
Gee, thanks.
We thought maybe he had Great Dane? Husky? Lab? Pointer? God only knows.
They are available in (at least) 57 varieties ;)
What kind of dog is that?
Brown.