Mixed Breed Brindle Puppy - Thoughts?

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by asd1985 on 29 February 2012 - 03:02

Hi,

I just rescued this puppy. The rescue agency called him a shepherd/lab mix, but I wanted to see what everyone thought. Possibilities seems to be any combination of dutch shepherd/lab/pit bull/greyhound/plott hound. I can maybe see Pit looking at his muzzle head-on, but from the side his muzzle looks lab, and from underneath it looks shepherd. His ears are flopped down, but when held up they look very Shepherd-y as well. He's very lean, and his hips are very wide, kind of like a Greyhound. His brindle coat suggests the aforementioned breeds, although maybe there could be other possibilities as well. Would love to know what everyone thinks - thanks!

by starrchar on 29 February 2012 - 03:02

He's adorable. My guess is Lab/Pit...but I'm sure you'll get a variety of opinions. The best of luck with him.

by CMills on 29 February 2012 - 03:02

I'd say more like Mastiff or pit mix. Darling!

by melba on 29 February 2012 - 04:02

I was thinking some mastiff too :) That was my first thought.

Melissa

by starrchar on 29 February 2012 - 13:02

I have to agree that Mastiff is a possibility. How much does he weigh? Do you have any idea how old he is? That would also help.

by asd1985 on 29 February 2012 - 14:02

Hi -
Thanks for the thoughts thus far. We're told he's 12 weeks now, and currently weighs 15 lbs. However, his baby teeth are just rounding out now, so we think he could be closer to 9 or 10 weeks in reality. Initially, the rescue agency estimated he'd get to just 50 or 55 lbs or so.

by asd1985 on 29 February 2012 - 19:02

Also, his paws are webbed.

by starrchar on 29 February 2012 - 22:02

15 lbs. at 12 weeks would indicate he probably doesn't have Mastiff in him. A Mastiff puppy at 12 weeks would weigh about 35 lbs. A Lab at 12 weeks typically weighs between 15 and 20 lbs. I think I'm going to stick with my original guess of Lab/Pit although there are definitely other possibilities. Don't let the fact that he may have Pit Bull in him scare you. I've met many sweet Pit Bulls and they can make wonderful pets.

Quite a few dogs have webbed feet and the Lab is one of them.

by eichenluft on 01 March 2012 - 07:03

He's older than 9 weeks in those pictures - 4 months would be my guess. IMO he got the brindle from a Pitbull-type dog, and the rest could be several different breeds - lab, boxer.... could be a few in there. Cute pup though, love the black mask and his expression - thanks for rescuing him.

by asd1985 on 01 March 2012 - 16:03

Well, it looks like there's a consensus of pit. Could definitely explain the brindle and the mask, so we'll see! Thanks for the input.

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