Do you ever meet a dog...
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Then today at agility. It was me and Mia, a malinois, a corgi (CP should come to my class 
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I did once see a dog that I would have sworn was either a WheatenX or a badly bred Wheaten. When I asked the owner, I was informed that it was a purebred Tibetan Terrier. A bit on the oversized end of things...
Haha, I once mistook an Elkhound for a Keeshond. He was very fat, and I mistook that fat for coat.
There is a woman who adopted a dog from FOHA who I swear is a pure rhodesian ridgeback with no ridge, and she's been told by many people how ridgeback that dog looks, but she INSISTS he's a "pit bull mix". ARG.
Oh and CharlieDog, I will guess that dog has some sort of hound in him, with some husky perhaps?
There is a woman who adopted a dog from FOHA who I swear is a pure rhodesian ridgeback with no ridge, and she's been told by many people how ridgeback that dog looks, but she INSISTS he's a "pit bull mix". ARG.
Oh and CharlieDog, I will guess that dog has some sort of hound in him, with some husky perhaps?
Ugh, tell me about it! My purebred, registered Australian Cattle Dog gets Australian Shepherd all the time. And my dad got told that her breeder "has dogs like yours!" when he had his Aussie, so I guess it goes both ways.
I'm wondering if it's less common that people get the appearances of the two breeds mixed up but rather get the names mixed up - they are, after all, both "Australian ______" medium sized herding breeds that both come in "blueish" and "reddish" (trying to think how a non-dog person would, LOL). But it is very frustrating when they interchange the two, especially since they are SO different not only in looks but in temperament and disposition.
I guess I just can't understand how a typical cattle dog's coat looks merle. Especially when the people telling you that have ACD's or Aussies
With Traveler I can see thinking he's an ACD more because he's smooth, prick eared and full body merle but an Aussie look like an ACD? Long hair, no tail and not typically completley pricked ears. They look nothing alike
With Traveler I can see thinking he's an ACD more because he's smooth, prick eared and full body merle but an Aussie look like an ACD? Long hair, no tail and not typically completley pricked ears. They look nothing alike
Sheltie x Dalmation ...
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Since Saga isn't huge, she has often been mistaken for a MinPin/Dobe mix. Um Ok, she is 53 pounds, which yes, IS on the small side for Dobes, but um HI, she is still within standard for height.
Most people think that Hutch is a mix because he is a smooth coated Saint. But the one I couldn't get over was a woman the other day asking me what Seagle the beagle was mixed with. Ummm, nothing, he's a pure bred beagle. Then the woman proceded to tell me that she hoped I hadn't payed any money for me because he was mix breed. I didn't even bother, not because he's mine but because it is plain ridiculous---Seagle looks ALL beagle!
