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Anonymous
hey /an/
this is a picture of my dog, his name is Franky.
does anyone know what his breed is because i have no idea, when people ask me i just say brown.
>> Anonymous
that's definatly a rotweiler. teach him to kill.
>> Anonymous
>>48398
no seriously i have barely any idea of dog breeds
>> Anonymous
That's what we call a mutt.
>> Anonymous
Looks like he's part jack russel terrier to me.
>> Ivan the liar
that is russian blue
it climbs trees
you should put it in a tree
it will help it grow in strong time
>> Voleta
I hate it when people try and figure out 'what breed of dog' they have. Unless you have registration papers with a reputable club (AKC, UKC, or Canadian Kennel Club, NOT continental kennel club or pkc or any other. Those are puppy mill registars!), then your dog is a mixed breed. It is a mutt. It is no specific breed, no matter how closely it resembles a member of that breed.

Just because it looks like a dalmation, barks like a dalmation, and chases like a dalmation, does not mean its mother wasn't someone's hunting dog and it got the luck of the draw with genetics that made it appear to be worth more than the other puppies!

Saying 'well its mother looked just like a yorkie' does not mean that she was a yorkie! I could grab a handful of small, brown and silver dogs with long hair and breed a 'yorkie' in just a few generations. That does not make it a yorkie!

A mixed breed dog is not something to be ashamed of. They have such wonderful variety, they can be better friends and pets than 'purebred' dogs. Accept your pet for what it is, and stop trying to apply labels, please.
>> Jex
On the other side of that argument, knowing a dog's constituent ancestry can help in identifying and possibly preventing potential future genetic and physical problems that your dog may encounter. Luckily, mutts tend to be heartier than purebreds, as well, due to genetic selection. Purebreds have almost always been -inbred- to keep them pure, creating recessive genetics that would have otherwise been weeded out. Mutts have a mix of genes and, as the old saying goes, only the strongest generally survive - the ones with the most genetic variance and fewest harmful recessives.

I would ask a vet what they think your dog may be, and then ask what the common health risks for those breeds are and whether or not you can prevent or watch for them as your dog ages.
>> Voleta
>>48455
You do have a point, but at the same time, a good vet would explain that your pet RESEMBLES not IS a member of said breed. They would then say "dogs of this breed tend to have these problems, and because he shares some traits with that breed, he may also be more prone to these problems".

Many problems that certain breeds usually have are caused by things all dogs with those traits have. Big dogs tend twoards hip and joint problems, little dogs tend twoards nerve issues, and thin, racy dogs are prone to spine injuries. The risk of medical problems should be based upon dogs that resemble the dog in question, not what 'breed' the dog resembles. (Ie, a big fuzzy dog should proably be trimmed in the summer because it has a thick coat, not because it looks like a husky and some people shave their huskies)