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Can you identify this breed of dog?

Posted : 7/18/2006 11:10:09 AM

My family was on vacation in NYC and played with this wonderful dog in Central Park. We did not find out the breed and have been wondering what type of dog this is. If you can identify this breed of dog I would greatly appreciate it.

Sydney

Posted : 7/19/2006 1:09:46 AM

i have NO idea..hes cute though..most likely a mix or some sort

Tuppy Gleason

Posted : 7/19/2006 10:57:15 AM

I have no idea, but he sure is a cutie pie.

whatsh0uldmyl0ginbe?

Posted : 7/19/2006 12:34:27 PM

maybe a sheepdog mix? how cute

Karen

Posted : 7/19/2006 2:24:04 PM

I would say some sort of terrior

Kara

Posted : 7/19/2006 3:01:03 PM

I second the sheepdog vote. Looks like a sheepdog with a haircut. [linkhttp://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=english%20sheepdog&btnG=Google+Search&sa=N&tab=wi]HERE[/link] is the google image search for English Sheepdog.

sue fitzpatrick FITZPATRICK

Posted : 7/20/2006 10:31:42 AM

My grandfather used to call them Heinz 57, said he felt bad that people just passed off wonderful dogs as mutts or "just mixed"-so I guess we can call him a Heinz 57-breed standard for that is pretty flexible-four legs, fur, cute, friendly, warm wet tongue and cold wet nose

jones

Posted : 7/20/2006 2:45:26 PM

I wonder if he might be a Wheaten mix. The head and short ears look like a Wheaten. They often have darker ears too, though I've never seen one pure white like that. Usually their tails are docked so not sure what the undocked tail looks like.

Rossalynn Crary

Posted : 7/20/2006 3:33:31 PM

I agree with jones !

lucyisacat

Posted : 7/20/2006 4:19:06 PM

Thank you for your input. I now have a starting point for my search.

brookcove

Posted : 7/20/2006 6:21:09 PM

You didn't say how big he is, and I can't tell from the pic.

If he is a somewhat smaller dog, he looks like a BorderJack/Jack - people have been breeding these mixes for height dogs for flyball.

I used to have a Jack with a really rough coat like that.

He could also be a PP Chinese crested.

If he's a bigger dog then there's a ton of possibilities: Old English Sheepdog, PONS, Tibetan terrier, Pyrenean shepherd, and of course a fortuititous mix. He's got a sort of "all purpose hairy dog" look that you can find on many hairy (and desperately needy) faces in the pound.

If he interested you as a possible companion to add to your home, I'd jot down the list of things you liked about him and go shelter shopping.

corrie plumpton

Posted : 8/10/2006 8:58:21 PM

I would have to go with the old english cross, the markings and colour are right for it.
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