DumDog
Posted : 4/8/2008 9:00:24 AM
i see the doberman possibility. i had several dobie mixes in my life with at least one purebred parent.. - i grew up in places where people thought they had a right to breed their dog simply because the loved their dog and didnt care what they bred to, so i got to bring home one of the extra puppies a lot of times .. dobies are one of my top two faves so of course i didnt refuse one, even if it was a mix! -
i dont have any pictures of them online yet but owned two different dogs that looked like they could be related to yours. none of them were solid black though. both had pure bred dads but their moms were mixed. the first one, Darby, had a mom that looked like a shepherd/beagle mix with a Doberman Dad. Darby grew up with sable shepherd markings but had a long, tall, and lean body with a beautifully elegant head the sweetest expression. could have melted butter in his mouth lol his brother from the same litter had silver and black dobie markings.
the next dog, Frank, had an aussie/pit for a mother and a pure doberman father. all of the pups from that litter(owned by my boss and landlord) were a variety of colours and shapes and sizes... none of them were tall and lean like Darby though. in fact they all took after their short mother...Frank was black and tan as a pup but grew into a saddled, Harrier, look.... his siblings were much the same... except some were marked like dobermans but with brindle in the tan areas... one of them was even solid white.. and some were born without tails, or had half tails... none of them looked related and if their parents hadnt been caught in the act you'd almost wonder if he was really their dad!!