Jason
Posted : 2/3/2007 4:34:07 AM
She holds herself like a Shiba Inu.
The problem with this are the ears. Neither Shar Peis or Pit Bulls have pointy ears and that ear shape is very different from the pointy-eared dogs I can think of. Rhodesians too don't have prick ears. This makes me think there's some of the spitz group in the dog yet the tail doesn't have the curl. Which leads to German Shepherd but the stance is all wrong and your dog is not deep-chested; in fact the chest is very broad. The nose isn't GSD either. I'm assuming the ears are uncropped. Her back is quite straight, not sloped at all.
I think, that we have to assume her parents were of common breeds. How many Rhodesian Ridgeback owners keep their dogs un-neutered and running free to breed with pit bulls? There aren't all that many Rhodies out there. If we go by the list of the top popular breeds, that leaves us with GSD and lab as the likeliest suspects.
Given the generally unfortunate owners pit bulls attract these days and the ears, head, muzzle, stance, eyse, tail, and chest, I think there is some pit bull there; likely a pure-breed. The other parent I would wager is another mutt. Ruling out most of the other most popular breeds (Yorkies, Beagles, Poodles, etc), AND remembering that this is an indifferently bred mutt of fairly small size for her imposing stature, I think the other parent would have some GSD (black in tail/ears/feet) and possibly lab though I have seen cream-colored (not white) GSDs (we owned one). I wish I could be more confident, but nothing will tell you unless you get the dog genetically tested and even then you may not be sure.
Still, she's charming! Very strong, alert, and dignified. I don't think anyone will bother you walking her around.