Guess his breeds

    • Silver

    Guess his breeds

    Hehe I've wanted to do this for awhile now.

    This is my mutt Charlie. He is about 22 inches tall and me and him are currently training for agility by taking agility calsses and the such. He is the only mutt in our dog class but is as good as the other dogs are, sometimes better. I adopted him when he was 2 years old from my aunt who got him an a rescue shelter. He had been beaten, left outside, and chained up before he got rescued and has a fear of any men.

    When people ask what breed he is I usualy just say Golden Reteiver/ Sheltie mix. I want to know what other people's opinion of what mixes he might be.



    That and the one in my siggy are the only pictures of him I have.
    • Gold Top Dog
    Golden yes but I don't see any sheltie in him.
    It's hard to tell from the pics I see here but he could ILP as a golden.
     
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    I see some husky in the head and eye set, as well as the tail carriage.  But I think Tims right, he could probably ILP as a golden.
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    i dont know what ILP means...
    i see chow. which could also be interpreted as husky.

    he also resembles the dog from the movie Bingo... that is to say... i see some collie in him too. possibly collie/chow or collie/golden or some variation of....
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    My first thought was husky or malamute because of the color pattern on his head and back and the bushy tail.
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    that could just be from age though. goldens get that white face the older they get
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    Golden/husky!  At least imo.  ;)
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    Who I would have never thought of him as a husky mix. He doesnt seem to have any herding instincts when I take him out with horses and goats so I dont think he coul have much herding breed in him. He also has a thick coat and when its snows he can stand out side in it with the snow piling up on his head. lol

    Ive had a few people tell me he looks like a wolf becasue of the white mask on his face.
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    I'd say Golden/Collie.  He certainly is a beautiful guy!
     
    i dont know what ILP means...

     
    ILP is the AKC's Indefinite Listing Privilege.  It's a way that unregistered, AKC recognozed purebreds can be registered to compete in performance events (obedience, agility, etc).
    [linkhttp://www.akc.org/reg/ilpex.cfm]http://www.akc.org/reg/ilpex.cfm[/link]
     
      that could just be from age though. goldens get that white face the older they get

    Some Goldens get that mask at young ages, too.  [:)]  There was one in a class I took that started turning white when she was only 3, and our friend's Golden started at 5.
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    ORIGINAL: micksmom
    Some Goldens get that mask at young ages, too.  [:)]  There was one in a class I took that started turning white when she was only 3, and our friend's Golden started at 5.


    lol i didnt know dogs suffered from premature greying too
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    ORIGINAL: DumDog

    ORIGINAL: micksmom
    Some Goldens get that mask at young ages, too.  [:)]  There was one in a class I took that started turning white when she was only 3, and our friend's Golden started at 5.


    lol i didnt know dogs suffered from premature greying too



    Yup, they do.  Sioux has been gray since she was 2.  She has the Aussie "silvering muzzle" gene. [:)]  Common from some of the old working lines.

    But, I think the guy in the OP is probably Golden/Husky, just from the shape of the mask.
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    ORIGINAL: micksmom

    I'd say Golden/Collie.  He certainly is a beautiful guy!


    Thank you!

    I always wanted a husky but never knew I was living with one. :)
    I am also glad to know I can register him in the AKC so we can compete in Agility.
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    ORIGINAL: DumDog
    lol i didnt know dogs suffered from premature greying too

     
    Yep!  Funny thing is, our friend with the premature greying Golden started turning grey before he was thirty.  We told him it must have been the air in his house since he dad greyed early, too.