Some people don't have a clue about dog breeds

• Terri Posted : 8/10/2006 10:00:31 AM Well I have 1. wolves 2. huskies 3. GSDs and the newest one.....my boys are cattle dogs! [&:] Nice curly tails on those cattle dogs!   I get pretty defensive when people incorrectly label my dogs. I'm proud of my Norwegian Elkhounds. If you don't know what they are, don't shout guesses at me, just ask! I'll happily tell you all about them. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• stardog85 Posted : 8/10/2006 10:10:52 AM Well it's not as far off as some of the guesses above, but I've had people tell me that Maggie is an Australian Shepherd.  When I correct them and say she's a cattle dog/border collie cross they insist that, no, she's really an Aussie - since when have you seen a medium coated, ticked Aussie?? 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• Spazzy Posted : 8/10/2006 10:12:03 AM ORIGINAL: sierra2002 SO.... Here's my  Jack Russell and/or Golden Retriever and/or Dingo   lmao... Wow I guess there really are a lot of stupid people out there[] Yeah some people have asked if Bailey was a Dingo a couple times a while ago... It was hard not to just burst out laughing[&:] 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• Bob Schlick Posted : 8/10/2006 10:28:14 AM I have this conversation almost daily with random people: Person: What kind of dog is that? Me: It's a dachshund. Person: Oh {in a disapointed tone}, I thought it was a weiner dog. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• Sue and Buddy Posted : 8/10/2006 12:16:56 PM I had Buddy for a few days and brought him into PetSmart to pick up a few things.  The lady passing out samples was commenting on how cute the puppy was, blah, blah and then asked if he was a pit bull.  Ah, nope.    He is a boston terrier/corgi mix that looks more like the corgi in the body and the boston in the face.   Sue  0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• sierra2002 Posted : 8/10/2006 12:23:21 PM ORIGINAL: MinnMonkey Person: What kind of dog is that? Me: It's a dachshund. Person: Oh {in a disapointed tone}, I thought it was a weiner dog. LOL!!!  Thats hilarious [8D] 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• christina Posted : 8/10/2006 12:32:27 PM I always assume that people don't know what kind of dog Winston is, so when a man walked up to me and said "Is that a Havanese?" I almost forgot how to speak.  We keep him in a puppy cut so he doesn't have the traditional long wavy silk hair, but usually people just say "What kind of dog is that?" 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• tashakota Posted : 8/10/2006 12:34:58 PM I saw the cutest mix the other day.  Corgi/JRT.  JRT head and face, coloring and body length of a corgi.  I asked if that's what he was and she said "you nailed it right on the head".  Guess I'm getting pretty good at guessing dogs.  When I told a guy at the dog park that I thought Max was a GSD/lab mix, he insisted that he was a purebred Belgian Malinois - he absolutely knew this because his friend's girlfriend is a breeder and he could tell.  Ummm. OK.  If you say so. Fuzzy dogs mom, there's a belgian malinois in my agility class.  She looks nothing like max.  Well except for body color.  Her face is all black, she has no stop and long fur on her hind legs.  (not aussie length but longer than a pit) 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• Christi Posted : 8/10/2006 1:02:53 PM People are always asking if Ruby is a Border Collie.  Much as I love them, I could never keep up with a BC (Ruby gives me a run for my money as it is).  I guess they don't notice that SHE HAS NO TAIL!  So many people think that Aussies only come in 2 colors - blue merle and tri-color.  Her dam is a Red solid and her sire is a Blue Merle.  I feel fortunate to have gotten a Black solid.  She's special. One of the workmen in the house the other day guessed that Samwise was a 16 month old lab.  He's a 4 month old Golden who is currently growing into an adult coat.  He could not believe that he was that young, though.  Asked me if I was sure. LMAO 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• mudpuppy Posted : 8/10/2006 1:22:48 PM I don't mind it when they make weird guesses, but when you TELL them the correct breed, and they argue with you about it, that's just strange.   Who was it who posted they took their goat into petsmart and had people asking "what breed of dog is that?" 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• Benedict Posted : 8/10/2006 1:23:53 PM Who was it who posted they took their goat into petsmart and had people asking "what breed of dog is that?"   No idea, but sorry I missed that!  [sm=rotfl.gif]   Kate 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• keedokes Posted : 8/10/2006 1:34:58 PM When I went in to the Humane Society to help my dad pick out his new dog (he knew he wanted a dog but doesn't know much about matching lifestyles) I picked out a great "Sheltie" (according to the HS) pup for him.  This is what he looks like (ish): I think he's actually more of a Border Collie, Australian Shepherd mix. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• cookiemonster Posted : 8/10/2006 1:40:25 PM Some one had once asked me if Cookie was a dalmation. No Ma'am, definitely not...[8|]   I have to be a little lenient, she was hanging out  outside a local bar...she might have been a bit intoxicated... 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• georgie4682 Posted : 8/10/2006 4:21:39 PM The biggest mistake I've heard about Buster was when we got Buster from the Animal Rescue League and they had him marked as a german shepherd / pittbull mix.   What???  He looks NOTHING like a german shepherd.  I now firmly believe that he has pittbull and greyhound in him, but absolutely no german shepherd.  Most of the guesses from the public are either pittbull or greyhound. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login
• Janet Bradley Posted : 8/10/2006 4:39:15 PM Sunny (pictured below) has been incoreectly identified as an albino golden retriever, an albino lab, a white golden, a white lab and a pyrenees and a kuvasz. The last 2 I don't mind because her breed is closely related to a pyr and a kuvasz. What I hate is when people argue with me that there is no such thing as a maremma sheepdog. They should not ask if they are going to doubt the answer. It is annoying but funny. 0 LIKE Like Share You have posted to a forum that requires a moderator to approve posts before they are publicly available. Hey, it's way more fun when you sign up or log in Connect With Connect With Sign Up Login