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bragg1120

Posted : 9/25/2006 9:13:00 AM

LOL Pam, you're doing better than me... my limit is only 2! [

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That is one gorgeous group of doggies!! With every pic that loaded... I'd 'oooh and aaah'! I just wanna kiss em all!

Mike & Kimberly McRobert

Posted : 9/25/2006 10:21:47 AM

ORIGINAL: Luvntzus

ORIGINAL: DallasTactical

very great info thanks, she looks very much like those flowered shar pei's, she is very muscular thouh do shar pei's have that much defined muscle? ill try and take a picture

Yup, they can have muscular bodies. To me, your girl's body looks like the first Shar Pei pictured in my post above. The shortest coat length (horsecoat) shows their body definition the best. Your girl has longer legs, tail, and body than Shar Pei usually have, so I think she's probably mixed with one breed or another. Other than that, she really resembles the traditional type of Shar Pei that had a "bone mouth". The "meat mouth" is much more common now. See link below with ics of dogs that have a muzzle like your girl's.

[linkageid=62]http://www.hkshar-pei.com/index.cfm?id=9668&fuseaction=browse&ageid=62[/link]>http://www.hkshar-pei.com/index.cfm?id=9668&fuseaction=browse&ageid=62]http://www.hkshar-pei.com/index.cfm?id=9668&fuseaction=browse&ageid=62[/link]

Horsecoats also tend to have a leaner build like your girl. Brushcoats usually have heavier bone and are stockier. But, the easiest way to tell them apart at first is by looking at the tail- horsecoats have a "naked" tail and brushcoats have a bushier tail. If you're interested, here's some info on the two accepted coat lengths for Shar Pei, brushcoat and horsecoat:

[linkhttp://www.margemhills.com/coats.htm]http://www.margemhills.com/coats.htm[/link]

There's also a third coat type that is a disqualification in AKC, the bearcoat. They resemble a Chow. The site below has some really cute pics and a lot of good info!

[linkhttp://www.bearcoatsharpei.co.uk/]http://www.bearcoatsharpei.co.uk/[/link]

[color=#4f004f]The [font="tempus sans itc"][size=4]HORSECOAT[font="tempus sans itc"] [/font][font="tempus sans itc"][color=#4f004f][size=3]is the original coat for the Shar-Pei. IT is very short and off standing. It is usually less than ½ inch in length and can cause people to get a rash as it is very prickly. One distinctive feature of the horsecoat is the tail. IT has very little hair like a rat#%92s tail.[/size][/color][/font][/size][/color][/font]
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[font="tempus sans itc"][color=#4f004f][size=4]THATS IT. myself and son get a rash sometimes when we pet her[/size][/color][/font]

Xebby

Posted : 9/25/2006 10:30:24 AM

Also the shar-pei has very thick skin. The vet I worked for complained whenever he had to surgeries on these dogs because he said the skin was very thick like pig's skin with a layer of fat just under it. It makes it very difficult to suture an inscision back together. I guess that might be important if your dog ever needs surgery.

Mandy

Posted : 9/25/2006 10:43:22 AM

That is great that you are able to give 6 dogs a good home. A lot of people can't. I think she is defiantly a shar pei mix. Good pictures of your pack.

DeAnna Haase

Posted : 9/25/2006 11:26:23 AM

I'm going to try one more time to post a picture....if it shows, it's a closer picture of the same dog in my avatar..Witt. I know his mother is a Catahoula and assume based on his muzzle and ears that there has to be some Shar-Pei in there. It's the same ear set as your dog =)
The ticking comes from a specific gene which could help you narrow down some breeds...but really, there could be a bunch of stuff in there. I love to play the guessing game though.
Do your dogs ears go up and way out to the side when she thinks she is in trouble? We call this "flaps up" with Witt.
She is a very unique girl..whatever she is.

and a boring one of him standing outside my work.

jeano

Posted : 9/25/2006 11:32:29 AM

just to help you out, the tags are

yes, I kept getting them wrong for the longest time, too

DeAnna Haase

Posted : 9/25/2006 11:34:41 AM

Thank you! It was driving me crazy!

Mike & Kimberly McRobert

Posted : 9/25/2006 12:16:21 PM

ORIGINAL: maisey

I'm going to try one more time to post a picture....if it shows, it's a closer picture of the same dog in my avatar..Witt. I know his mother is a Catahoula and assume based on his muzzle and ears that there has to be some Shar-Pei in there. It's the same ear set as your dog =)
The ticking comes from a specific gene which could help you narrow down some breeds...but really, there could be a bunch of stuff in there. I love to play the guessing game though.
Do your dogs ears go up and way out to the side when she thinks she is in trouble? We call this "flaps up" with Witt.
She is a very unique girl..whatever she is.

her ears stay down, she is very thin and muscular. she is extremely fast, she beats out pitbull to the ball...

BTW your dog is very handsome, beautiful markings..

Give him a kiss

and a boring one of him standing outside my work.

DeAnna Haase

Posted : 9/25/2006 12:28:10 PM

LOL...you come on over and kiss him! I get enough of his loose lipped sloppy slobbery kisses!

How tall is your girl? What's her weight?

Mike & Kimberly McRobert

Posted : 9/25/2006 12:35:52 PM

ORIGINAL: maisey

LOL...you come on over and kiss him! I get enough of his loose lipped sloppy slobbery kisses!

How tall is your girl? What's her weight?

her shoulders stand about 21" and weight about 65lbs

what is our baby