Now this is nerve of someone

He looks like a Lab x Boxer mix.

From you original post I believe that this dog maybe a stray and probably someone in your neighborhood decided to put him into your yard because they know your history with animal rescue.  Not that that makes it ok, but more likely than someone abandoned him.  You did say that the neighbor's saw this dog hanging around a few weeks, yes?

Maybe you could post signs and contact all the dog pounds and police in your area - maybe what you have here is a lost dog?

He's really cute, looks like a Lab mix to me.

ORIGINAL: DPU

ORIGINAL: paulaedwina

So here's my question; How the heck do you keep your yard looking that good?

Paula

Thats artificial turf.  Has lasted 6 years and is ready to be replaced.  Prior it was all mud...with 3 Great Danes you know.  Also great when I set up the agility course.  P goes thru it and poop stays on top and easily grabbed with a pooper scooper.  Once a month a quick blow of the power wash keeps debris off.  Did a lot of prep work to secure to ground but didn't need to because the turf is soooo heavy.  Every now and then a big wind gets the corner.  Got it as a solution to the mud and now I am ready for a higher quality artificial turf, like those in foot ball stadiums.

Artificial turf! That would explain it.  Back at my duplex it would have probably been a great idea. Do you have issues with smell from urine?

Paula

ORIGINAL:  by paulaedwina
Artificial turf! That would explain it. Back at my duplex it would have probably been a great idea. Do you have issues with smell from urine?

Paula

 
Only in the heat of summer.  Rain takes care of that plus when I power wash I spread a powder detergent.  The grass is plastic and its backing is a perforated non absorbent tar sheet.  A couple years back we had drought conditions so it looked really ridiculous running the sprinklers.  One bad part is when the dogs have the runs.  For some reason it stains the grass but eventually I guess by the weather it disappears.  Here is one of the places I looked at.  When its dog specific the price increases.
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ORIGINAL: luvmyswissy

From you original post I believe that this dog maybe a stray and probably someone in your neighborhood decided to put him into your yard because they know your history with animal rescue.  Not that that makes it ok, but more likely than someone abandoned him.  You did say that the neighbor's saw this dog hanging around a few weeks, yes?

Maybe you could post signs and contact all the dog pounds and police in your area - maybe what you have here is a lost dog?

He's really cute, looks like a Lab mix to me.

 
Yes I can do that locally but don't you think the family of the "lost" dog should try and find me.  They surely would have a deeper love for the dog.  I do help in rescuing dogs and open up my home to them.  This is my choice.  I also spend a lot of time searching for responsible families for the dogs in my care.  I place a lot of importance on how a dog is secured inside the home when no one is home and how the dog is secured when let outside.  If there is a dog on the street with no collar or id and roaming the neighbor for a few weeks there is a lot of irresponsibility to go around.  First the owners for not having a secure place outside and why they did not train the 'Come' command.  Second, the irresponsible neighborhood for allowing the dog to roam for so long.  Our city has animal control, there is a Humane Society that contracts with the city.  And lastly, the irresponsible smuck who decided for me to get involved.

21" paw to shoulder, 24" chest to butt, 1/4" length of fur. I have not weighed him yet, vetting on Wednesday. I put him at 35-40lbs but he is underweight. I think his weight should 45-50lbs.

 
Then yeah, I really think boxer/lab. Even his slightly curled tail makes sense for that. You don't see many boxers with tails, but my aunt's has a tail, and it's a little curled too.
 
Are you considering keeping him? He sounds like a great dog, and like he's fitting in well. lus he's adorable. What more can you ask for? []

Our local paper doesn't charge for found ads. I agree it's to bad this pup has a stupid owner you never know how far this pup has traveled before finding your yard. You have him now and he's safe, I'd run the ad. You never know this experience may wake his owner up.

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Are you considering keeping him? He sounds like a great dog, and like he's fitting in well. Plus he's adorable. What more can you ask for?

For the past few years I have welcomed dozens of dogs into my home as fosters.  It usually takes on average of about 3 months to place the dog in a responsible home.  Longest being 8 months while the shortest being one month.  With the exception of one, all have fit very well in my home and each were great and each had their own special quality.  I have 3 of my own dogs, Danes.  I expect one day there will be a dog that won't find its forever, but then the dog already did. 

Hong Kong Lab...They are just dogs, (mutts) that have such a varied pedigree they end up looking like a lab. A lot of them have the extra skin a shar pei or chow would have.
Hong Kong Lab, Sai Kung Terrier, there are a lot of "purebreed" names we make for these things to help adopt them out. It helps instead of saying "mongrel"

ORIGINAL: chelsea_b

I am most inclined to agree with lab/boxer, though a small one.

Have we gotten an approximate weight or height? I really think Newdog looks lab/boxer. My aunt has a boxer who is about 38-40 pounds (and probably has a little pit blood in him), and two boxers we had when I was little were 40-45 pounds. If he's 45-50 pounds or bigger full grown, my guess would definitely be boxer/lab.

Lab/chow seems quite unlikely to me. Look how short his hair is. It looks boxer or pit length to me. Even labs have longer hair then that, and with chow? How could he be that short haired?

 
Any pics of Auntie's mix boxer?

It was irresponsible for someone to drop him into your yard, not arguing that.   And you're a good person for taking him in, you could bring him to the shelter but you don't.  There is little doubt in my mind that one of your neighbors#%92s decided to dump the dog in your yard.  Why?  They didn#%92t want it around there house anymore and didn#%92t want to do the right thing by contacting the proper authorities.  Instead they said, hey that guy/gal down the street takes in dogs I will dump him in her yard they#%92ll do something with it!!.  Again, not saying its right but I can see this scenario oh so clearly.  Since you are a foster home to so many dogs that are abandoned, I can see why you would think that this was “probably” abandoned too.  
 
My point being that he may be lost and not abandoned and you don't know that the owners aren't looking for him.  This dog could have roamed miles before ending up in your back yard.  I understand this dog wasn't your choice but you have him now, why not try to find his owners and not assume he was abandoned.
 
You never know the circumstance behind a dog getting loose with no collar or tags.  My sister takes her dogs collars off when they are in the house but if he were to slip out somehow (children opening doors – what have you) he would be lost with no identification.  Hopefully there is a family out there sick over this and they are trying to find him – why not help them out with some posters, small ad and some phone calls to the places a person would report a lost dog – like the shelters and police.  
 
Wouldn't that just make your day if you were able to reunite the family with there dog?  I know its work on your part but maybe well worth it. 
 
PS:  We have a local Radio Station that does "Pet” Lost and Founds everyday on the Radio morning and evenings maybe there is one in your area. Maybe he is Micro chipped?  Both my dogs are chipped but if you didn't know to look you would see it.
 
Good Luck.

Any pics of Auntie's mix boxer?

A couple not very good ones. He lives on the other side of the country, I've only met him a handful of times. Here's Jack Sparrow. []

This one you can sort of see his weird tail, but not very well.


This one you can see his shape a little better.


And this one's just cute. lol


He was just over a year in these pictures. He's now just about 2. She got him from a shelter in Arkansas when he was 3 months, they called him full-boxer, but it's clear now that he's older that he's probably a little bit pitty or something too.

Oh, and here's another cute one, from the last time I saw him, in September.

ORIGINAL: luvmyswissy

It was irresponsible for someone to drop him into your yard, not arguing that.   And you're a good person for taking him in, you could bring him to the shelter but you don't.  There is little doubt in my mind that one of your neighbors's decided to dump the dog in your yard.  Why?  They didn't want it around there house anymore and didn't want to do the right thing by contacting the proper authorities.  Instead they said, hey that guy/gal down the street takes in dogs I will dump him in her yard they'll do something with it!!.  Again, not saying its right but I can see this scenario oh so clearly.  Since you are a foster home to so many dogs that are abandoned, I can see why you would think that this was "probably” abandoned too.  
 
My point being that he may be lost and not abandoned and you don't know that the owners aren't looking for him.  This dog could have roamed miles before ending up in your back yard.  I understand this dog wasn't your choice but you have him now, why not try to find his owners and not assume he was abandoned.
 
You never know the circumstance behind a dog getting loose with no collar or tags.  My sister takes her dogs collars off when they are in the house but if he were to slip out somehow (children opening doors – what have you) he would be lost with no identification.  Hopefully there is a family out there sick over this and they are trying to find him – why not help them out with some posters, small ad and some phone calls to the places a person would report a lost dog – like the shelters and police.  
 
Wouldn't that just make your day if you were able to reunite the family with there dog?  I know its work on your part but maybe well worth it. 
 
PS:  We have a local Radio Station that does "Pet” Lost and Founds everyday on the Radio morning and evenings maybe there is one in your area. Maybe he is Micro chipped?  Both my dogs are chipped but if you didn't know to look you would see it.
 
Good Luck.

 
May be if you started with If it was me that came home in the dark to find a bully mixed black dog in my backyard, with the residence dogs barking inside, and not knowing this dog#%92s temperament, and me sending out fear signals, and  then having to come up with a plan to deal with this situation in a safe manner, securing Newdog, take care of my dogs, doing my chores, stay up half the night because of residence dogs, changing my Thanksgiving plans, assessing the dog in the morning, treating the dog#%92s illness, canvas the neighborhood, introducing Newdog to pack, observe behavior and be prepared to react, contact organizations for help, schedule dog for vetting, clean/bath dog, realizing the dog is wonderful, then I would…
 
I hear what you are saying but today I am not too keen on people.  The dog will probably be with me for months so maybe tomorrow or the next day or the next week I will think of the possibility that there is a loving/sad family out there looking for their dog and attempt to find them.  But not today.
 

Well DPU just making a suggestion, do what you want its obviously caused you some stress - I didn't drop the dog off in yard don't take it out on me.
 
Keep the dog if you choose, rehome him, send him to the pound or find his family what ever works for you and your situation.

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Any pics of Auntie's mix boxer?

A couple not very good ones. He lives on the other side of the country, I've only met him a handful of times. Here's Jack Sparrow.

This one you can sort of see his weird tail, but not very well.

Jack Sparrow is great looking and what expressions.  Here is Jack Sparrow and NewDog side by side.  Do you see Boxer Pit?  Sorry, Boxer Lab?