I recently adopted this dog. Her paperwork says she's Lab/Bassett Hound mix, but I think she is too small. She's 8 months old and only 22 lbs.
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Seems every day someone sends a question asking the breed of their dog; sometimes several questions each day. Almost all of the time, no one provides an answer as most people are not trained in dog breeding or species identification. Usually the request includes a picture which might help, however, some of the pictures show little more than a dog shape and color.
If you are truly interested in the ancestry of your dog, there are thousands of online resources and actual books that you can read to help you identify your mutt.
Thank you for expending your valuable time to provide guidance to me on this issue of unfathomable importance. I just recently acquired knowledge of this world wide web universe, and had no idea that there were more websites than Thriftyfun upon which I could thrust my inquiries.
There is definitely some red-nose pit in her mix. Pits are usually a short breed but muscular. Many adoption services won't tell you a dog has pit in their mix due to the bad reputation people have come to believe. Also many rentals won't allow pits, so the paperwork would help with that situation. How old is she?
@Dinah - you really need to stop copy-pasting that about identifying a dog's breed. There are so many of us on this site with YEARS AND DECADES of professional experience - I was a registered AKC Boxer breeder in the US for over forty years, and I know there are many other breed breeder-trainers reading and posting here as well, and most of us have years of sad experience doing breed rescue, too! Now retired from dog breeding and training (but sadly not rescue) and living in the UK, I love seeing the puppies and dogs, and I don't mind at all sticking my nose in when someone's asked for tips pointing them in the right direction.
@Evelyn - I'm with the Red-Pit poster, I do see some American Staffordshire Terrier in there as well. (My cousin raised and trained companion Staffies:). The best thing is to check with your vet, and if you can afford to, have a canine DNA test run. The results may be very surprising - you may find your dog is a liver-spotted Spaniel, for example!
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