Having a mutt is fun...

[crysania4]

I don't know if I've mentioned this, but almost every time I post pictures of Dahlia, someone comes along and says "she looks just like..." and lists of some dog or a mix of dogs. So far, Dahlia appears to be a mix of:

1. Border collie
2. Australian shepherd
3. Belgian sheepdog
4. Black German shepherd
5. Black lab
6. Flat coated retriever
7. Golden retriever
8. Chow

I think those are all the dogs listed (so far!). Pics of the various dogs behind the cut, in case you don't know what some of them look like.

Border collies:







Here's an all-black BC:





Australian Shepherds:








Here's an all-black Aussie:





Belgian sheepdogs (always all black, ears always pricked):









Black German shepherds:








Black labs:








Flat-coated Retrievers:








Golden retrievers:









Chows (I think it's pretty clear there is NO CHOW in Dahlia -- people just say this because of her tongue):








So the point of all this? Who knows. I just thought it was amusing.

Comments

[angely78.livejournal.com]

I still lean mostly toward an FCR because of that pretty coat.

[bibliovixen.livejournal.com]

It's a wonder she's not confused about what she is =) But she's a beauty!

The only thing my little guy had to put up with, when he had a long coat, was people saying, "Oh, she's so pretty!" I'd say thank you, but point out that my afghan hound was male and named Solomon =)

[magnoliafly.livejournal.com]

Have you done a DNA test?

[alleykitten.livejournal.com]

I don't see anything below #4 in her.

How's she been, lately, with aggression? She's such a serene looking dog... it's hard to believe she'd ever be in a dog scuffle.

[scribblekitty.livejournal.com]

She's always looked like a BCxBlack Lab to me, but I reckon behaviour is more telling than looks with many dogs.

[red-voodoo.livejournal.com]

Awww, Collies!