i need your expertise! what kind of mix have i got?

[j8783]

this is my first time posting on this forum. i'm also a first time dog owner. i've lived with other people's dogs, but this is my first baby.

according to our vet, she's a toy fox terrier. i don't think she's pure anything...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v110/j8783/face2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v110/j8783/sideview.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v110/j8783/face.jpg

i'm just curious to see what anyone here thinks her mix is. she was a stray that my husband and i adopted from our neighbors almost a year ago.

from floor to the top of her head she's about fourteen inches tall. if you add ears it jumps up to around 16 1/2. from nose to tail she's about 20 inches long. her front legs are a little... bowed? yes, she's a little bow-legged. her belly is covered with dark spots, too.

i don't care if she's 100% mutt. it's just that everyone has such a varied opinion of what she might be made out of, you know?

any ideas would be much appreciated.

[LeahMM]

She looks an awful lot like a Jack Russell Terrier. She's very cute regardless.

[k9krazee]

I love the last picture. She is very cute!!

She really doesn't have the head of a Fox Terrier :confused:

I personally think she resembles a Rat Terrier the most...
http://www.gotpetsonline.com/pictures-gallery/dog-pictures-breeders-puppies-rescue/rat-terrier-pictures-breeders-puppies-rescue/pictures/rat-terrier-0114.jpg

[Flatcoatluver]

I think she is a rat terirer mix

[Suki Wingy]

I think she is pretty much pure bred. Either toy fox terrier or rat terrier. I don't really see any jack russel, for one, her legs are long, and jacks have very short legs
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/3825/mydogs.html
http://imageevent.com/bluegranitekennels/ratterriers/bluegranitefemales;jsessionid=ytkpoz4yg3.zebra_s

[Giselle]

Definitely purebred Toy Fox Terrier, albeit she's probably a poorly bred one ;)

[areias]

I also think she looks like a purebred toy fox terrier. Either that or something mixed with that or a rat terrier..

[.sarah]

Looks like a purebred Toy Fox Terrier to me ...

[lv4dogs]

I think she looks like a purebred toy fox terrier.

[IRescue452]

I'd say purebred, even the little bit of bowleggedness is a trait of a toy fox terrier. She doesn't look poorly bred to me. Did anybody ever try finding the owners? The tail is docked- which means she had owners at one time.

[whistler_pups]

She has definetly got some Fox Terrier in her. And maybe some Jack Russell and Rat Terrier.

[gemini9961]

I'd also say Toy Fox Terrier. I have a purebred Rat Terrier and her nose is not as long as your pups. Definitely Fox Terrier.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y146/gemini9961/2005_1130Shiloh0012.jpg
I don't know if you can see Sadie's nose, but it is not as long.

[cocker_luva]

she looks pure to me.

[*future vet*]

Maybe a Rat Terrier/Jack Russell?? :confused:

[stupid_conformists]

I think Rat Terrier/Jack Russel. He looks ALOT like my rat terrier that passed away a couple months ago :( but yours has a longer snout. He's a cutie! I bet he's quite the energetic little bugger too! Mine sure was! :)

[Suki Wingy]

this is a jack russel
http://www.horse-dog-advice.com/images/Female%20Jack%20Russell.jpg
http://www.jack-russell.com/