Another "what is it?" question

[black and brindle]

Any idea what might be in my adorable pup?
The shelter thought he might be part newf and so did our vet when she first saw him but I can't really see it.
mom part chow, dad completely unknown
5 months old, 35#, color brindle, very soft fluffy puppy coat
long narrow muzzle, rounded "apple" head, webbed paws, floppy ears, curled tail held sometimes up and sometimes hanging, developing loose flews (!)
temperament very mellow and "soft", likes to retrieve, happily runs into the lake up to his belly but doesn't usually swim (unlike our definite newf cross who jumps in and gets afloat as soon as he can)
I've tried to attach a photo of him at 4 months - hope it comes through!
Any ideas?

[pitc9]

Wow.... what an unusual looking Pup!

The brindle really throws a loop in the whole process!

Well... I see Chow (hello Purple tongue!! Yeah, Yeah I know her mom is a chow, I'm just being funny! )
But the brindel.... humm... where does that come from??
I'm going to have to think about this one!
Web feet too huh??

Hummmm.... {scratches head}
Akita???

[Alasse]

Chow/Newfie?

[pitc9]

Chow/Newfie?

But where would the brindle come from?
That's what's got me stumped!

[cloverfdx]

Tibetan Mastiff/ Newfie/ adorable??

[Alasse]

But where would the brindle come from?
That's what's got me stumped!

I'm not sure its brindle....it could be colouring coming through from the chow mum if she were a pale colour (fawn or cream maybe)

[IShowDogsForFun]

I would say mastiff/chow

[black and brindle]

He's a true brindle, at least on his head and legs - where each fur has more than one color. Fur on his body is sort of dirty brown color. I think he's too small for a mastiff - 35# at 5 months should be maybe 70-80# grown up. Also I'm not sure how many mastiffs are running around loose to get involved in a random breeding. Unless you mean mastiff as a type (like newfs, pyrs etc).

He's probably more than 2 breeds - we wondered about Akita too - would fit the brindle, narrow face and he has more of an Akita tail than a Chow tail. And his puppy coat is fluffy but not really long. But those ears are never going to stand up and neither Akitas nor Chows do "fetch"

COULD he have any newf in him? Do newfs fetch? (I mean they retrieve people out of the water don't they?)

[Karen]

Absolutely Newfs will fetch - especially when there is water involved! I do see Newf in his family tree somewhere, but it's certainly a tree of many branches!

[pitc9]

Tibetan Mastiff

Ohhh Yeah!!

[pomeranianlover]

It is probablly some type of mix mabe a golden retriever and a german shepard?

Any idea what might be in my adorable pup?
The shelter thought he might be part newf and so did our vet when she first saw him but I can't really see it.
mom part chow, dad completely unknown
5 months old, 35#, color brindle, very soft fluffy puppy coat
long narrow muzzle, rounded "apple" head, webbed paws, floppy ears, curled tail held sometimes up and sometimes hanging, developing loose flews (!)
temperament very mellow and "soft", likes to retrieve, happily runs into the lake up to his belly but doesn't usually swim (unlike our definite newf cross who jumps in and gets afloat as soon as he can)
I've tried to attach a photo of him at 4 months - hope it comes through!
Any ideas?

[k9krazee]

He is soooo CUTE!! The brindle definitely throws me off too! Crazy, I just wanted to say that he's a cutie...and that you should share more pictures!! And of NewfieX too!!

[black and brindle]

Here's a closeup of him and of the much more noble-looking (and much older) newfie cross

Besides simple curiosity I'm wondering if there are breed tendencies I should be looking out for which will emerge as he gets older. For now he's got a retriever-like temperament - friendly, outgoing, playful etc. Or is that just impossible to know in a Heinz?

[pitc9]

Oh that puppy fuzz!! I want to burry my face in it!!
I love him!!

I did forget you said he is 5 months and 35lbs... so what you said is very true... that is small for a mastiff mix at that weight. But who knows!
Oh well... looks like you'll just have to make sure you stick around here for a looong time so we can see what he looks like when he's all grown up!

[sammy101]

wow,he is gorgeous!
I see Newfoundland all over him. The brindle could possibly be Akita. Like Cloverfdx, possibly Tibetan Mastiff?