breed of puppy?

[em14]

hey guys, im emma and new to pet talk i just recently stumbled upon it. anyway, i just recently got a new puppy (some neighbours were going to give her away, so we ended up with her!) so we were told she was a lab but she has a small patch of white hair on her belly and many people have told me she looks as if she may have boxer or doberman, because her face doesn't seem like a full lab. What do you guys think?

[Karen]

She certainly looks like she could be pure Lab to me, that sweet blocky head, and nice shiny fur! Don't let the one white patch fool you, it is considered a fault in show dogs, but can happen. Only time, and what she looks like full grown, will yield more clues.

She is a beauty, and obviously now well-loved!

[amberlynn]

She looks full lab to me....i have seen tons of purebred labs have whie patches..........i heard that is wut happens wen they come from a mommy that is blonde

[*LabLoverKEB*]

Welcome to Pet Talk, Emma!!
I agree with Karen, she looks like a full beautiful black Labrador Retriever!
But, her sweet face is a little more blocky, definitely not Doberman Pinscher (they have long, narrow, almost pointy snouts), but I almost think I see Mastiff in her face, especially in the second picture. Has the been to the vet yet, if so, did they tell you how much she weighs? If you gave us her age and weight, then I might be able to tell if a larger breed is mixed in her. Labrador puppies normally weigh between 12-15 lbs at * weeks, if I recall. Whatever she is, she's cute.

How old is the puppy? Name?

[IRescue452]

She almost looks like she has a shar pei head. You'll have to see what she grows into. White patches are faults and can be a sign of cells not getting to where they need to be while the baby is developing in the uterus (only in certain breeds where white patches aren't part of the coat genetics). A small white patch shouldn't be enough to worry, but you definately should spay her when she's old enough.

[luvofallhorses]

She looks all lab to me. Too cute. Irescue a lot of purebred pups have wrinkly heads. Doesn't make them shar pei.

[emc]

She definitely has a lot of lab in her but something about her face says she's not full breed. But who cares she is a beauty.

[IRescue452]

I see no wrinkles to remind me of shar pei. What does make me think sharpei is the hippo shaped head with the small nose and round eyes. Its probably just the angle of the picture though.

[lydialovesherdog]

looks lab and bull mastiff or boxer to me how much does she way?

[stace1319]

she sure looks like she has ALOT of lab in her, but she could have a little bit of boxer. We think my dog is a boxer/ lab mix and he looked alot like her. I'll attach a pic when he was around her age.

ok, maybe he was a little bigger, lol
He was a pound puppy





he's around 80 pound now... and still a lap dog, lol

[CountryWolf07]

Honestly, she looks like a English Labrador Retriever. There is a clear difference between a American Lab and English Lab. English Labs are more bulkier and tend to have a blocky head than the American Lab.

[Genny]

I know this is an old post but I think she looks like a full blooded lab/

[dab_20]

She looks full Lab to me, but the second picture.... her face almost reminds me of a Great Dane puppy!

[iluvterriers]

She looks full Lab to me, but the second picture.... her face almost reminds me of a Great Dane puppy!

I thought the same thing.

[cassiesmom]

EM14, I just wanted to say that your puppy is adorable! I hope she grows up to be happy, healthy, strong and beautiful. And Stace1319, the 80-pound lap dog is a total cutie too!