jfree
06-29-2010, 03:00 PM
Hi all, I was wondering if anyone can help me identify my dog. He will be a year old in August and sadly, I'm his third owner!
As a pup, he is very playful and boisterous, but he does not listen very well. When I got him, you could not walk him on a leash without him dragging you all over the place. He's getting better with a halti-leash, but still needs a lot of work. He is very stubborn and has a mind of his own, training is proving to be very difficult. He's smart, no doubt about that, but he prefers to generally ignore you most times (I have another dog, a chihuahua/terrier cross which I'm sure doesn't help with attention). This dog has the attention span of a gnat, like he's got a severe case of ADD or something!
I was told he was a Norwegian Elkhound cross (with Shepherd I'm guessing?) but I don't really see elkhound in him from pictures I've found online? (first to admit I'm not a pro at this kind of stuff) I was hoping someone can help to identify him so I can read charictaristics of the breed so maybe I'll be better able to understand him and work with him.
Thanks in advance
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii247/TNC368/31204_10150183666530268_896365267_1.jpg
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii247/TNC368/30068_10150173781730268_896365267_1.jpg
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii247/TNC368/31804_10150197607915268_896365267_1.jpg
As a pup, he is very playful and boisterous, but he does not listen very well. When I got him, you could not walk him on a leash without him dragging you all over the place. He's getting better with a halti-leash, but still needs a lot of work. He is very stubborn and has a mind of his own, training is proving to be very difficult. He's smart, no doubt about that, but he prefers to generally ignore you most times (I have another dog, a chihuahua/terrier cross which I'm sure doesn't help with attention). This dog has the attention span of a gnat, like he's got a severe case of ADD or something!
I was told he was a Norwegian Elkhound cross (with Shepherd I'm guessing?) but I don't really see elkhound in him from pictures I've found online? (first to admit I'm not a pro at this kind of stuff) I was hoping someone can help to identify him so I can read charictaristics of the breed so maybe I'll be better able to understand him and work with him.
Thanks in advance
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii247/TNC368/31204_10150183666530268_896365267_1.jpg
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii247/TNC368/30068_10150173781730268_896365267_1.jpg
http://i266.photobucket.com/albums/ii247/TNC368/31804_10150197607915268_896365267_1.jpg