Hello

We adopted our dog Cosmo from animal control here in town about a year ago this month. Does anyone have any ideas what kind of dog he may be, I've been told he looks like a long legged Jack Russsell Terrier. I've looked online and he sort of does, but sort of doesn't, so I'm not sure. Maybe someone here could help me out. Thank you!


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Italian Greyhound/JRT. Those beautiful, amber eyes and the way he lies down, plus his extra long legs, SCREAM Iggy to me! The shape of his head looks very Iggy as well.

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What a handsome boy! He sure is cute. I agree with Giselle, he looks like an Italian Greyhound.

I hope you stick around PT and post some more pictures!

Thank you both for the response. I also thought he was an Italian Greyhound, but after looking at pictures of other Italian Greyhounds Cosmo looks small and he doesn't have that greyhound stand or posture. I also thought for a while that maybe he was a Whippet, but he doesn't seem to have their posture either. Here are a few more pictures of him standing up. I've always wanted to adopt a greyhound, I love those dogs, but my husband thought one would be to big for the house, I disagree. When I came home with Cosmo my husband said I now have a little greyhound. Cosmo turned out to be such a sweetie. :)

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If he was mixed he would have less of that stance, and a pit of the parson/jack stance. He's adorable though

Yes, I would say either Italian Greyhound/JRT or Italian Greyhound/Chihuahua, his head has the shape of a Chi.

how about a rat terrier?? could be?

He MUST have some Whippet or Italian Greyhound.

I wouldn't put purebred rat terrier past this dog. Or a mix of parson. Working types have many body shapes. He must have been bred on purpose since his tail is docked.

he looks a bit like my Snow and K9Krazee's Kyra so he could be a Jack Russell (Parson) or Jack Russell mix

He could have some Rat Terrier in him. I have a Rat Terrier but her legs aren't as long I don't think.

Just wanted to thank everyone. I wish I knew who his first owners were, I would ask them...maybe I should ask the animal control guy, he knew a little about Cosmo and the people that owned him.

I see Chihuahua in his face! He is VERY cute! :D

Jack Russle/ Whippit(sp?) it dosent matter if shes not as tall shes a mix so shes going to have some aspects of the other breed. By the look of the chest and legs and the ears I would say those are the whippit things the rest is the jack russle.

You said that the rescuers knew a little about his past and those who gave him up. This would be a great place to start. Maybe they know a little, maybe a lot, about one or more of his parents. But if i had to guess, I would say a long legged Parsons (JRT) mix.