Purebred or not?

[Casper]

Sala, our newest addition, was said to be a Lhasa Apso.
She is around 11" tall at the shoulders and 19 lbs (Psst...don't tell her, but she is a bit on the chubby side).
My sister swears Sal is not purebred.
To be frank, I am not too familiar with purebred dogs, and I have never seen a Lhasa in person.

Anyway, I just wanted some opinions. It does not matter to me if she is a mutt or 100% Lhasa, she will always be my favorite little ball of fluff. One can't help but be curious, though. ;-)

Thanks for your opinions!

[Alysser]

I for one am certainly no expert on Sala's breed, but to me she looks purebred. She's also 100% cute

[Freedom]

You can compare to the breed standard, listed here:
http://www.lhasaapso.org/

Of course, if the main reason you think she is not a purebred is size, well, that is just a "fault." Bichons are supposed to be 9 to 11 inches at the shoulder, but there ARE both larger and smaller purebreds; they just aren't able to go into show.

They work quite well for love!

[nel's_rock's_mommy]

I am no expert on purebreds. And, you're right, it doesn't matter if she's one hundred percent purebred, as long as you love her and she loves you!

[shepgirl]

Not too familiar with those small dogs but she does look purebred to me from her looks. Doesn't really matter does it, she's cute as a button anyway, purebred won't make her any cuter.

[sasvermont]

Although I didn't see the dog as a puppy, I did see it full grown and it looked just like yours. It wasn't tiny at all, but did have quite a bit of hair, like yours!

I would say yes, it's purebred. And if the dog is not, that's ok too! I sometimes think a "not so purebred" is much more likely to have a healthy, long life, compared to the oh so fancy purebreds. It's the gene pool that's important!

Your doggie looks like a barrel of fun as well as a cuddle bug. Fritz, my friend's doggie was both of those things to his family. He lived a long and happy life. We all miss him.