I was looking for a dog before I adopted BOB. I was looking on-line at various shelter sites and classifieds when I came upon an ad for "Beagle-Cocker Spaniel " mix puppies. I am quite partial to Beagles and I like the playfulness and energy of the Cockers, so I calledc them. They assured me that the father was a Beagle (Purebred) and the mother a Cocker (not sure if purebred). I was very specific about this as they were far away and I did not want to travel that far to see something other than what they advertised.

When I got there, I was very disappointed. The father, who they said was on the premises was nowhere to be found and when I saw the mom I was shocked. She was definitely not a Cocker. She was quite tall and slender. She had some Spaniel in her (most likely an English Springer) but not much. The pups were cute (as are all pups) but they has short snouts, shorts coats and almost Shephard like ears. I am like a lot of people. You see a pup who needs a home and you feel guilty for not taking them and giving them one. So I picked one and put down $50.00 on him. They were only 6 weeks and not ready yet to be weaned. On the way home, I thought about it more and decided that although they were cute, I probably should not take one - as we already had a Beagle and I wanted another medium sized dog so as not to cause any more commotion in the home than anticipated. And not knowing what their ancestry was, I better not take a chance.

So I called the owner and declined to take the pup (I felt bad though) and told her just to keep the $50.00 for her troubles and to buy feed for the pups. Anyways, I hate it when people intentionally misrepresent their dogs/pups heritage!!!

Try Petfinder.com. Type in Boxer and your Zip and they will scour shelters. (you may find a Boxer/Mastif). Also type in Mastiff. This a good site cause they show photos, too!!!