What breeds have your dog/s been mistaken for?

[cyber-sibes]

Star: a wolf
Sherman: sometimes people seem surprised to learn his is a siberian, I'm not sure what they thought he was. His color throughs them off, I guess.

[wolf_Q]

Nebo: alaskan malamute, alaskan husky, greenland dog, eskimo dog...any nordic breed, you name it, he's been called it. He's very often called a german shepherd or an akita. I had a guy in petsmart who swore up and down that Nebo was an akita, he knew because he bred akitas...yeah ok. I think he gets wolf (and sometimes coyote) more often than any other. When people do guess siberian husky they often question me that he is purebred. Apparently huskies are only supposed to be gray and white.

Reggie and Sydney: scottie, I swear people think any small dog with a terrier look with a beard is a scottie. I've heard other strange guesses but I can't think of any at the moment.

[cali]

Perky looks like a good quality purebred jack to me too. You may not be used to seeing them in b+w but what if you turned the black into brown. Everybody would know what she is then.

oh I agree, she does indeed LOOK like a pure bred JRT, we question it based on her behaviour, she does not have one single behavourial trait that fits that of a terrier, her behaviour is the complete opposite of a terriers.

Terriers:
love to sniff out vermin
no problem getting dirty
extreme energy, no off switch
like to fight
feisty
indepentent

Perky:
is trustworthy with my gerbils and afriad of my rabbit
will not set foot in anything wet or dirty
energentic considering her age, but not even a fraction of a terriers energy, she is more then happy to sleep the day away
no interest in fighting, only fights if the other dog started it
not the least bit feisty
extremly clingy, she has not a shred of indepence

[LeahMM]

Both of my Aussies have been mistaken for Bernese Mt dogs and one of them doesn't even have a tail and she's teeny.

[Cincy'sMom]

Since we have mixes there is really no telling what they are (although we know Sadie's mom was purebred Dalmatian, and her father was believed to be the same owner's purebred black lab)

Some of what we've heard as part of their mix:

Sadie (Lab/Dal):
Great Dane
Coonhound

Cincy(Lab/? we think maybe beagle):
Pit Bull
Rottie
Bassett Hound

Spot (Dalmatian/? Lab):
Pointer

[emc]

Years ago I was walking across the street with my Chihuahua and this little girl says "look at that funny looking cat". This happened so long ago and I still remember it so well.
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[lisahumphreys882]

I have a sheltie and he's been mistaken for a collie. That's reasonable because he does look like a young version of a collie.