Breed confusion?

[prechrswife]

People think Max and Oscar (basset hounds) are beagles. They have also been called dachshunds.

[cali]

happy is always a border collie,, er well actually I heard one person say "look its those Super dogs!" when walk happy and misty lol misty however is always a border collie MIX, jee smooth coat, prick ears, she cant possably be a purbred BC lol. EVERYONE see's the schipperkie in Ripley and everyone can see he is mixed with either a Bosten terriercorrect or a french bulldognope lol perky is not mistaken for anything peopl ust ask what breed she is cuz they have no clue. perky is a JRT but most people on the street dont know there is a differnce between a JRT and a PRT so they think a parson is a jack so perky cant possably be a jack lol and she is probaly mixed because she has no prey drive at all. Blair is always a terrier, er no, well actually on a greyhound board someone thought he was a greyhound puppy(he was less hairy at the time lol) nope he is either a terrier or a EWOK you have no idea the amount of people who call him an EWOK lol now shadow even though she is not my dog anymore, when she was a puppy the vet recorded her as a "cocker spanial" uhhhh I see no cocker spanial in that dog lol otherwise its pretty obvious she is a sheltie x border collie. just this weekend out at the lake one lady(not a dog person) looked at shadow and said "border collie.....and what?" and some people see the sheltie and ask what she is mixed with lol I dont think anyone ever see's the BC and the sheltie at the same time

[ParNone]

Hi micki! Great to see you back!

With Oz, I mostly get "Oh, a Shaved Collie". Although I've gotten Greyhound mix several times and a "Baby Deer", when he was a puppy.

So far with Gully, it's Australian Shepherd Mix.

Murph gets Westie quite often, but both he and Maddie were usually thought to be Terrier Mixes. Whenever I'd tell people, "No, they're Cairn Terriers", nobody'd ever know what that was. I'd eventually refer to them as "Lil' Toto dogs" and then the lightbulb would come on. With Oz and Gully, most people have no idea what a Smooth Collie is either, so I've started saying "Lassie with Hair Cut" for them.

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[*LabLoverKEB*]

I usually get "is she a mix?" because she's so small! No, she's just little! Silly people!

[Erika]

I have actually met people who thought Nikki was a pit bull or a bulldog. Now come on.....is it really that hard to tell that she is a boxer?

[GoldenRetrLuver]

Originally posted by *LabLoverKEB*
I usually get "is she a mix?" because she's so small! No, she's just little! Silly people!

Oh, we get that too! Only people will come up to Daisy and say "Is she a purebred Golden Retriever? She's so tiny!"

Here's a picture that Laura took from the AZ Pet Talk Meeting.. as you can see, she a *little* bit past my knees.



Of course, Molly gets "Lassie" quite often. But, I'm at least glad to know people know she's a Collie.

[wolfie]

People ask what breed Daphne is, and I tell her she's a mutt, and they sometimes tell me "she looks like a boxer" or "she looks like she has some greyhound in her", ect. I don't care, I like when people tell me that!

Even if I had a purebred I wouldn't get mad or upset if people told me my dog looked like a different breed, or a mix. I mean, it's not an insult to be mistaken for a different breed or a mix!

And besides, there are mixes that look like purebreds, and purebreds that look like mixes. Pedigree isn't that important, is it? ^_^

[shais_mom]

Originally posted by wolfie
People ask what breed Daphne is, and I tell her she's a mutt, and they sometimes tell me "she looks like a boxer" or "she looks like she has some greyhound in her", ect. I don't care, I like when people tell me that!

Even if I had a purebred I wouldn't get mad or upset if people told me my dog looked like a different breed, or a mix. I mean, it's not an insult to be mistaken for a different breed or a mix!

And besides, there are mixes that look like purebreds, and purebreds that look like mixes. Pedigree isn't that important, is it? ^_^

Actually, I don't think this was a thread about how Pedigree might be. I think it's "just for fun" thread. I don't think anyone here would disagree that we love our dogs for what their soul is, not their breed.

[micki76]

Originally posted by shais_mom
Actually, I don't think this was a thread about how Pedigree might be. I think it's "just for fun" thread. I don't think anyone here would disagree that we love our dogs for what their soul is, not their breed.

Also I think everyone's talking about people being ignorant of breeds, not that they're insulted when people assume their dog is a different breed than it actually is.

[binka_nugget]

Originally posted by K9soul
With the collies, Willie my tri-color often got confused with a border collie. When I walked them and my friend walked her sheltie with us, people thought they were the Mom, Dad and Baby

Haha! I get that with Kaedyn and Kai! They often ask if Kai is the dad and Kaedyn is the puppy or if Kai is the dad and Kaedyn is the mom. It's really amusing when I say "No. They're both neutered and both are males." then I get a "So any puppies?" immediately after. Hahaha

[wolf_Q]

The majority of time people ask if Nebo is a malamute or malamute puppy. Not many people seem to know what a siberian husky is, they usually look at me funny when I say that so I add "Like a malamute, but smaller."

I have had people actually ask if he was a wolf, coyote, and even a fox. Those who know what siberian huskies are often ask if he's purebred because his colors are not what color people think huskies should be. Not all huskies are gray and white! I also get a LOT (especially from children) of "Oh look it's a Snow Dog!"

Reggie and Sydney often get mistaken for "scottie dogs." I don't exactly get that as scottish terriers are not even close to as common as schnauzers (at least around here) but whatever...

[dappledoxie]

I just hear weenie dog most of the time. lol

[Cincy'sMom]

Everyone seems to know Spot is a Dal mix and Cincy is a lab mix. With Sadie, alot of people assume she has Dane or Hound inher, but as far as we know she came from a pure lab and a pure dal.

Many people assume all of ours came from the same litter or that Cincy is Sadie's puppy (esp. when she was younger). Now more assume Cincy is the oldest dog, when in fact, of the three shes the baby

[Twisterdog]

Originally posted by micki76
Oh, my husband doesn't even understand the difference! I love it when he says Golden Labrador about a Yellow Lab

He also says Wattreiler and Reimaraner! Yeah, I know, but he's kind and he loves my dogs!

I would guess that about 90% of my customers call them "golden labs" instead of "yellow labs."

My dad says Rockwelder and German Police Dog.


People always think my dogs are Jack Russell Terriers ... or they just say, "Oh, look! It's Wishbone!" Ummmmm ... no.

[Corinna]

People ask if Merlin is a cocker or a Brittney?