What breeds have your dog/s been mistaken for?

[Pam]

Everyone recognizes that mine are poodles, but I had to smile the other day when I had a workman in my home. He saw Bella and said "I see you have a full size poodle." That sort of reminded me of a car - full sized, compact, sporty.... I guess Ripley must be a compact model.

[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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[BORDER COLLIE LOVER]

My blue merle Border Collies have been called Aussies.

My white Toy Poodle is always called a Bichon.

My tri colored, Border some people say German Shepherd

[Faol]

Bear is a Border Collie/Chow Chow cross. I've been asked if he's part wolf! I think he's also been thought to be a pomeranian? I don't really get that one!

Zoe is an Eskie/husky mix...I think. A lady asked me if she was a jack russell terrier.

[ParNone]

Murph mostly gets Westie. He's a very light cream color and as he'd aged, he's gotten more whiteish. Since Westies are the white version of Cairns, it tiz a very understandable mistake.

Oz gets shaved Rough Collie, quite a bit. Most people recognize that he looks like a Collie, but the short hair really throws'em, since they've never heard of Smoothies.

Gull mostly gets Aussie mix, since he's a Blue Merle. People think of Collies as Sable like Lassie and with never hearing of Smooth Collies, they automatically make the leap to mixed breed.

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[sparks19]

Teddy mostly gets called a ridgeback. But he has also been mistaken for a great dane (lol i know) and a greyhound LOL

[MajesticCollies]

My Smooth Collie Brutus has been mistaken several times for a Greyhound mix

[BitsyNaceyDog]

Most people recognize Bitsy as being a pom and Nacey as being a pug (usually mistaken for a male pug, but a pug nonetheless).

People often ask if Buster is a chihuahua and if Charlie is a min pin. Most people get their breeds right, they just question it.


When it comes to Nova and Jake I ususally get asked "What kind of dog is that?" We don't know what either are.
I usually call Nova a mini-mutt or a dachshund mix. I have no idea what she is, all I know is she is a terrier at heart.

I call Jake a basenji mix. I really don't know what he is though. I do see a lot of basenji in him. I also see pit bull in him. Someone once called him a bull terrier (they were probably thinking pit bull terrier and misspoke).

[Alysser]

Where do I begin lol?
Ok, Sassy has been mistaken for a Westie, Bichon, Shih Tzu, Poodle, Cairn Terrier, Corgi( ), Chi, a purebred JRT, Poodle mix, JRTxWestie mix, ect. There are so many things she's been mistaken for. Since when are JRT's pure white and furry like Sassy? A majority of people call her a poodle though. Someone once asked me is she was a STANDARD poodle. I can't even believe it.

[mousie]

I have a mini american eskimo and he was mistaken for a white pomeranian!