What is he ?? (mix breed question)

[steelergrl]

I agree with the German Shepherd/Golden Retriever suggestion. He is so cute. I could cuddle with him all day. =)

[IRescue452]

What gorgeous gams. I'd say german shepherd/chow. He's got a chow's face structure and he sounds about as aloof as a typical chow also. At his size I'd rule out mastiff.

[sumbirdy]

I agree with IRescue452. He does look like a german shepard/chow. We have 2 german shepard/chow and yours looks similar

[rocco_nap]

He is 5 months old and about 40lbs. I thought about german sheppard mix but people that have german sheppard tell me his face structure does not resemble a german sheppard nor does the color of his fur. Golden Retriever possible, but what about the drooling. Do Chow's drool? The only reason why I thought of a Mastiff / Norweign Elkhound is because when I googled it, the pictures of them and my rocco look identical. Regarding the size, a Norweign Elkhound only grows to 60lbs. Take a look at the pictures below of a English Mastiff / Norweign Elkhound

[IRescue452]

His fur colour looks perfectly german shepherd-like to me. And his face structure is typical of that of a german shepherd mix and that of a chow mix. His eyes look like a chow's. I can't see a mastiff and an elkhound being a feesible mix. You'd have to have both dogs intact and have them somehow get together. You really need to look at breeds that are typical strays in your area. You aren't even sure that the supposed mastiff/elkhoud in the pictures is actually that breed. I'll bet that pup came from a shelter also and was just a guess.

[k9krazee]

Chow was the first thing that jumped out at me when I looked at him. Any dog can drool...it really isn't just a characteristic of certain breeds. My guess would also be German Shepherd/Chow

[k0dak0688]

your dog is definitely a german shepherd/chow mix. i was shocked because he looked so much like my puppy when i first brought her home