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NYC_SKP Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-25-09 06:42 PM
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Please comment on the breed of my pet dog and avatar, Ginny.
Edited on Mon May-25-09 06:43 PM by NYC_SKP
If you have an opinion, that is. What breed might she be?

Ginny was a pound puppy, found wandering the streets and estimated to be 1-1/2 years at time of adoption.
She has many cat-like behaviors and prefers cat food, I suspect she was in the company of cats for some time and may have shared the cat-food meals left by so many cat lovers.

My best bet is that she has a little "Norwich Terrier" in her, but is almost certainly a mutt.

Picture 1:


Picture 2:


A different dog, "Friday" star of the new movie, "Hotel for Dogs":


and:



TIA!
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femmocrat Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-25-09 06:47 PM
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1. Terrier-Maltese mix?
The soft silky hair looks like she might have some Maltese in her, but the face and build are definitely terrier (maybe Jack Russell?). Try to get her used to dog food, though. Cat food has different nutritional elements and is not meant for dogs.

She is very cute! :)
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NYC_SKP Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-25-09 06:51 PM
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2. Oh, cat food is OUT! I've been told poodle/chihuahua/terrier.
Searching for movie star dog Friday, many say "wirehaired jack russell", but I don't thinks so, maybe some.

Thanks! :hi:
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Shagbark Hickory Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-25-09 09:39 PM
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13. ignore this
Edited on Mon May-25-09 09:47 PM by Shagbark Hickory
Disregard this. posted in wrong place
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Shagbark Hickory Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-25-09 09:44 PM
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14. ignore this too
Edited on Mon May-25-09 09:47 PM by Shagbark Hickory
posted in the wrong position so just cleaning up my mess.
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Shagbark Hickory Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-25-09 06:57 PM
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3. OMFG

You will not believe it when you see my pics.

Ginny has a long lost brother in Georgia LOL Will post them shortly
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NYC_SKP Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-25-09 07:06 PM
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5. Wow!
There's another one, a companion of a homeless guy near my supermarket. We always visit.

I look forward to your pictures!
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Shagbark Hickory Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-25-09 09:46 PM
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15. Some pics & videos
Just so everyone else knows, I contact NYC-SKP because his avatar looked like my dog beasley shown below.
It's not very common to find other terrier mixes that look like him so this is quite a coinkydink.










videos
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v243/treehugr/?action=view¤t=P1030066.flv
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v243/treehugr/?action=view¤t=P1030072.flv
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v243/treehugr/?action=view¤t=P1030069.flv
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v243/treehugr/?action=view¤t=P1030038.flv
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NYC_SKP Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-25-09 09:51 PM
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16. OMG...Beasley and Ginny, separated at birth?
I think Beasley is maybe a bit bigger, a big brother.

Now here's a really weird part:

Ginny was adopted with another dog, Cooper, who looks just like that other dog.

Bearded collie???
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Shagbark Hickory Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-25-09 11:27 PM
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26. Yes
My other dog, Rodney, is a bearded collie. That's just too much wierdness about cooper being adopted at teh same time. Cue the eerie halloweeen music.
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NYC_SKP Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-25-09 09:58 PM
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17. Here's Cooper.
Not his best shot, and less sweeping straight flowing hair, but similar breed and remarkably similar coloring all over.
Grey with white socks.
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mitchum Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-25-09 07:05 PM
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4. Looks like a purebed Cutie to me
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seaker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-26-09 01:36 AM
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29. I couldn't agree more
:hi:
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surrealAmerican Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-25-09 08:22 PM
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6. I would guess poodle and some kind of terrier.
She doesn't shed, does she?
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NYC_SKP Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-25-09 08:25 PM
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7. No shedding, just a few hairs.
Her coat is light and thin, and some of her hairs are translucent...oddly.

That's more than one for "part poodle".

Thanks!
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rug Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-25-09 08:25 PM
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8. Some Tibetan terrier in there.
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Shagbark Hickory Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-25-09 08:52 PM
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10. that's odd
Funny you mention that because the shelter I got my dog from said he was a tibetan terrier mix which is actually not what he is. I've given up long ago trying to guess what he is but I think more likely, he is a parson russell terrier mixed with some golden retreiver.
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NYC_SKP Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-25-09 08:55 PM
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11. Your dog weighs how many pounds?
Ginny is nine pounds. I think a little Jack Russell may be in there, her ears are a darker color from her body.
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Shagbark Hickory Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-25-09 11:17 PM
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24. Beasley is 26 lbs
Ginny looks like a puppy to me though.
Beasley is heavier than he looks. 26 lbs but still fits comfortably in my lap.
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flvegan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-25-09 08:26 PM
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9. Long haired Jack Russell Terrier mix of some sort.
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arbusto_baboso Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-26-09 05:49 PM
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37. Yes. JRT and NorFOLK terrier mix.
Norwich has the prick ears. Norfolk ears fold over.

Looks a lot like Muttley, a dog I had for 14 years.
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MadMaddie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-25-09 09:00 PM
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12. Her breed - cute as can be!
She looks like she owns you!!;-)
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NYC_SKP Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-25-09 10:01 PM
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19. Thank you.
Yes, she does!

Lately however, she's stayed most nights with my 83 y.o. mom and dad so much I've decided to them them "keep" her.

She get's much more attention and was really important to my mom keeping it together while my dad was in hospital with dementia and hydrocephalus since march 11, he came home last week.

:hi:
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SallyMander Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-25-09 10:00 PM
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18. Definitely some Jack Russell in there!

What a cutie! I have a soft spot for scruffy dogs! Here are my boys Elmo and Simon :D
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NYC_SKP Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-25-09 10:02 PM
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20. Elmo, Simon!!!!
Who's the good dogs, who's the bestest doggies????

:P

How precious!
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SallyMander Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-25-09 10:21 PM
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21. They are really good boys!

Your OP made me laugh, because we joke that Elmo is "part cat" too -- he has that same stubborn, independent streak. I think that is typical of terriers, and i totally love it. :D
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Shagbark Hickory Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-25-09 11:13 PM
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23. Holy cow. Please post more pics of them!
I can't believe how many scruffy dogs there are on this forum.
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marzipanni Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-26-09 12:22 AM
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28. Since you like scruffy dogs, here's my friend's dog Amp
My son and I pet sit Amp and her cat friends.
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Shagbark Hickory Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-26-09 08:15 AM
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30. Ack! I love that dog!
That dog looks very similar to mine too. the tail, legs, how he's sitting. My dog is doing the same thing right now looking out the door over the backyard.
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SallyMander Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-26-09 03:20 PM
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34. Well since you asked...

Here are a few more! :hi:




Here are the boys in their bow-ties -- they were the "ring bearers" in our wedding last Sept! :D
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Shagbark Hickory Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-26-09 05:43 PM
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36. Really really super cute
Those are amongst the cutest terrier mixes I have ever seen.
The look so shnuggely and cuddley.

I think the little one looks like yorkie-X maybe???

Please post more.
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ScreamingMeemie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-25-09 10:37 PM
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22. Her face in the first shot is a bit sheltie-ish....
I don't think any one would be able to tell you for sure though.
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Shagbark Hickory Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-25-09 11:18 PM
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25. Do any of the scruffy terrier mixes on here have tongue freckles?!?
Edited on Mon May-25-09 11:21 PM by Shagbark Hickory
Beasley has lots of freckles on his toungue!
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SallyMander Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-26-09 03:21 PM
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35. I love Beasley!
Edited on Tue May-26-09 03:22 PM by SallyMander

:loveya:

Neither of mine have tongue freckles though! That is cute! :D
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DeepBlueC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-25-09 11:59 PM
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27. Doggy DNA labs will hit the market eventually
if they haven't already. I'm sure there are lots of people who have the same desire to know everything about the beloved mutt as you have.
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Shagbark Hickory Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-26-09 08:16 AM
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31. There are already a couple. I have not done it though.
I'd like to someday do it. They cost about $50
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DeepBlueC Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-26-09 10:54 AM
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32. that's not bad
I would have expected it to be way more expensive. I think someday you will do it. For the family album. Whatever he is, he's good-looking and above all lovable like crazy.

:loveya:
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Shagbark Hickory Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue May-26-09 11:58 AM
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33. Yes someday maybe just not during this George Bush economy
When we get into the president obama economy then hell to the yeah.
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