Can You Help Me Identify The Mix Of My New Rescue Puppy?

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

Hey all!

Just adopted a shelter rescue dachshund mix on Saturday. He's so gentle and adorable and great with the kids. We love him so much already!

Thing is, we have no idea what he's mixed with. He's 14 pounds and 4 months old. He looks like he's got some pinscher in him but we really have no idea.

I figured the lounge would probably be able to tackle this no problem! I'm putting two pictures of Halo below. Note the pointy ears. Thanks for your help if you have any guesses!

[Bertha Venation]

1. I don't know, but he's a cutie!

Good for you for getting a rescue. :thumbsup:

[RebelOne]

2. Looks like he has some mini pin in him,

At least he has the markings.

[DevonRex]

18. I agree. The min pin across the street looks almost just like that.

So cute!

[RebelOne]

3. delete dupe

[Rosie1223]

4. 100% Adorable!

Have fun with the new puppy.

:hi:

[HopeHoops]

5. Looks like a mini-pin with beagle.

The beagle part is mostly the ears, but the snout is wider than a mini-pin and that would also fit beagle.

Cute little fart, eh?

[Beer on a stick]

6. By the ears, it looks like he's got some bat in him.

[Capn Sunshine]

29. Those ears look chihuahua to me

Note these:

[Orsino]

7. I'm not seeing the dachshund in him, but he looks a lot like my Sparky.

She had the min-pin coloration as a puppy, too, and is also very leggy--but has come to look more Manchester Terrierish to us in the fifteen years since. Our veterinary hospital just shrugged and classified her as a beagle-terrier mix. We'll never know, I guess:

[NMDemDist2]

8. he looks very min-pin

he didn't get his ears or tail cropped but he looks almost pure miniature pinscher




http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/miniaturepinscher.htm

[michreject]

30. What a little cutie

Bet he's a little terror.

[BarenakedLady]

9. Adorable!

OMG, those ears!

:loveya:

[Shell Beau]

10. I think he has Manchester terrier in him. Maybe mini-pin, but really

I think he looks more like the terrier. Not sure what else he could be! Cute though.



Manchester terrier

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

11. Never Heard Of Them But I Think You're Right! Thanks!

[DeepBlueC]

15. another great new picture, Shell Beau

And another beautiful little dress! :)

[Shell Beau]

17. Thanks!! I think we are using this one on her birthday invites!

She is almost a year! One more month of being a baby baby :cry:

[DeepBlueC]

42. she won't stop being cute

And I have heard of 18 month old babies!!!! :hug:

[mnhtnbb]

12. Does your vet have a guess?

[driver8]

13. He is adorable -- what a sweet face.

Definitely looks like some kind of pinscher -- Doberman or miniature.

Whatever he is, he is cute!

[JitterbugPerfume]

14. what a cute doggie

He is what we used to call a Heinz dog--57 varieties!

Thank you for rescuing him

[baldguy]

16. Part doberman - - part kangaroo?

[DevonRex]

19. OMC, looks like you have yourself a min pin. And LOL, he's gonna

run you ragged eventually.

[ashling]

20. The guest (?) on the Bonnie Hunt show the other day

got a kit from Petco or somewhere to get DNA reaults to find out the mix of their pound puppy. I didn't see the part where they opened the Fed Ex to see the result. He was sure that the dog had Besingi in him.

[smoochpooch]

27. I used one as well and I'm not sure what to think.

Everyone who has seen my dog is sure there is lab in him, but the DNA results were as follows:

25% English Setter
25% Norwegian Elkhound
10% Chihuahua
10% Collie
10% Dachshund
10% Irish Setter
10% Weimaraner

They say that it's normal to be surprised by the results but when I showed it to my vet, he was skeptical too. Even if you don't have much faith in the results you get, it's still fun and only about $50.

[theNotoriousP.I.G.]

21. Mini Pin

my sister's dog is a mini-pin/Chihuahua mix and your guy looks almost exactly like him in the face. Enjoy the new addition to your family.

[TommyO]

22. Those aren't ears, they're batwings!

Whatever he is, he's adorable!

[Shell Beau]

23. I could be wrong about the Manchster, but I don't think so. I have a mini-pin,

that is too tall for a mini-pin. Looks more like the Manchester to me, and they are very similar to the mini-pins.

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

24. I Agree. He's 13-14 Pounds Already And The Vet Predicted 26-30 Adult.

I definitely think you hit the nail on the head with the Manchester Terrier mix.

[Blue Diadem]

25. Looks like a machester terrier to me too. I had one when I was growing up.n/t

[Blue Diadem]

26. OMC, if he's a Manchester Terrier, you'll have a great mouse catcher

should you ever need that service. I remember my dog going after field mice. He could find them quicker than the cats.

He's a cutie. Reminds me of my Peanuts. I was 4 when we got him and he was with us for 15 yrs.

[EFerrari]

28. He's beautiful!

:loveya:

[michreject]

31. If he starts digging holes in the back yard

You'll know that he has some terrier in him. Earth Dogs.

[Shell Beau]

34. Ha! All of my dogs dig holes in the backyard!

[michreject]

36. I have so many holes in my yard

That the gophers have to watch out and don't step in one, breaking a leg.

[Shell Beau]

37. I think that is why my dogs were digging. They were trying to get a mole.

You can kinda tell where the moles have their tunnels. One of my dogs dug a perfect tunnel. Lovely for our new grass!

[michreject]

38. I have two Yorkies

Their noses always smell like dirt. (and their hands like popcorn)

[Shell Beau]

39. The hands smell like Fritos! Smell them! I swear!! All dog's paws smell like Fritos.

Weird!

[michreject]

40. I'll say popcorn

but what does that say about us sticking our noses in our Dogs hands? LOL.

How many people don't have a clue as to what we're talking about?

[Shell Beau]

41. Haha! I only smelled my dog's paws after someone said the Frito thing,

and it freaked me out. I swear it is crazy!!! We love our babies, what can we say!!

[marzipanni]

47. LOL! In November 2003 I consulted DU about the popcorn phenomenon~

or Frito®, responses varied. ;)
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=456124

[michreject]

50. Replies are too funny

Thanks.

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

32. Just Wanted To Say Thanks Everybody!

[woo me with science]

33. There are labs now,

where you can send a sample of DNA (mouth swab) and get a breakdown of breeds in a mutt.

We know someone who did it at two separate labs, because they were skeptical the labs wouldn't just guess, but results were identical.

Adorable puppy, btw!

[MadMaddie]

35. 100% rascal!! yep !!

[Mythsaje]

43. Min pin...

First guess. Got one ourselves. One that will be curled up behind my legs under the covers in a few minutes when I head to bed.

Min Pins love sleeping under the covers. And they're apparently all major food hounds. Either of these two things would "out" your new pup's min-pin bloodline.

[blueraven95]

44. yoda

because no one else said it :shrug:

[Highway61]

45. Oh My

I have no idea what breed, but what a cutie! I hope you are doing well OMC. I think of you often.

[Inchworm]

46. Just by the pictures I'd call it a Feist Mix

I have to do this a lot and it is really a pain in the butt to get right. Luckilly I don't have to sex cats. The fail rate on that job is higher than breed guessing. :P

:hi:

[Inchworm]

48. Changing guess to Manchester Terrier (toy)

That is why that goes in pencil for the first few weeks ;)

:hi:

[GoddessOfGuinness]

49. Looks like a doberman to me...

Though it's odd to think of a doberman-dachsund pairing.
He's a cutie! :hi:

[Roon]

51. My Aunt's Mother has a dachshund/minpin mix...

I'll see if i can get a couple of pictures. You just look at this dog and it looks exactly like someone sewed a dachshund and minpin together!!

Congrats on your new furbaby! :o