We had been discussing getting a dawg - nothing serious - just a sort of, "If we were ready to have a dawg, what sort of dawg would we want?" sort of conversations.
I said that I always thought it would be great to have a Golden Retriever / Labrador retriever mix and the wife agreed.
To our surprise, one of Holly's co-workers announced a few months later that someone had given them an 8-week old retriever/ lab mix that they could not keep.
It took us 3 days to decide we would take him - sight-unseen.
I knew the moment I saw him that THIS was not a retriever/lab mix:
But he sure was cute!
We took him home and have never regretted it.
I will come out and say it - he is a striking animal. Tall, long, muscular and the sweetest face ever to grace a canine. BUT WHAT IS HE?
Literally EVERY TIME we are in public we get stopped by someone who wants to know what type of dawg he is. When we respond "He's a lousy mutt" or lately, "Mongrel" people are astonished. "Oh mutts are the best kinds", they say . . . and then follow up with, "But still, I expected him to be some rare exotic breed . . ."
Well. I can't stand it anymore.
There are dawggie DNA tests that you can order (some pricier than others). I found an inexpensive one on the Internet and ordered it.
You swab the inside of your dawg's cheek for cells, drop the swab in an envelope and mail it off to the lab. In 3 weeks or so, you get the results detailing all the various breeds that went into the making of your particular mongrel. (I was tempted to swab the inside of Annie's cheek but the wife wouldn't allow it . . )
So let's make a contest out of it!
Guess the top four breeds in this mangy mutt of ours and you will win a dawggie-graphed 8x10 of the beezer - the world's best dawg.
Submit your guesses in the comments section or email them to matthew.m.linden@gmail.com.
You are only allowed one guess but you can change your guess upon further reflection . . .
Here are a few more photos for research purposes (BTW - he is now 2 1/2 years old and 80 lbs . . )
Let's figure out what's in this puppy once and for all!
Here is a another clip form the Muppets just because they are so awesome:
6 comments:
American English Coonhound; Border Collie; Fox Terrier; Labrador Retriever. I'm probably off, but hey...that's my best guess. Fun contest!
Bird Dawg, Britney and Lab.
Michelle & Emily in WA
Lab. Spaniel, Teacup Poodle, & Chihuahua...I just KNOW I'm going to win.
I'm going to say he's a pointer/terrier mix. Maybe German shorthair + fox terrier. But I wouldn't be surprised to see some Collie or Catahoula dog in him either. What a mystery.
First off, there's no way that dog is only 80 pounds. Jessie is 75 pounds and your creature is much larger.
I see a little bit of Lab, a German Shepherd snout, with some Setter and Terrier thrown in.
Where's the vest???
After some research, I'm convinced that the's a Harrier/Lab mix.
But Mr. Buckley is awesome no matter what he turns out to be!
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