Not sure what the Breed is?

[Gizmo87]

I got a Dog yesterday from someone that was giving them away, I totally forgot to ask what Breed it was though, someone said it looked like a Doberman Cross Rottweiler but I cant see it at all, anyone have any ideas?

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/108/beamerxx9.jpg

[KatzNK9]

Hello and welcome to the forum! Great to have you with us. I don't see any dobe or rottie in him either. Maybe some terrier & I'm guessing there were more than just a few breeds who jumped in to make that little beauty.

[golden-lover]

Looks like a catahoula leopard dog.

Heres another Catahoula L. Dog pup:
http://gotpetsonline.com/pictures-gallery/dog-pictures-breeders-puppies-rescue/catahoula-leopard-dog-pictures-breeders-puppies-rescue/pictures/catahoula-leopard-dog-0043.jpg

So you def have a Leopard dog ;)

[Gizmo87]

Hey thanks, is there anyone on this Forum thats like... really good at knowing dogs breeds? because my friends keep asking me what breed it is and I havent got a clue lol x

[Gizmo87]

Oh cool, that sort of looks just like him, same eyes and that.

[MyDogShelby]

Cattle Dog (is that what a Catahoula is called? ) and maybe a bit of Doberman :)
Welcome to the forum :)

[Gizmo87]

:) so he's definatly a Catahoula Leopard Dog then? but not sure if he's actually mixed with anything?

[golden&hovawart]

:) so he's definatly a Catahoula Leopard Dog then? but not sure if he's actually mixed with anything?
He definately looks like one or is a Catahoula mix.
He also made me think of a blue tick hound mix.

[Mahooli]

I can see rottie in him by the strength of his head so I'd say rottie x catahoula.
Becky

[Gizmo87]

So no Doberman then lol

im going to have to find the person I got it off and see if they know exactly.

[golden-lover]

:) so he's definatly a Catahoula Leopard Dog then? but not sure if he's actually mixed with anything?

Yes, he's def a catty.

http://images.google.com/images?svnum=10&um=1&hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&q=catahoula+leopard+dog&btnG=Search+Images

That's a google image search engine search containing pictures of other cattys if you'd like to compare for yourself. ;)

[skunkstripe]

I have looked at hundreds of pictures of mixed breeds so I am not too bad at it.
First questions though are age, weight and height. Color can be very misleading, as when you start mixing strange things happen. Also purebreds can have spots or color patterns that do not meet the standard. That does not mean that they are not purebreds, just means they don't meet the standard!

[KatzNK9]

I don't know much about Catahoula dogs but aren't they a breed that developed naturally from mixed breeds & have that merle coloring?

[golden&hovawart]

I don't know much about Catahoula dogs but aren't they a breed that developed naturally from mixed breeds & have that merle coloring?Most breeds started off as being mixed before being recognized as a pure bred breed,golden-retriever included.:)

[golden-lover]

I have looked at hundreds of pictures of mixed breeds so I am not too bad at it.
First questions though are age, weight and height. Color can be very misleading, as when you start mixing strange things happen. Also purebreds can have spots or color patterns that do not meet the standard. That does not mean that they are not purebreds, just means they don't meet the standard!
Ha! Charlie is so huge he'd look like a Maremma or Hovawart if he got any bigged and was creamy fawn.

[KatzNK9]

Most breeds started off as being mixed before being recognized as a pure bred breed,golden-retriever included.:)

Yes! Good point! But most breeds had quite a bit of human intervention to cause specific traits (which I'm sure is now also true in the case of Catahoulas).

[MyDogShelby]

Gizmo I wouldn't worry too much about what exactly your dog is mixed with...it could be mixed with quite a few breeds and you would never know it, lol...just stick with "Catahoula Mix" when people ask :) That is what everybody is pretty much saying he is ;)

My dog is a Border Collie/Australian Shepherd (Aussie)/Chow mix...go with the one your dog is "mainly" made up of.

[MoJo]

My grandma used to have a blue heeler that looked just like that. Practically identical!

[golden-lover]

My grandma used to have a blue heeler that looked just like that. Practically identical!

Blue heelers are VERY different. Pricked ears, short dense coat, ect. If they looked the same, you're grandmothers dog wasn't a blue heeler.

Blue Heeler:

http://www.khkg.dk/Khkg/Racer/Billeder_racer/CD_Blue__Heeler.jpg

[Gizmo87]

Hey thanks for that, it was bugging me all day :D

[Caincando1]

Whatever it is, it's a great looking dog!!!

[eb4i]

It's a blue healer english setter rottie cattle dog

Coming to a show ring near you in 2047!

lol... Great looking dog, whatever he is.

[Gizmo87]

Theres 2 more pictures of him, I seen that lady, she said he's a 1 year old Catahoula Mix :D


http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b50/ll0ydy/Urban%20Kaos/Beamer3.jpg

http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b50/ll0ydy/Urban%20Kaos/Beamer2.jpg

[brunosmom]

I would say Rotti/Catahoula Leopard Dog.....JMO

[borzoimom]

Looks like a catahoula leopard dog.

Heres another Catahoula L. Dog pup:
http://gotpetsonline.com/pictures-gallery/dog-pictures-breeders-puppies-rescue/catahoula-leopard-dog-pictures-breeders-puppies-rescue/pictures/catahoula-leopard-dog-0043.jpg

So you def have a Leopard dog ;)
I agree or cattle dog /lab but this is closer..

[Dani66]

wow what a lovely looking dog!

[Joly]

Id say rottie x catahoula l dog - hes very similair to a catahoula but his ear set and muzzle shape is wrong - more rotti.

[skunkstripe]

Gizmo, how big is the dog? Rotties are large dogs, so if yours only weighs about 40 lbs the chances are slim that there is any Rottie in there IMO.