sorry, just realized how random this comment seems! went through the journal looking at other photos and decided they really do look alike. adorable pup!
Hello Dakota, and Mushka may have the same parents! Mushka was an unwanted pup dropped off at the Detroit Humane Society, we are not sure what breed she comes from (I like to say she’s a dingo!). People she meets fall in love with her (I think its her eyes) and they always want to know what breed she is so they can get a dog like her, some have been shocked to learn Mushka is a ‘pound mutt’, or as we like to call her a princess! That photo on the bed of Dakota, I think I have one of Mushka in the same position! If I can find it I’ll post it!
How old is Dakota? Where did she (or he?) find you?
Re: sisters?carrieishSeptember 11 2005, 18:47:12 UTC
Mushka and Dakota really do look related! but Dakota is from the humane society in southern New Mexico (a little far from Detroit!) She was born in either the end of may or the beginning of june, 2004. We adopted her in August 2004. I do think that she and Mushka have a few breeds in common though.
I had myself on the waiting list for a lab when Dakota's litter came in. I wanted to adopt a puppy because my other dog (a tibetan spaniel/dachshund mix) doesn't like breeds larger than her- I tricked her by introducing them when dakota was the small one ! ;) Anyway, she never really grew up as she's only 40lbs now- we thought she'd be bigger! I don't really have any breed guesses other than lab. She has a few black spots on her tongue and I met a golden/chow/shepherd that looks just like her.
& I just looked at the pictures of Mushka as a puppy, ADORABLE! it's funny because dakota also had folded ears as a pup. (actually she only had ONE, the other ear was like they are now...)
puppy polaroid:
Indy is very beautiful also! and very nice to meet you! :)
Cute Cute Cutej_nineSeptember 12 2005, 16:05:07 UTC
Thanks, Indy would appreciate the beautiful comment. Most people think she is silly looking, but she will put a smile on your face. Another breed that is shocking, after she licks your face with puppy kisses, and bruises your leg with her ever wagging tail, I tell people she is a Lab/Pit mix and they are amazed how loving she is. That’s my (unwanted) girl, I am thinking of training her as a therapy dog, but she needs to mellow out a bit more she is still quite puppy like.
Mushka is 47 lbs, and is a good size. I see the labs at the park and they look huge, also due to over feeding. Mu is mostly legs, and has a skinny waist that’s why we think she is more greyhound or whippet than lab, and she loves to run! The HS told us that she was a Siberian Husky / German Shepard mix…we just laugh, she looks nothing like either! I don’t know about lab, perhaps a, but they seem too thick, or should I say big boned. There is a Carolina dog that looks similar, although not very popular in Detroit or New Mexico.
A black tong is associated with Chow Chows, I did hear of another breed that has a black tong but I forgot which one, I think it was a very rare bred related to the Chow.
Oh yes the ears are so cute! I like to call them pulley-back-ears. They don’t flop like labs; they pull back like a greyhound.
Re: Cute Cute CutecarrieishSeptember 13 2005, 00:42:12 UTC
seeing you on the rateyourdog community reminded me I needed to reply to this post!!!
oh, I really do think Indy is beautiful (although I normally do think most 'silly looking' dogs are, she doesn't seem silly looking to me at all though). And every pit bull I've ever met is extremely friendly! I think they have a very bad wrap and it makes me very sad. Pits arent to blame for irresponsible owners.
And do you think Mushka has any lab in her at all? I still consider Dakota's primary breed to be lab, but there's really no telling. I also thought whippt for a while but after posting on the Whippit community here on lj and getting a lot of "I don't see it" responses, I realized that probably wasn't it.
And black tongues are common in shar pei (spell?) and chows. We thought she was sp at first just because she had a lot of wrinkles, but now we are leaning more towards chow than anything. It might also explain her small size as chows usually aren't as big as labs.
And the ears are my favorite. From now on all I'm going to want are dogs with ears like M and D. I love them! :)
Re: Cute Cute Cutej_nineSeptember 13 2005, 02:05:48 UTC
Ears Ears Ears! I can’t tell you how happy I was to see that Mushka’s ears started to go back when she was about 2 months old. No offence to floppy eared dogs, but I love up-ears, and pulley-back ears! I teased her when she was a pup, and told her I was going to use some scotch tape to pull her ears back! (of course I did not do it). I have found that dealing with pure breed dog owners, they can never ‘see’ much in a mixed breed, that’s sad. Chows Chows are so fluffy; it looks like the only think Dakota got from her Chow bloodline is the black spots on her tong! I don’t know how big they get under all that fur. Lab is usually the first thing that comes to peoples mind because of yellow color, and there are quite a number of them out there. Look at her bone structure, body type, is she skinny and slender? Or a chunky monkey? She may be part lab, but that’s the great mystery of mixed dogs, trying to imagine what they came from. Someone told me that Mushka was pit once as well…whatever! With Indy I can see both lab and pit in her, big head little eyes, and those bat wing ears!!! She is smaller than Mu, length and height, but weighs 52+ lbs. She has the pit fullness in her chest and legs, still a skinny waist, but very strong and fit. The pit is what keeps her size down. I use to say I had the Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie of dogs, but now Nicole has lost all her weight, and it does not work.
Re: Cute Cute CutecarrieishSeptember 13 2005, 07:20:37 UTC
I loved dakota's ears when she was a pup because she had one flipped and one not. it was adorable. so I was sad when the other started leaning back! but they are still adorable!
from what I've read, chows are generally smaller than labs fullgrown. which is why I think dakota may be mixed with one.. I am also pretty sure she has some lab in her... when I was growing up my family had a lab that dakota reminds me of very much. even my boyfriend saw a picture of the lab, molly, and asked if it was dakota.
Now I just refer to her as my miniture lab with funky ears ;)
And yeah, people who call dakota a pit mix are just crazy. these ears can come from anywhere. even a dog with folded ears and a dog with ears that stick up could create a dog with ears like hers!
& Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie. ha! that's awesome.
And I've added all three to my friends-list. and feel free to add back. :)
the coloring is so pretty!
this is my dakota:
they kinda look alike!
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went through the journal looking at other photos
and decided they really do look alike.
adorable pup!
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Dakota, and Mushka may have the same parents!
Mushka was an unwanted pup dropped off at the Detroit Humane Society, we are not sure what breed she comes from (I like to say she’s a dingo!). People she meets fall in love with her (I think its her eyes) and they always want to know what breed she is so they can get a dog like her, some have been shocked to learn Mushka is a ‘pound mutt’, or as we like to call her a princess!
That photo on the bed of Dakota, I think I have one of Mushka in the same position! If I can find it I’ll post it!
How old is Dakota? Where did she (or he?) find you?
I have tons of Mu photos on her webpage http://www.gj9tech.com/menagerie.html
Click to enter, and then select Mushka from the menu.
Mushka has a k9 ‘sister’ Indy indyinky, and a bunch of feline sisters and a brother.
It's nice to meet you
-Jeannine
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but Dakota is from the humane society in southern New Mexico (a little far from Detroit!) She was born in either the end of may or the beginning of june, 2004. We adopted her in August 2004. I do think that she and Mushka have a few breeds in common though.
I had myself on the waiting list for a lab when Dakota's litter came in. I wanted to adopt a puppy because my other dog (a tibetan spaniel/dachshund mix) doesn't like breeds larger than her- I tricked her by introducing them when dakota was the small one ! ;) Anyway, she never really grew up as she's only 40lbs now- we thought she'd be bigger! I don't really have any breed guesses other than lab. She has a few black spots on her tongue and I met a golden/chow/shepherd that looks just like her.
& I just looked at the pictures of Mushka as a puppy, ADORABLE!
it's funny because dakota also had folded ears as a pup.
(actually she only had ONE, the other ear was like they are now...)
puppy polaroid:
Indy is very beautiful also!
and very nice to meet you! :)
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Indy would appreciate the beautiful comment. Most people think she is silly looking, but she will put a smile on your face. Another breed that is shocking, after she licks your face with puppy kisses, and bruises your leg with her ever wagging tail, I tell people she is a Lab/Pit mix and they are amazed how loving she is. That’s my (unwanted) girl, I am thinking of training her as a therapy dog, but she needs to mellow out a bit more she is still quite puppy like.
Mushka is 47 lbs, and is a good size. I see the labs at the park and they look huge, also due to over feeding. Mu is mostly legs, and has a skinny waist that’s why we think she is more greyhound or whippet than lab, and she loves to run! The HS told us that she was a Siberian Husky / German Shepard mix…we just laugh, she looks nothing like either!
I don’t know about lab, perhaps a, but they seem too thick, or should I say big boned.
There is a Carolina dog that looks similar, although not very popular in Detroit or New Mexico.
A black tong is associated with Chow Chows, I did hear of another breed that has a black tong but I forgot which one, I think it was a very rare bred related to the Chow.
Oh yes the ears are so cute! I like to call them pulley-back-ears. They don’t flop like labs; they pull back like a greyhound.
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oh, I really do think Indy is beautiful (although I normally do think most 'silly looking' dogs are, she doesn't seem silly looking to me at all though). And every pit bull I've ever met is extremely friendly! I think they have a very bad wrap and it makes me very sad. Pits arent to blame for irresponsible owners.
And do you think Mushka has any lab in her at all? I still consider Dakota's primary breed to be lab, but there's really no telling. I also thought whippt for a while but after posting on the Whippit community here on lj and getting a lot of "I don't see it" responses, I realized that probably wasn't it.
And black tongues are common in shar pei (spell?) and chows. We thought she was sp at first just because she had a lot of wrinkles, but now we are leaning more towards chow than anything. It might also explain her small size as chows usually aren't as big as labs.
And the ears are my favorite. From now on all I'm going to want are dogs with ears like M and D. I love them! :)
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I have found that dealing with pure breed dog owners, they can never ‘see’ much in a mixed breed, that’s sad. Chows Chows are so fluffy; it looks like the only think Dakota got from her Chow bloodline is the black spots on her tong! I don’t know how big they get under all that fur.
Lab is usually the first thing that comes to peoples mind because of yellow color, and there are quite a number of them out there. Look at her bone structure, body type, is she skinny and slender? Or a chunky monkey? She may be part lab, but that’s the great mystery of mixed dogs, trying to imagine what they came from.
Someone told me that Mushka was pit once as well…whatever! With Indy I can see both lab and pit in her, big head little eyes, and those bat wing ears!!! She is smaller than Mu, length and height, but weighs 52+ lbs. She has the pit fullness in her chest and legs, still a skinny waist, but very strong and fit. The pit is what keeps her size down. I use to say I had the Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie of dogs, but now Nicole has lost all her weight, and it does not work.
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from what I've read, chows are generally smaller than labs fullgrown. which is why I think dakota may be mixed with one.. I am also pretty sure she has some lab in her... when I was growing up my family had a lab that dakota reminds me of very much. even my boyfriend saw a picture of the lab, molly, and asked if it was dakota.
Now I just refer to her as my miniture lab with funky ears ;)
And yeah, people who call dakota a pit mix are just crazy. these ears can come from anywhere. even a dog with folded ears and a dog with ears that stick up could create a dog with ears like hers!
& Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie. ha! that's awesome.
And I've added all three to my friends-list.
and feel free to add back. :)
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