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  • JazzysMomJ

    He's gorgeous.. just stick with that. LOL

    I'll tell you what he DOESN'T look like to me, and that's a German Shepard/Boxer. LOL Why does every brown dog that goes into a shelter get labeld German Shep. mix?

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  • QuercusQ

    @spyder:

    someone help me find out what he is LOL i cannot find ANYTHING that looks remotely like him.

    Well…that IS kind of the deal with lots of mixes! They are one of a kind! Something to keep in mind is that he may be several generations of mixes. After just a few generations of mixing purebred dogs they all tend to blend towards a central "dog" shaped figure, or pariah, or primative dog. Or what dogs looked like before humans started picking and choosing which traits they wanted to alter. If you google PARIAH dog, I think you will find some dogs that look a lot like yours.

    I think your guy is going to be quite a bit bigger than a basenji when full grown, judging by some of the photos.

    Andrea Walters

    Quercus Basenjis

    NW Ohio

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  • S

    I was using wikipedia and I found a breed that resembles him alot too, just not as much in the face. The Carolina Dog (Dixie Dingo)

    Check it out.

    www.wikipedia.org

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  • S

    here is another picture taken of him today.

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  • YodelDogsY

    I honestly don't see Basenji in this puppy but I do see a very strong resemblence to a Carolina dog, particularly in the following photos from the Carolina Dog Association:

    Photo 1

    Photo 2

    Photo 3

    Photo 4

    Same head shape, large ears, roundish eye, lack of "stop", general body structure, and most common color in the breed. Put photo 2 next to the photo of Buddy in the above post. Twins?

    VERY cute puppy!

    Robyn Dubbert

    Sherwood Basenjis

    One thing that I have learned in life is to accept that things are not all black or all white. Life is shades of gray and just because someone sees a different shade of gray than you do, it doesn't mean their shade is right or wrong, its just different. ~ Robyn Dubbert

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  • JazzysMomJ

    Wow. That sure looks like the little guy. Maybe the mystery is solved!!

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  • BDawgB

    Yep, I'm definitely with the others on this one… Carolina Dog.

    Miles & Lexi's Mom

    www.stelladot.com/barrick

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  • S

    yeah after looking at these pictures and what i was reading about them, he is probably most likely carolina dog (dixie dingo) which is cool thats still an original breed. theyre labeled pariah dogs just like the basenji's (or at least descendants)

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  • J

    Doesn't matter which breed he is… he is SOOO cute and you are already in love with this fella, no matter what!! :p

    Since you are in Chattanooga you might want to check out Paws in the Park on October 13th. I am suppose to make the trip to Chattanooga to work a table for BRAT (Basenji Rescue and Transport). Maybe we'll see you there!

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  • S

    damn I didn't even know they were having that! Is it at coolidge park? if so, you'll for sure see me there. we could meet somewhere, would be fun.

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  • dmcartyD

    There are now DNA tests available that can pinpoint what your dog might be genetically. Some companies can only do 30 or so breeds but most advertise well over 150.

    Why should you care - well it is a way to know what sorts of things healthwise you should be on the lookout for as many breeds have unique health issues. I was at the vet last year and there was a puggle there with an eye issue - the owners shared what it was and it is common in beagles. They then went on to say that they had trouble with the other eye before and it was an issues specific (although not exclusive) to pugs. So much for hybrid vigor.

    Darling picture though - good luck

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