Please comment on the breed of my pet dog and avatar, Ginny.

[NYC_SKP]

If you have an opinion, that is. What breed might she be?

Ginny was a pound puppy, found wandering the streets and estimated to be 1-1/2 years at time of adoption.
She has many cat-like behaviors and prefers cat food, I suspect she was in the company of cats for some time and may have shared the cat-food meals left by so many cat lovers.

My best bet is that she has a little "Norwich Terrier" in her, but is almost certainly a mutt.

Picture 1:


Picture 2:


A different dog, "Friday" star of the new movie, "Hotel for Dogs":


and:



TIA!

[femmocrat]

1. Terrier-Maltese mix?

The soft silky hair looks like she might have some Maltese in her, but the face and build are definitely terrier (maybe Jack Russell?). Try to get her used to dog food, though. Cat food has different nutritional elements and is not meant for dogs.

She is very cute! :)

[NYC_SKP]

2. Oh, cat food is OUT! I've been told poodle/chihuahua/terrier.

Searching for movie star dog Friday, many say "wirehaired jack russell", but I don't thinks so, maybe some.

Thanks! :hi:

[Shagbark Hickory]

13. ignore this

Disregard this. posted in wrong place

[Shagbark Hickory]

14. ignore this too

posted in the wrong position so just cleaning up my mess.

[Shagbark Hickory]

3. OMFG

You will not believe it when you see my pics.

Ginny has a long lost brother in Georgia LOL Will post them shortly

[NYC_SKP]

5. Wow!

There's another one, a companion of a homeless guy near my supermarket. We always visit.

I look forward to your pictures!

[Shagbark Hickory]

15. Some pics & videos

Just so everyone else knows, I contact NYC-SKP because his avatar looked like my dog beasley shown below.
It's not very common to find other terrier mixes that look like him so this is quite a coinkydink.










videos
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v243/treehugr/?action=view¤t=P1030066.flv
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v243/treehugr/?action=view¤t=P1030072.flv
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v243/treehugr/?action=view¤t=P1030069.flv
http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v243/treehugr/?action=view¤t=P1030038.flv

[NYC_SKP]

16. OMG...Beasley and Ginny, separated at birth?

I think Beasley is maybe a bit bigger, a big brother.

Now here's a really weird part:

Ginny was adopted with another dog, Cooper, who looks just like that other dog.

Bearded collie???

[Shagbark Hickory]

26. Yes

My other dog, Rodney, is a bearded collie. That's just too much wierdness about cooper being adopted at teh same time. Cue the eerie halloweeen music.

[NYC_SKP]

17. Here's Cooper.

Not his best shot, and less sweeping straight flowing hair, but similar breed and remarkably similar coloring all over.
Grey with white socks.

[mitchum]

4. Looks like a purebed Cutie to me

[seaker]

29. I couldn't agree more

:hi:

[surrealAmerican]

6. I would guess poodle and some kind of terrier.

She doesn't shed, does she?

[NYC_SKP]

7. No shedding, just a few hairs.

Her coat is light and thin, and some of her hairs are translucent...oddly.

That's more than one for "part poodle".

Thanks!

[rug]

8. Some Tibetan terrier in there.

[Shagbark Hickory]

10. that's odd

Funny you mention that because the shelter I got my dog from said he was a tibetan terrier mix which is actually not what he is. I've given up long ago trying to guess what he is but I think more likely, he is a parson russell terrier mixed with some golden retreiver.

[NYC_SKP]

11. Your dog weighs how many pounds?

Ginny is nine pounds. I think a little Jack Russell may be in there, her ears are a darker color from her body.

[Shagbark Hickory]

24. Beasley is 26 lbs

Ginny looks like a puppy to me though.
Beasley is heavier than he looks. 26 lbs but still fits comfortably in my lap.

[flvegan]

9. Long haired Jack Russell Terrier mix of some sort.

[arbusto_baboso]

37. Yes. JRT and NorFOLK terrier mix.

Norwich has the prick ears. Norfolk ears fold over.

Looks a lot like Muttley, a dog I had for 14 years.

[MadMaddie]

12. Her breed - cute as can be!

She looks like she owns you!!;-)

[NYC_SKP]

19. Thank you.

Yes, she does!

Lately however, she's stayed most nights with my 83 y.o. mom and dad so much I've decided to them them "keep" her.

She get's much more attention and was really important to my mom keeping it together while my dad was in hospital with dementia and hydrocephalus since march 11, he came home last week.

:hi:

[SallyMander]

18. Definitely some Jack Russell in there!

What a cutie! I have a soft spot for scruffy dogs! Here are my boys Elmo and Simon :D

[NYC_SKP]

20. Elmo, Simon!!!!

Who's the good dogs, who's the bestest doggies????

:P

How precious!

[SallyMander]

21. They are really good boys!

Your OP made me laugh, because we joke that Elmo is "part cat" too -- he has that same stubborn, independent streak. I think that is typical of terriers, and i totally love it. :D

[Shagbark Hickory]

23. Holy cow. Please post more pics of them!

I can't believe how many scruffy dogs there are on this forum.

[marzipanni]

28. Since you like scruffy dogs, here's my friend's dog Amp

My son and I pet sit Amp and her cat friends.

[Shagbark Hickory]

30. Ack! I love that dog!

That dog looks very similar to mine too. the tail, legs, how he's sitting. My dog is doing the same thing right now looking out the door over the backyard.

[SallyMander]

34. Well since you asked...

Here are a few more! :hi:




Here are the boys in their bow-ties -- they were the "ring bearers" in our wedding last Sept! :D

[Shagbark Hickory]

36. Really really super cute

Those are amongst the cutest terrier mixes I have ever seen.
The look so shnuggely and cuddley.

I think the little one looks like yorkie-X maybe???

Please post more.

[ScreamingMeemie]

22. Her face in the first shot is a bit sheltie-ish....

I don't think any one would be able to tell you for sure though.

[Shagbark Hickory]

25. Do any of the scruffy terrier mixes on here have tongue freckles?!?

Beasley has lots of freckles on his toungue!

[SallyMander]

35. I love Beasley!

:loveya:

Neither of mine have tongue freckles though! That is cute! :D

[DeepBlueC]

27. Doggy DNA labs will hit the market eventually

if they haven't already. I'm sure there are lots of people who have the same desire to know everything about the beloved mutt as you have.

[Shagbark Hickory]

31. There are already a couple. I have not done it though.

I'd like to someday do it. They cost about $50

[DeepBlueC]

32. that's not bad

I would have expected it to be way more expensive. I think someday you will do it. For the family album. Whatever he is, he's good-looking and above all lovable like crazy.

:loveya:

[Shagbark Hickory]

33. Yes someday maybe just not during this George Bush economy

When we get into the president obama economy then hell to the yeah.