Does my dog look like a Dingo mix to you? Answers at Dogster Answers.

Tue, Jun 12th 2012, 02:36 GMT

Wow, Glad I am not the only one with this question. My dog is a suposeably a 'pure' Husky/ 'pure' german shepard mix and looks almost like your dog except it has a german shepard face. http://i.imgur.com/fmAwi.jpg?1

ANSWERED BY Member 1115275

Sun, Apr 15th 2012, 11:00 GMT

It may look like it, but he could be just another mix like one of my dogs, rain a pit-bull, chow chow, Shepard mix. People out on the street always ask if she is part coyote or dingo. Your dog looks to me like a husky/Shepard mix. He may have a little coyote in him too. I hope I helped, best regards:)

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Rocket

Thu, Apr 12th 2012, 12:26 GMT

I think it's coyote husky mix. It cannot be malamute because they don't have blue eyes. Being from down south we would see a lot of these, or coyote mixes of other sorts. I'm from New Mexico and West Texas, where did you get the dog from? This would definitely account for his behavior as well. Good eye! Next time you adopt a dog and it is skittish, bring it home and completely ignore him, it will take 1 week instead of two months for them to be comfortable. An anxious dog unsure of his environment needs to acclimate itself and people usually will try to intercede which just confuses them and makes them more apprehensive. So in essence you are re-enforcing the behavior even though it came from good intentions. When your friends come over or strangers, have them do this. Tell them not to look, talk or touch the dog. Depending on the severity of the case he will inch forward and sniff. Make sure that they just keep talking to you ignore the dog, and relax, the dog will relax sooner too.

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Maggie Mae

Mon, Apr 9th 2012, 07:18 GMT

I agree with Bruno. I have a similar-looking (but different, LOL) dog. When you have a medium-sized dog with prick ears, a yellow-brown-red coat, and does not appear to be of any one identifiable breed, you're always going to get people who say the dog "looks exactly like" some other dog they've seen, either a breed or a mix. And some who insist your dog is part of some wild canine species. This doesn't mean it's true. Dogs who are "found" and either get little socialization as puppies or spend a lot of time "lost" may be aloof or fearful towards strangers. This can be more pronounced if they are descended from dogs that are naturally suspicious or aloof towards strangers. My dog was also found as a stray, he does a few things reminiscent of feral dogs or wild species, but I am confident his closest relatives were all domesticated dogs. Your dog is most likely from a multi-generational cross of several mixed breed ancestors. My first guess was husky-shepherd mix.

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Zack

Thu, Apr 5th 2012, 13:09 GMT

Well, it would make sense except that Dingos are astronomically rare in America (which I'm assuming you live in, since you didn't say otherwise.) I see Siberian Husky, German Shepherd, and probably a Cur breed, like the Blackmouth Cur or Mountain Cur. (Hound/mastiff-ish hunting dogs used in the rural South.) Many completely random-bred dogs look like Tobe- it's kind of the "basic dog" shape that they revert back to when humans don't interfere in breeding. That's why Dingos look that way- they're the ultimate "natural dog breed". I would guess his shyness is part genetic (Sibes and GSDs can be reserved with strangers) and part due to his lack of early socialization (if he had little human contact as a young puppy.)

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Bruno CGC