ID this dog!

[furtech]

A friend of mine has a wonderful dog whose origins (breed-wise) are a total mystery. He looks most like a pariah dog-- like a dingo, but that's unlikely even given the eccentric personalities in Los Angeles.

Here's what he looks like:



His interesting features are his prick ears, boomerang-shaped brush tail, buggy-eyes, small feet and is somewhat lean/high-tuck. He's also got a double-coat, though he looks like a smooth-coated dog. He has an ordinary bark (no singing or baying and little howling). [edit: also fur between his toes!]

We got a canine DNA test kit for Banjo and hopefully the mystery will be solved...but in the meantime, we've got a pool to guess beforehand. If someone nails it, we'll figure out some appropriate prize...

I'm hoping Karena and Tracy (who both have known him) will take a stab at this.
My guess is corgi-collie...Roz has Lab-shepherd (classic mix!)...Steve is Corgi-Chihuahua.

Comments

[karisu-sama.livejournal.com]

Ears that big and upright say "Corgi" to me, typically Cardigan Corgi (they have bigger ears, quite wide set, and nice brushy curvy tails too.).... from these pics the dwarfism does not seem to be present, though it often shows up in Corgi-spawn. Corgis also don't sing or bay and rarely howl (the only corgi I have had who howls is Morwyn, and only in response to a siren.)

Could be more than 2 breeds in the mix.

I don't see any Chihuahua in that size of dog at all.

[furtech.livejournal.com]

I think he was goofing on the Chihuahua part, but weirder mixes have turned up! I wish someone would start a website with pictures posted of there dogs and the results of the DNA tests.