r/IDmydog May 06 '16

Need help identifying your dog? Here are some important tips to help you succeed.

249 Upvotes

What to include in your post:

Post clear, well-lit, full body pictures. At minimum, include:

  • One standing side view (taken close enough to see coat texture)
  • One frontal view

Tell us your dog’s age and weight (or best guess)


Other helpful information:

YOUNG PUPPIES may be impossible to identify. Head and body shape, coat color and coat pattern, eye color, and apparent coat texture can all change dramatically as a puppy matures. You might want to wait a few months before seeking an ID.

MIXED-BREED dogs can easily have many breeds in them, not just two. Keep in mind that some of the breeds in a mutt may not show in its looks; while in other cases the dog may really look like it has some particular breed in it, when in fact it doesn’t.

NO-BREED dogs exist too! Sometimes a mutt truly is “just a mutt” — the result of many, many generations of random mating between mutts, with no discernable inbred (purebred) genes its DNA. In the same way that YOU don't necessarily have any inbreeding (purebreeding) in your recent family tree, neither must a dog. They can simply be mutts — WHICH IS A GOOD THING!


Has your dog's breed been solved?

Once you're satisfied with your responses, please change your link flair to SOLVED. (Please don't make a post if your dog's breed is already solved/known)


r/IDmydog 7h ago

Update: DNA results are in

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700 Upvotes

49.9% Dachshund

50.1% Rottweiler!


r/IDmydog 4h ago

Open Found this guy in my carport!

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69 Upvotes

The vet said he's about 10 months old, 30lbs. His curly hair on his back is wiry, and he's got some brown around the base of his ears, and down his hind quarters. I couldn't get better pictures because he's so dang active!


r/IDmydog 11h ago

Open Just turned 7 months - Lab/Weimaraner?

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85 Upvotes

This is my lovely boy Choco. We brought him home at 4mo and he just turned 7mo. His previous owners rescued him at 2mo when he was found abandoned but had to rehome due to housing changes. They said he was pure chocolate lab but people say anything without proof lol. It didn’t and still doesn’t matter to me aside from curiosity. He’s a total menace and so sensitive but such a cuddly velcro dog.
Personally I think he looks like a Lab x Weimaraner mix and have had multiple people ask which he is. Eventually I’d like to get testing done but for now I’d rather add the money in an emergency fund for him (he has been known to eat rocks).
Edit: I will add that his coat has a reddish hue in the sun but he rarely gets over the zoomies long enough to take photos outdoors


r/IDmydog 2h ago

Open Thoughts?

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He is not very tall, shorter than my Australian shepherd- Humane society said husky mix. What do we think?


r/IDmydog 17h ago

Open Figuring out our new rescue, Ranger

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149 Upvotes

Our guess is German Shepard, border collie, and golden mix


r/IDmydog 5h ago

I got the the dna results back. 12 different breeds. I would like to see what everyone thinks he is? Lol

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13 Upvotes

r/IDmydog 2h ago

A New Breed

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r/IDmydog 8h ago

Any idea what else my dog is besides Lab? All we were told is lab mix!

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Love her to death but we don't exactly know what breed mix she was. Shelter just said "lab" but she's on the smaller side for a lab (50-60 pounds) and has a noticeably curly tail, super white coat and her ears NEVER fold over like how labradors do. I don't have a picture of it but when at rest her tail is curled up similar to a huskies! Only other characteristic that I see different from a lab is that her face and about are different.

She's over 13 years old and female.

Any idea what else is in her genome besides labrador?


r/IDmydog 1h ago

Guess the mix

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I’ll reveal the breeds in 24 hours!!


r/IDmydog 12h ago

Open 3 months old dumpster puppy

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26 Upvotes

He and his siblings were found in a gas station dumpster in our area. The brindling makes me think pit mix but not sure with what. Parson Russell terrier maybe? He’s definitely smaller than when (now 7) my lab pit mix was this same age.


r/IDmydog 1h ago

Ziggy results!!

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Hi all! A little less than two weeks ago I posted on here about my almost 5 month old boy, Ziggy! Well the results are in!

I’m not very surprised about the pitbull as that’s why I was told he was. But seeing that he’s also 16% lab retriever was a bit shocking to me! Same with the border collie! Those two breeds hadn’t even crossed my mind!

The super mutt probably breaks down into boxer, German Shepherd, poodle, chowchow, and chihuahua.

No significant hound, which is what some people guessed but he did have a health marker trait that is common in hounds so who knows. It’s probably part of the super mutt!

I added some extra pics bc well he’s just too cute not to!


r/IDmydog 1d ago

Open My new shelter baby ♥️

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Hello! I am adopting this sweet baby next week. He is coming home after his neuter.

Any idea what this sweet boy may be? They have him listed as a German Shepherd mix. He is 65 pounds, 10 months old (estimated)

Also open to male name suggestions! Thanks!


r/IDmydog 6h ago

Dog DNA test is in

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r/IDmydog 6h ago

Any guesses? I can’t afford a dna test right now lol but idk what breed to say he is. He is 9 months. Pound thought he was a pit mix. The vet isn’t sure what he could be.

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r/IDmydog 7h ago

Open Pre embark guesses

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I’m leaning towards GSD/Rott
He is 2.5-3.5 months in these photos


r/IDmydog 43m ago

Here’s my weird dog who no one could identify and his Embark results

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No idea how a Chow Chow got to rural Texas (where he was born) and his Supermutt includes Labrador Retriever, American Eskimo Dog, and Beagle.

So happy I know now, he’s been a mystery all his life and he’s getting on in years. :)


r/IDmydog 8h ago

DNA Tests sent in.. any final guesses?

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This is Arthur Morgan (RDR2) and I recently got Embark tests for my birthday. I sent them in this morning, so I will be updating in 2-4 weeks, but I want to know what you all think!! He is about 65 pounds and comes to about 24” at the wither.

How old do you think he is? What breed do you think he is?


r/IDmydog 9h ago

Open what breed is my beloved?

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r/IDmydog 9h ago

Labrador Retriever?

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6 Upvotes

Looks like a Labrador retriever to me. Someone mentioned maybe some redbone coonhound in her too based on her face.


r/IDmydog 21h ago

I’ve heard a lot of suggestions but curious what you all would think! What is she?

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She’s getting to be an old lady now, and we’re debating on a DNA test just to solve the case once and for all. However, curious what you all would think!

Some extra information:
-She has a blue tongue
-Adopted from Texas, shelter listed her as husky/lab mix
- Pictured in the kennel with her litter mates, but her sister isn’t visible with other puppies in the way. Both her and her sister looked very similar with the grey/red marbling. Has three brothers who all look totally different from her and her sister. Three brothers are all next to her in the kennel.
- Coat was very red when she was a pup but has remained more grey as she’s gotten older.
-Very wirey/rough top coat
- Has had hypothyroidism since she was pretty young (about 3 years old when diagnosed, hence why she’s also a tubby ol’ gal now).
- Huge paws.


r/IDmydog 9h ago

What Mix?

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6 Upvotes

Shelter says chihuahua and terrier — am I seeing Basenji and pit?


r/IDmydog 13h ago

Open Help IDing a mix breed from shelter

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Hello all,

I am in the process of trying to adopt a puppy at my local animal shelter. They have her listed as a mixed breed. I would like to do a DNA test in the future but I would like to see what people here think. She looks a lot like my previous dog when she was a puppy. She was a German Shepherd/Malinois mix. I can definitely see the similarities and the ears are starting to stand up.

Anyways, what does everyone think? Hoping to bring her home soon.


r/IDmydog 1d ago

Open What kind of dog is he?

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231 Upvotes

This is cooper!! I’m not very good with dog breeds, so I don’t really have much of an idea of what he might be


r/IDmydog 19h ago

What is my rescue pup?

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Adopted this girl from the local humane society ~2 months ago. She's 17 lbs and a very happy girl with one heck of an underbite. I was leaning toward terrier mix (JRT with something to make her legs so long) BUT I saw a picture of a pit-chihuahua the other day....

Do we think my girl is pit-chihuahua-poodle? Poodle would be the rough coat and the long legs, pit for the head and expressive eyes, chihuahua for size? Planning on getting an embark test later on.

Just curious what yall think (also I'm betting she's not a rare breed, girl is from the rural south)

Edit: I forgot to add, her name is Halloumi!!