What we found out about our dog

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SoftballCrazy

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PsyOps said:
We adopted a dog a few months back. We were told she is a cockapoo. We kind of always thought she had some other breed in there because of her size and build (short legs and stocky body). We took her to the groomers yesterday and when we got her back they told us she is a Sealyham Terrier.

I just found this to be very interesting and wondered if this has happened to anyone else. Don't get me wrong, I think she is the best for having adopted at an older aged (7) dog and I know the rescue center we got her from didn't know this. So, I'm not trying to say they tried to deceive us.

This really explains her behavior and demeanor. She fits all the descriptions of a Sealyham Terrier.
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Truthfully, I've never heard of that type of terrier...from looking at the pics, I would've guessed some type of cockapoo mix - or one of the other type mixes that are 'hot' now.
If any of our rescue dogs have a slight resemblance to a pit or we think it maybe mixed, it is listed as such. No sense in misleading the public just to place a dog - it is what it is.
 
PsyOps

PsyOps

Pixelated
SoftballCrazy said:
Truthfully, I've never heard of that type of terrier...from looking at the pics, I would've guessed some type of cockapoo mix - or one of the other type mixes that are 'hot' now.
If any of our rescue dogs have a slight resemblance to a pit or we think it maybe mixed, it is listed as such. No sense in misleading the public just to place a dog - it is what it is.
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I do think there is some cocker in there. You can see it in the eyes. After looking at the google pix of a Sealyham Terrier and reading about their personality our dog has all the traits almost to a tee.
 
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SoftballCrazy

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PsyOps said:
I do thing there is some cocker in there. You can see it in the eyes. After looking at the google pix of a Sealyham Terrier and reading about their personality our dog has all the traits almost to a tee.
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Wow, pretty cool how you found out what breed it really may be. Hope she is doing well, nice pics of her.
 
GallopNTec

GallopNTec

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Pet supply catalogs are now selling DNA testing kits for dogs! Seriously, swab their mouth, send it in and there ya go.
 
PsyOps

PsyOps

Pixelated
SoftballCrazy said:
Wow, pretty cool how you found out what breed it really may be. Hope she is doing well, nice pics of her.
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She's doing great, except she gets these little tumors around her apposing claw pad (I think it's called the do-claw) and she licks it incessantly. It swells up, then it hurts her when she jumps off the couch or goes up and down steps. I'll have to look up what the tumors are called when I get home.
 
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shamrockmommy

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Well, I'm a groomer also, and that is not a sealyham. She is likely a cockapoo. The coat is typical of that mix. If she were a sealy, the tail would be set up high (pointing up, like a westie tail). The ears would be set on top of the head, not out to the side. The coat would be wiry and not nearly as thick. The leg hair will lay flat instead of poofing out.

Sad to say, but not even groomers know their breeds that well...

Enjoy your furkid! :)
 
Kohburn

Kohburn

'95 ZX6R
similar experience. adopted a dog that was listed as a great dane / grey hound mix. there is no sign of grey hound however the coloration/build/ears match that of a natural doberman.

so I'm pretty sure we got a dane/doberman mix. awesome dog - super freindly. but we discovered a bad reaction to sudden movements causing aggression that we are going to do our best to train out.
 
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