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Hello, I need opinions on my new Pup!!

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#1 ·
Hello everyone,

I just adopted a puppy from foster care. They do not have much info on the puppy, other than what the vet said.

The vet the foster care uses said she looks like a Rottweiler/Lab mix. So we went with that.

Skip to a week later, our vet personally has a Doberman, and has had them for 25 years. And she says that shes about 95% sure shes a Dobie.

What do you guys think?

If this is in the wrong section I apologize. Just really looking forward to some responses!



 
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#2 ·
Really hard to say. She looks like she's got some extra fuzziness in her fur, which isn't typical in Dobes, but improbable isn't impossible. I have personally met and briefly fostered a coated Doberman for a rescue.

She is 100% cute. And that is undeniable. :)
 
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I'm pretty sure that I see quite a bit of Dobe in her. My youngest was a very furry pup. He was the only Dobe pup I have ever had with a belly full of hair. He also had lots of cowlicks. Still does!

So... Dobe/Lab mix, perhaps?

Does she still have her tail? One can tell a lot by an un-cropped tail. Dobes, Labs and Rotties have very different looking tails.

If she is a Dobe, she should begin chewing your hands and arms off any day! LOL

Well, regardless of her breed, she is really really cute.

John
Portland OR
 
#10 ·
In some pictures, see more Rottie than Doberman. In others, I see what might be more Doberman. I wonder if maybe a Dobe x Rottie cross? Whatever she is, she's gorgeous.
 
#16 ·
She's very cute--that's for sure.

She looks like a Dobe X Lab cross to me--doesn't seem to have as much bone as I'd expect to see in a Rott cross--and her feet look more Dobe than Rott and I think good Lab feet look more like Dobe feet than Rott feet. LOL-that tail looks like a hairy Dobe tail-I can't remember what a purebred Rott tail looks like but that tail looks all Dobe--way too long to look like a Lab tail.

You'll have to wait until she finishes growing up--and maybe then you'll be able to identify what the mix is.

dobebug
 
#18 ·
She is adorable! Definitely a cross from the thickness of fur and her tail is also thicker than a typical Doberman's tail. I think the original call of Doberman x Rottie could be correct. I think that if she was a Doberman x Lab cross, the rust markings would not be as distinct and the eye not as dark..... that of course is JMHO. Good luck with her. If she is Doberman x Rottie, be prepared to really do a lot of socializing and training with her - both breeds require it.
 
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Thanks everyone! I will keep you updated, this has been very helpful. She is in socialization/puppy classes every Saturday. And we take her for walks around our complex to meet other dogs. She loves dogs and people, such a sweet dog. She also has a 75lb Boxer/Staffy big brother who she loves already. They play all day long until they fall asleep. I feel like I hit the lottery with these 2 adoptions!
 

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#20 ·
I think she has a lot of Doberman in her !

1. She has made her home on the couch !

2. She is on the couch + has the remote between her legs ! lol

3. Eyes of love ! WOW

4. well to me - she sure is marked like a Dober :wink2:

5. On top of the couch - looking for you !

You got a keeper !

Like they said - say in touch on here and keep posting up pictures !

Doc
 
#21 ·
Hello everyone,



I just adopted a puppy from foster care. They do not have much info on the puppy, other than what the vet said.



The vet the foster care uses said she looks like a Rottweiler/Lab mix. So we went with that.



Skip to a week later, our vet personally has a Doberman, and has had them for 25 years. And she says that shes about 95% sure shes a Dobie.



What do you guys think?



If this is in the wrong section I apologize. Just really looking forward to some responses!









Why don’t you try EmbarkVet.com they can give you a breed specifications based on DNA.


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#22 ·
Yes, I forgot to mention that I ordered the DNA kit a couple days ago. Still waiting for it to be delivered.

Will update you all with the results when I receive them. Thank you all for your interest and input on this. I like this forum, not all purebred sites are as positive towards a possible mixed breed.

I attached a new picture from a different angle to capture her snout and head shape a little better.
 

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Yup! When I was running a medium sized boarding kennel there was a local breeder who referred her puppy people to us for boarding if needed. She also told us one day when she was picking up a bitch in season we were boarding for her that her breeding line always produced a few Black and tan and Chocolate and tan dogs--we already knew because we'd seen quite a few of them--most had nice clear marking--the black dogs with marking had closer to rust and the chocolates were definitely tan.

I've also seen black and tans where the markings were very faint.

Ma Nature--make all the plans you want and she's always there to stir the pot.

Weimaraners also have a recessive for tan markings that shows up from time to time--we have a client in the clinic who always said that after she bough a lovely bitch who finished her championship easily she (the client/owner)says that she has become the repository for Weim mismarks (she now has a Weim with tan markings) and disallowed colors (and she was given a charming blue {not an allowed color in Weims} bitch who she is showing in Obedience).

Considering the mishmash that constituted the original breeding for the Doberman it's a wonder we don't get more than an occasional coated dog. I figure that was just blind luck.

dobebug
 
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