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.
Welcome to DT! I think it's hard to say at this age, but it's fun to speculate. I would guess a lab cross of some sort. She looks like a really sweet girl.
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.
Thank you! She is for sure a beautiful pup. And I am driving myself crazy really hoping she has a lot of Doberman in her. I have always wanted a Doberman. Lol
I apologize if these pictures do not show the detail you need to judge her tail. She is always wagging the dang thing. Hard to get a picture of it. LOL
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.
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.
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.
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!
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.
All DNA test kits are not equal. Basically, from what I have read, you get what you pay for... When tests are compared Embark seems to come out on top, with Wisdom a close second.
Here is one the many recent articles comparing several popular test kits:
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.
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