what type of dog breed?

ivory4646 · 11-11-2006, 03:55 PM

Hi everyone,
I just recentley got a new puppy. We were told by the breeder that he was a boxer/rottweiler mix. He was 8 weeks when we got him. Now he is almost 11, and we are starting to wonder if he is actualley a rott.boxer mix indeed. He almost seems to have german shepherd features. My biggest concern is that his coat seems to be getting longer. The breeder ensured us that it was just his "puppy coat" and that it would shed out. I am thrilled to have a boxer/rott mix, but now that i am starting to become learey, I am becoming very dissapointed. I am just not so fond of shepherds, and especialley do not want a long haired dog. I was hoping that maybe some of you could identify the correct mix of breeds in my new puppy. I am going to post some pics in the picture section...his name is Charlie.
Also, If anyone else has a Shepard/boxer mix.....any advice would be welcome- do puppies typicalley shed out their "puppy coat"??
LYNN

ivory4646 · 11-11-2006, 04:14 PM

Ok- I Posted 4 Images Of Him Under Boxer In The Picture Section...please Take A Look. Thanks

Kerri6398 · 11-11-2006, 05:12 PM

I looked at the photo's of him. He is a cutie pie!!!! I can defenitley see the boxer in him. It's hard to say what else he has in him. At this point he is so young and he does have such puppy fur. My only advice is to look up the other breeds you were told he is and see what they look like as puppies. So if he was a boxer/rott mix look them up as puppies or google that mix and see what you get. Do the same with a shepard and see if his fur resembles a shepards. Hope this helps out a little. I had a friend in the same boat when she rescued a dog. It took a while to figure out what he was!

Dulce · 11-11-2006, 05:14 PM

i don't see it! wehres the pic?

tirluc · 11-11-2006, 06:47 PM

i, also, see where there could be Boxer, but i'm not sure about the other(s)....the ear carriage is all wrong for either Boxer or Rotti; they will most likely be erect, indicating possible GSD, but i don't really see any of that breed in there and the Boxer look isn't strong enuff to not see Shepherd.....any way you can find out about any dogs in the "breeder's" (and i use this term loosely in this case) neighborhood that may have possibly gotten to her? what is the mother? that's a good place to start.....

tirluc · 11-11-2006, 06:49 PM

Dulce, look at the top of the page where it has "Dog Names" "Dog Rescues" "Dog Pictures" etc.....then scroll down to the Boxer section.....you'll find him there.....