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Hi all,
I picked up a puppy from the pound that I immediately identified as a rottweiler/labrador retriever mix. It was a pretty much a no brainer in identifying him as such, and when I looked up videos on the labrottie, he looked just like one. The only odd thing about him is that he has double dewclaws on his hind legs. I figured that this was just some mutation.
So, in researching the best way to have those extra digits removed, I discovered that there are three dog breeds that come with double dewclaws. One of those three breeds is a beauceron, which is an old dog breed from France. I had never heard of it, but when I looked at its photos it looks almost identical to the labrottie except for the double dewclaws.
So now I'm not sure if I have a labrottie or a beauceron. In looking at photos of both, he could be either or and seems to have the traits of both types, which are extremely similar. The only difference is the labrotties are more lazy and beaucerons are more active.
Right now because he's a pup - 5 months old - he sleeps a lot, but is also very active so I cannot tell.
Can anyone help me with this please? Here's some photos of Zeke and his double dews.
I picked up a puppy from the pound that I immediately identified as a rottweiler/labrador retriever mix. It was a pretty much a no brainer in identifying him as such, and when I looked up videos on the labrottie, he looked just like one. The only odd thing about him is that he has double dewclaws on his hind legs. I figured that this was just some mutation.
So, in researching the best way to have those extra digits removed, I discovered that there are three dog breeds that come with double dewclaws. One of those three breeds is a beauceron, which is an old dog breed from France. I had never heard of it, but when I looked at its photos it looks almost identical to the labrottie except for the double dewclaws.
So now I'm not sure if I have a labrottie or a beauceron. In looking at photos of both, he could be either or and seems to have the traits of both types, which are extremely similar. The only difference is the labrotties are more lazy and beaucerons are more active.
Right now because he's a pup - 5 months old - he sleeps a lot, but is also very active so I cannot tell.
Can anyone help me with this please? Here's some photos of Zeke and his double dews.
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