Common sense article about mixes and mutts - DogForum.net

**skunkstripe** · 07-12-2007, 12:27 PM

Well I think so anyway. I do a have a soft spot for mystery dogs. I think this sentence hit the nail on the head as to the popularity of certain mixes.

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“People stopped us on the street and asked what kind of dog Ethel was,” Dale says. “They seemed disappointed when I’d say she was an Australian shepherd mix.”

Since people seemed to want Ethel to “be” something, Dale began calling her a King Daley shepherd, referencing Chicago’s longtime mayors.
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Everybody wants something unique, says Stanley Coren, a professor of psychology at the University of British Columbia and author of "Why Do Dogs Have Wet Noses?"

source: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17616672/

Kind of makes me wish I could think of a fancy name for Zircie.

KatzNK9 · 07-12-2007, 12:31 PM

I think he'd make a perfect "New England Squirrel Chirper"

Sabledog · 07-12-2007, 01:22 PM

ohhh thats a good one katz!!!!

xcolbi · 07-12-2007, 01:30 PM

I like to call Colbi my Labrashepherd.

MixedBreed · 07-12-2007, 01:46 PM

Zircon looks like a Northern Colonial Retriever, to me....

brunosmom · 07-12-2007, 01:49 PM

I thought he was the #1 "New England Chipmunk Squasher"....

xcolbi · 07-12-2007, 01:51 PM

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Originally Posted by brunosmom

I thought he was the #1 "New England Chipmunk Squasher"....

LOL!

Dobercarrie · 07-13-2007, 10:24 AM

When I was about 10 years old, we had two mutts. My friend had and boasted that she had a purebred Springer Spaniel. (I don't think he was a purebred, but this really bothered me) She would emphasise the "purebred." I wished I had a purebred, even though, of course, I was crazy about my dogs. To make me feel better, my big brother, (recently deceased, sadly) who was always looking out for me and protecting me told me to tell this girl that Bruno, our Lab mix was a Peruvian Pinscher. LOL. Don't ya just love the sound of that? LOL.

It is weird....the psychology of it all. Now, I couldn't care less. I love all my dogs, mixed or not. Anyhow....really, when you think back on evolution, they're all mixed as far as the big picture goes.

Sugardog · 07-18-2007, 04:59 AM

If you ever get the chance when somebody asks what breed your mixed breed is, tell them that she's a "purebred mutt". You can practically see the wheels turning in peoples' heads as they try to figure out what the heck it is

golden-lover · 07-18-2007, 09:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Sugardog

If you ever get the chance when somebody asks what breed your mixed breed is, tell them that she's a "purebred mutt". You can practically see the wheels turning in peoples' heads as they try to figure out what the heck it is

LOL!

Find a dead launguage translator and find out the translattion of 'mixed-breed'. When ever anyone asks say it's a "gookenalashbingerheimer" (made up word_

07-12-2007, 12:31 PM	#2
KatzNK9 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: USA Posts: 13,351 Rep: 315 Unique Rep: 88	I think he'd make a perfect "New England Squirrel Chirper" __________________ The reason a dog has so many friends is that he wags his tail instead of his tongue. - Anonymous I've been sprung, scorched, boo'd, hugged, sniffed, admired, gobbled, frosted & HoHoHo'd.

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Sabledog Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,918 Rep: 84 Unique Rep: 38	ohhh thats a good one katz!!!! __________________

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xcolbi Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 5,101 Rep: 59 Unique Rep: 28	I like to call Colbi my Labrashepherd. __________________ SPAY AND NEUTER YOUR PETS.

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MixedBreed Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 853 Rep: 37 Unique Rep: 13	Zircon looks like a Northern Colonial Retriever, to me.... __________________ - I want to be the person my dog already thinks I am.

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brunosmom Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: PM... me if you wanna know Posts: 5,908 Rep: 79 Unique Rep: 28	I thought he was the #1 "New England Chipmunk Squasher".... __________________ *jAn*

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Common sense article about mixes and mutts

07-13-2007, 10:24 AM	#8
Dobercarrie Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: north panhandle of Idaho Posts: 238 Rep: 47 Unique Rep: 18	When I was about 10 years old, we had two mutts. My friend had and boasted that she had a purebred Springer Spaniel. (I don't think he was a purebred, but this really bothered me) She would emphasise the "purebred." I wished I had a purebred, even though, of course, I was crazy about my dogs. To make me feel better, my big brother, (recently deceased, sadly) who was always looking out for me and protecting me told me to tell this girl that Bruno, our Lab mix was a Peruvian Pinscher. LOL. Don't ya just love the sound of that? LOL. It is weird....the psychology of it all. Now, I couldn't care less. I love all my dogs, mixed or not. Anyhow....really, when you think back on evolution, they're all mixed as far as the big picture goes.

07-18-2007, 04:59 AM	#9
Sugardog Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 1,308 Rep: 88 Unique Rep: 33	If you ever get the chance when somebody asks what breed your mixed breed is, tell them that she's a "purebred mutt". You can practically see the wheels turning in peoples' heads as they try to figure out what the heck it is

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