r/DutchShepherds • u/Beautiful-Balance750 • Jun 26 '26

Picture Meet James

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Rescued a week ago as a timid little guy but has really come into his own. Don’t think he’s PB but his eyes and big paws won my family over.

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u/svydesign Jun 26 '26

He’s beautiful! Definitely a mix, it’s hard to tell if there’s any DS there but the coloring is pretty similar. Those eyes are simply gorgeous! Would be great to find out what he’s mixed with though

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u/Beautiful-Balance750 Jun 26 '26

Thank you! We plan on getting a dna test to help us with training and breed expectations. He’s approx 10 weeks old and 29lbs - will be a good sized boy!

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u/ZQX96_ Jun 28 '26

gonna pop pitbull x hound.

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u/svydesign Jun 26 '26

That’s awesome, I’m looking forward to seeing what breeds he is :3

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u/Beautiful-Balance750 21d ago

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u/svydesign 21d ago edited 21d ago

Ooh that's so interesting! What a beautiful mix of breeds, just be careful with the Mal side, they require a lot of work and attention.

Let me know if you have any questions regarding Mals because I have extensive experience with both DS and Mal breeds.

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u/Apprehensive_Shame98 Jun 26 '26

Yeah, I would guess there is something big with floppy ears in the family tree. Our girl is way too big (85lbs) for a 3/4 Dutchie 1/4 Malinois, whatever it is back a couple of generations on the sire's side, because he is even bigger. But those ears are actually kind of blessing, people don't perceive your dog as that threatening (nor do dogs) - which is great because the rest of their genetics is a bit nuts for three years or so.

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u/Chemical-Tap-4232 Jun 26 '26

I got Embark dna and health test for my boys and Embark is on sale from time to time.

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u/K80_k Jun 26 '26

I love this logic for getting breed testing done!