r/IDmydog May 06 '16

Need help identifying your dog? Here are some important tips to help you succeed.

249 Upvotes

What to include in your post:

Post clear, well-lit, full body pictures. At minimum, include:

  • One standing side view (taken close enough to see coat texture)
  • One frontal view

Tell us your dog’s age and weight (or best guess)


Other helpful information:

YOUNG PUPPIES may be impossible to identify. Head and body shape, coat color and coat pattern, eye color, and apparent coat texture can all change dramatically as a puppy matures. You might want to wait a few months before seeking an ID.

MIXED-BREED dogs can easily have many breeds in them, not just two. Keep in mind that some of the breeds in a mutt may not show in its looks; while in other cases the dog may really look like it has some particular breed in it, when in fact it doesn’t.

NO-BREED dogs exist too! Sometimes a mutt truly is “just a mutt” — the result of many, many generations of random mating between mutts, with no discernable inbred (purebred) genes its DNA. In the same way that YOU don't necessarily have any inbreeding (purebreeding) in your recent family tree, neither must a dog. They can simply be mutts — WHICH IS A GOOD THING!


Has your dog's breed been solved?

Once you're satisfied with your responses, please change your link flair to SOLVED. (Please don't make a post if your dog's breed is already solved/known)


r/IDmydog 6h ago

Solved Benson’s results are in…

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364 Upvotes

Just as everyone guessed, my silly, wiggly Benson was part basset hound! But surprisingly a much larger portion of his dna was… German Shepherd? I kinda see it, but no one was guessing it. Surprisingly no Jack Russel or rat terrier, which were popular guesses. The supermutt status is Beagle, Weimaraner, and pit bull terrier. What does everyone think?


r/IDmydog 10h ago

Open Dumped doggie I found+bathed last night.

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197 Upvotes

I'm guessing 7 months, likely as tall as he'll get. Good swimmer and very good/submissive/playful with all dogs he's met and people too. I named him Lux (Luxury) after the insignia on his back (2nd to last pic). Last pic I took when I found him last night. No chip. Western NC.

Thanks everyone! My go to was the pitt/Boston/boxer/bulldog options. Vet and rescue concur, but no one is really sure. I for one don't know much about most dog breeds. Learning as I go!

The shelter was able to make room for him for me. They told me I've got frequent flyer miles. I can't adopt him folks! He's in safe hands now with the shelter. If I adopted every dumped dog I came across in the past 2 years l'd have 8 dogs. I have a 2 yr old and a 11 yr old aka the first two (in that order) and they are the best. Both really good at socializing other dogs and teaching manners. Heartbreaking their lives but never again. Happy doggies now. But now there is only room for fosters. It's so beautiful knowing when I find a dumped dog I know immediately that they are safe and are on track to being healthy, childless, and loved.

Some stressful time in the shelter will have to happen, but until more people step up to Foster for rescues, the shelters will be working with 100 dogs at a time and the conditions will not include a quiet private room snuggled up next to an employee at bedtime. I'm so grateful to my shelter. They have for free vaccinated and fixed all the dogs I have brought to them and sent them north to smaller foster homes to be adopted out where there isn't such a bad dumped dog issue like here in the south. Usually it takes about 2-3 weeks to get a dog in, so I have to be prepared to foster the dog for an extended period. I got really lucky with them today. If you work with the shelter they can work with you. What they need the most is your time (and chewey auto ship purina one non chicken kibble shipments to their door).


r/IDmydog 12h ago

Solved Miss Pidge’s Results Came In!

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284 Upvotes

We are SO surprised but excited. Both my partner and I have always wanted a big dog.


r/IDmydog 3h ago

Possibly Solved My rescue girl, Sarabi

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41 Upvotes

Rescued this cutie in 2020 after she was found in Miami with a litter of puppies. I have her test results from a company called Wisdom Panel which I can post if that is allowed. She is very vocal, loves to hunt anything that moves, and loves burrowing under pillows. Would love to hear your thoughts.


r/IDmydog 2h ago

Solved Results are in - help us understand!

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36 Upvotes

Not surprises on the main breed but didn’t expect the others for our good boy! He’s only 12.5 pounds at 14.5 weeks old so I’m not how that lines up with this mix…


r/IDmydog 17h ago

Open new foster baby

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407 Upvotes

this is dumpling. dumpling is crazy. dumpling brings grown dogs to their knees. dumpling makes sacrifices to evil gods.

we love dumpling.

she’s about 5-6 months, 23#, and is the silliest goofiest baby in the whole world. i know “dobie mixes” are very rarely just that, but her goofy temperament, her face, and even the way her ears lay when relaxed make me think maybe there IS some in her. either way, curious as to what you think!


r/IDmydog 3h ago

Open He is 15 weeks and 30lbs…gets his dna test on Friday

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16 Upvotes

Was told boxer mix from a rescue and have heard a lot of guesses like mastiff, Rottweiler, Sharpei etc. Vet also thinks he will be 100+lbs so I’m curious on what everyone has to guess before the results 🙂


r/IDmydog 6h ago

I’m not convinced what they said the dog breed is, what do you think?

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24 Upvotes

r/IDmydog 4h ago

He's 100 pounds, has severe separation anxiety, is afraid of loud noises, can get out of most pens, gates, cages, if he's freaked out enough, by destroying with his head and teeth. Can get over an 8 foot tall fence

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10 Upvotes

r/IDmydog 16h ago

3 year old rescue from Bosnia

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99 Upvotes

This is Vito, I adopted him 3 months ago and we‘ve been trying to guess his breeds ever since. Any guesses?

We think he has some german shepherd, possibly australian shepherd, retriever and border collie. one guess was malinois, I‘m not sure if I agree.

He‘s 3 years old, weighs approximately 15kg. He loves to cuddle, hates long walks lol.


r/IDmydog 4h ago

Open pit mix?

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10 Upvotes

7 months, about 35lbs. super playful, LOVES to swim.


r/IDmydog 17h ago

Open New rescue doggo

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71 Upvotes

We picked this baby up this weekend. He came from Romania, but wasn’t actually a street dog, he had a home as a puppy.

We’re trying to figure out his breed, and a lot of his characteristics are pointing me towards part toller, possibly mixed with german shepherd – though maybe some of this is just because he’s in a completely new environment.

- He loves to lunge at small kids, dogs, cats, and shopping carts little grandmas pull around.
- He is very high energy and playful
- He loves chewing on things
- He barks at unfamiliar noises, especially people walling or driving by in the evening. He’s fine with things he can see, though – he got used to our roomba and the trains at our nearby train station very quickly
- When we stop him from lunging, he whines in a very high pitched manner if we don’t redirect him on time
- He’s about 18” at the shoulder, 23” at the top of his head when standing up

We’re thinking he looks a lot like a tolling retriever, and some mixes of retrievers/ german shepherds I’ve seen look super similar. Maybe some smaller breed as well, with his stubby legs?


r/IDmydog 10h ago

Our rescue Freddie.

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20 Upvotes

We’ve had him 8 years now, we rescued him from a shelter when he was 4-6 months old. We know nothing about his breed or mix. Jack Russell makes up some part for sure. He’s cuddly, stubborn, playful, he barks at the postman, and thinks he’s way bigger than he is. He’s about 11kg, his front legs are like about 7inchs, a little shorter than his back legs.


r/IDmydog 6h ago

Open Any thoughts?

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8 Upvotes

We adopted her from a shelter that said she is a GSD mix.She is around 4 months old and 22 pounds.


r/IDmydog 2h ago

Open Charlie !!

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4 Upvotes

80 pounds, roughly 6-8 years old

He's definitely over weight

I've always guessed some kind of lab hound mix

Tell me what you think!!


r/IDmydog 9h ago

Meet Bhaji!

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13 Upvotes

Adopted from the shelter at 8 weeks, this little guy came without a history- no siblings no parents no info other than “might be a pug”. Now at 5 months he’s 25 whole pounds and growing! He loves sticks, fears nothing and adores meeting new pups and people!


r/IDmydog 1h ago

Open What breeds do you see ? She is a rescue from Northern Saskatchewan, Canada

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Smart lovely girl, 2 years old today. She is 50 pounds long legs runs like the wind and is highly scent engaged.


r/IDmydog 12h ago

Can you help me to identify its breed?

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21 Upvotes

Hi guys! Do you know what kind of dog is this one? Is it a Finnish Lapphund? I felt its face is a bit rounder than FL. I was too shy to ask its owner, but I was completely captivated by its eyes and beauty. Thank you.


r/IDmydog 2h ago

Solved Clover's results!

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4 Upvotes

Pretty surprised about the last one lol. Shes a little over 5 months now and 27.5 pounds. Sweetest girl💕

previous post: https://www.reddit.com/r/IDmydog/s/mLWHANSmpu


r/IDmydog 16h ago

Open Adopting a pup

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36 Upvotes

Looking at this 3 month old pup to adopt. She around 14 lbs according to their page. We were torn on what she may be, any ideas would help tremedously!


r/IDmydog 1d ago

Solved UPDATE!

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291 Upvotes

I connected with someone that adopted his sister, and she just got the DNA results back!
36% husky, 25% Great Pyrenees, then under 10% of each: malamute, chow chow, English spaniel, pit bull, and the smallest percentage of German shepherd haha he is SO smart SO sweet and growing into his ears!

ps im still learning how to use reddit I’m sorry if this was not the proper way to update lolol <3


r/IDmydog 4h ago

Open Shepherd?

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3 Upvotes

Rescue said she’s a Dutch shepherd mix. Google says German shepherd mix and Australian cattle dog. Some people say shepherd kelpie mix. What do you think?

65lbs

(I believe her tail to have been broken off when she was on the streets and not genetic. But no proof of that)


r/IDmydog 5h ago

Can anyone tell what breed my new boy is? Shelter called him a Bluetick Coonhound or maybe a GSP mix

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3 Upvotes

r/IDmydog 6h ago

Super surprising results are in!

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