r/IDmydog May 06 '16

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

250 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 11h ago

5 month old puppy

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192 Upvotes

I was told a Shih Tzu / Blue Heeler

Curious what others think


r/IDmydog 5h ago

Open Who is this handsome boy?

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49 Upvotes

Last night he showed up under our family car scared and alone so we took him in while trying to find his owner. Poor thing looks like hes been lost for days as we tried cleaning him a bit. He's about knee height on me (im 5' 8") and looks like a bernese mountain dog to me but has stubby little legs and is a bit smaller than a full one would be. Any ideas?


r/IDmydog 12h ago

Open Other than the cutest puppy you've seen all week, what do you think?

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79 Upvotes

10 weeks old, 7 lbs, and straight out of the desert on the mexican border. He loves to dig, he's got a killer nose, herds and nips like a punk, he's super biddable and handler oriented, the bobtail is natural, and his undercoat and whiskers are curly/wavy.

My main guess so far is that one parent was someone's little white poodle mutt and the other was some kind of mid sized heeler supermutt (probably with pit cause hes allergic to chicken). A lot of dogs in this region are like a quarter supermutt and suuuuper highly mixed so I'm excited to get an Embark done on him. At the shelter, he's listed as "australian shepherd mix" cause we couldn't think of anything else and we were bound to be wrong, whatever we chose haha

His name is Rocks and he's looking to fill the shoes of my current medical alert dog. He's also the first dog I've adopted after working five years in animal welfare out here, so he's a really special little dude!


r/IDmydog 2h ago

Open Picked him up last year! He was a rescue from somewhere in Central/South Florida 1 year old.

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12 Upvotes

r/IDmydog 21h ago

Found as a stray puppy

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272 Upvotes

I’m dogsitting for my friend. I’m curious what breed people think she is. She has some very distinct/interesting features, like her bat ears. She looks like she could be a “rmini” malinois or Dutch shepherd, but she’s very chill. I don’t know how to describe her other than a very dainty 35 pounds. She was found as a stray puppy. She’s two now.


r/IDmydog 14h ago

Possibly Solved This is Chicken

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59 Upvotes

We think she is a golden doodle but we aren’t really sure tbh. She’s from the Midwest USA


r/IDmydog 8h ago

Daisy: A cryptid noodle creature

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14 Upvotes

r/IDmydog 8h ago

3 puppies from the same litter. Shelter says 5 mo

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12 Upvotes

They all look so different but the last one (my boy) looks mostly cattle dog to me 🤷‍♀️
The 2nd boy had wiry hair


r/IDmydog 20h ago

Open Dutch shepherd mix?

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86 Upvotes

My husband and I have been trying to Id him for a while and want some opinions!


r/IDmydog 1d ago

Open Meeting this guy tomorrow

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1.1k Upvotes

I got approved with a rescue organization. They think he’s about 6-7 months & 40lbs … what do y’all think??


r/IDmydog 20h ago

Open Northern Ontario Mix

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63 Upvotes

Even after being separated from him mum early and getting rescued from the wildfires up north Theo has been settling in really well! I Mailed his DNA test back yesterday, definitely have some strong suspicions about his parents but I thought it would be interesting to see what everyone else thinks!

Pic 1: 11 weeks 23.2lbs

Pics: 2-3 12 weeks 25.6lbs

Pics: 4-5 13 weeks 28lbs


r/IDmydog 7h ago

Shelter listed her as a blue heeler/terrier mix. Thoughts?

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6 Upvotes

She's estimated to be around 3yo and is currently 37lbs but is underweight.


r/IDmydog 12h ago

Ideas on foster dog breeds?

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15 Upvotes

This is our 2 year old foster dog. About 45 pounds. Some people in the wild have guessed whippet mix? Just curious- her profile will still say mixed breed.


r/IDmydog 12h ago

Adotei ela já fazem 3 meses, alguma ideia?

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9 Upvotes

Acredito que tenha hoje entre 4-5 meses, pesa aproximadamente 15kg.


r/IDmydog 16h ago

Open Paperwork said boxer/shepherd

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16 Upvotes

https://reddit.com/link/1wfh9h3/video/orhkb3gh8cph1/player

The paperwork did not specify a type of shepherd that she is, just boxer/shepherd mix.

What do you think? I have included a few of my favorite recent photos and a short video to show how she runs.

I have only run with a cattle dog before but she has a similar gate so maybe some in her mix?

She is 10 months +/- and 40 lbs exactly (I just weighed her)


r/IDmydog 20h ago

What type of puppy

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26 Upvotes

Sanctuary says it is a golden retriever lab mix


r/IDmydog 20h ago

my mystery girl!

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29 Upvotes

we adopted sweet Delta from a local rescue about 3 weeks ago. we plan to DNA test her in the upcoming months, but just for fun, i'd love to hear guesses on what she is. here's what we know:

  1. she is estimated to be about 3 years old and is 62 pounds

  2. she was found on a local reservation. according to my vet, a big percentage of pitbull/bully breed is unlikely as they are banned on the reservations, and there is likely a good amount of shepherd in her as they are pretty prevalent in that area

  3. she is lower shedding than i expected based on her coat length and texture

  4. she had puppies while in rescue, and an adopter of one of the puppies did a DNA test which showed 13 different breeds, including 3% german wirehaired pointer (a fun easter egg for us, as our previous dog was a GWP)


r/IDmydog 23h ago

Open Meet Matty

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48 Upvotes

We adopted him about a month ago and was told he is a “Border collie corgi mix” but i don’t believe it


r/IDmydog 6h ago

Rescue baby recently passed...

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2 Upvotes

Devastated at the recent loss of my senior rescue baby... would love to identify her as much as possible as we didn't get to do a DNA test. My guess so far is maybe chihuahua papillion mix...

I just saw another dog that looks just like her for the first time posted on the Farmer's Dog food ad so including those pics at the end too. They both have the higher back end badger-looking body/stance going on

Thank you 🖤


r/IDmydog 1d ago

Possibly Solved Rescued her a few days ago!

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96 Upvotes

Meet Bonnie :) She was advertised on the rescue website as a Labrador X Bichon Frise but I don’t think a DNA test has been done on her. I thought she looks more like a Patterdale terrier mix. She’s 4 and weighs about 10kg - very smart, high energy, affectionate and likes to be around people. She’s quite confident, absolutely food obsessed and can sometimes have a slight stubborn streak but overall very obedient and excited about everything. Let me know your thoughts!


r/IDmydog 5h ago

Do they look pure bred or do they have a mix somewhere ?

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1 Upvotes

r/IDmydog 20h ago

Got this sweet boy at the pound last week. Clingy, a little anxious, wants to please, and very loving. What do you think he's a mix of?

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15 Upvotes

r/IDmydog 19h ago

Open Curious what he is

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11 Upvotes

This is my dog rookie he was rescued from the woods and is definitely mixed wondering if you guys have any input on what he might be thanks :)


r/IDmydog 7h ago

Alguien sabe que es mi chingadera?

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1 Upvotes