What type of dog is this? (biting, barks, basenji, chew)

[Va-Cat]

Originally Posted by DandJ

You all know outbacknv's Malinois crew, right? For some reason, as soon as I saw the picture of the OP's pup, I thought Malinois. Do you guys see it too, or are my eyes going bad?

If your eyes are bad...so are mine. I'm seeing Malinois too.

[subject2change]

Good call, Dawn. When I looked at the picture before, I was reminded of something that just wouldn't come to me. Malinois!

[outbacknv]

I'm definitely seeing Malinois.

Here's a pic of Sasha as a pup for comparison;



Here's a view as a young adult;

[zugor]

I don't know but maybe the very rare "Yoda-eared" dog?

Very cute, that's for sure.

[pandavision]

I think she is full grown and is a year old. She is still very much like a puppy though. I am starting a training class next week. She is about knee high and about 30lbs. Her ears are always up.

[outbacknv]

If she's 30lbs at a year I'll modify my guess to Malinois crossbred.

Take full advantage of the training opportunities. Mals are amazing dogs but they need a great deal of socialization, training, and owner involvement in order to grow to their potential. A bored Malinois is never a good thing.

[pandavision]

Thanks for the heads up outbacknv.

I'm adding a couple new pictures since I don't think that picture did her justice.

[Rakin]

Part German Shepard and part Kangaroo ?

Does she hop around ?

[20yrsinBranson]

Originally Posted by foxywench

thats a tough one...very unique looking, i definatly see shep, with the head width im seeing some kind of tight faces bully, mabe bull terrier, and possibly some greyhound or similar short haired sight houndy type breed because theres alot of lenth in those toes (hare foot) very common in sighthounds and some terrier breeds

My first thought was bull terrier mix. That's funny, I didn't think anyone else would see it.

20yrsinBranson

[outbacknv]

Originally Posted by pandavision

Thanks for the heads up outbacknv.

I'm adding a couple new pictures since I don't think that picture did her justice.

She's gorgeous and I'm still seeing lots of Malinois. If I'm right you've lucked into an awesome dog. Their capacity to learn and desire to please is exceeded by very few other breeds.

I've been working with this breed for quite some time and they rarely fail to convince me I've underestimated their abilities and potential.

There's a lot of good Malinois information available here; MalForum -- The Belgian Malinois Discussion Forum - Index