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» Joy Butler - This is Bradferd- what is he???

Thank you for visiting Suite101. Bradferd is certainly a cutie. I love those eyes. I'm pretty sure he's a mutt, which just means a mixture of breeds and doesn't have anything to do with nail color. He's definitely not Lab/Shepherd. He's also not Ridgeback since these are big dogs too, around 75/80 pounds. I can't see in the pictures the structure of his body or whether or not he has a tail but he could possibly have a little Whippet in him. He could also have a little red Min Pin (though they're smaller) and even a little Dachshund. But mostly I see terrier, probably rat terrier mixed with several of those other breeds. To keep things simple, I would probably just tell folks he's a terrier mix. They're great little dogs. I have three terrier mixes, all with different personalities. Weighing 18 pounds at 8 months, he probably won't get much, if any, bigger. I'm sending links to all the breeds I mentioned so that you can see what you think. You may also be interested in reading my article, Identifying Mixed Breed Dogs. http://dogs.suite101.com/article.cfm/ide...

http://www.akc.org/breeds/whippet/index....
http://www.akc.org/breeds/miniature_pins...
http://www.akc.org/breeds/dachshund/inde...
http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/ratterrierph...