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Similarities In The Newborn Dog


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Just looking at some pictures of different breeds of newborn and infant dogs. I'm quite amazed at how similar they are in shape of head, body and ear set and tail. It's quite amazing for example how similar a newborn Border Collie can look to a Tri Cavalier. Of course this soon changes, but it's interesting how similar they are when they are first born. Although I haven't seen newborn pictures of very long eared dogs (Bassets etc) or flat faced breeds (pugs) but most newborns are pretty flat faced too.

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I agree, at first glance anyway.

But I think after a while it kind of becomes like an owner with multiple black dogs of the same breed (or another similar scenario), they all APPEAR to look the same but their owner can tell them apart or a family of children look the same but their parents know the difference between them.

After a while, I really do believe that you can start picking certain things while they're wet, and I don't think you could realistically do that if they truly DID all look the same at birth IYKWIM.

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I agree, at first glance anyway.

But I think after a while it kind of becomes like an owner with multiple black dogs of the same breed (or another similar scenario), they all APPEAR to look the same but their owner can tell them apart or a family of children look the same but their parents know the difference between them.

After a while, I really do believe that you can start picking certain things while they're wet, and I don't think you could realistically do that if they truly DID all look the same at birth IYKWIM.

Yes Ellz, I agree and see what you're saying but my observation was the similarities between different breeds at birth.

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I agree, at first glance anyway.

But I think after a while it kind of becomes like an owner with multiple black dogs of the same breed (or another similar scenario), they all APPEAR to look the same but their owner can tell them apart or a family of children look the same but their parents know the difference between them.

After a while, I really do believe that you can start picking certain things while they're wet, and I don't think you could realistically do that if they truly DID all look the same at birth IYKWIM.

Yes Ellz, I agree and see what you're saying but my observation was the similarities between different breeds at birth.

I understand that and as I said, I do agree...at first glance.

But as I said, after a while, they do look very different when you get used to looking at multiple dogs of different breeds at birth.

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I agree, at first glance anyway.

But I think after a while it kind of becomes like an owner with multiple black dogs of the same breed (or another similar scenario), they all APPEAR to look the same but their owner can tell them apart or a family of children look the same but their parents know the difference between them.

After a while, I really do believe that you can start picking certain things while they're wet, and I don't think you could realistically do that if they truly DID all look the same at birth IYKWIM.

Yes Ellz, I agree and see what you're saying but my observation was the similarities between different breeds at birth.

I understand that and as I said, I do agree...at first glance.

But as I said, after a while, they do look very different when you get used to looking at multiple dogs of different breeds at birth.

Ahhh.. the eye of the first time breeder versus the eye of the (lost count yet?) breeder! :hug:

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See I rekon you could have a "ringer in' for at least the first week! :hug:

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You might think differently when you compare head shapes in these shots. Look how short the muzzles are on the cockers compared to a more elongated head on the Stafford.

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See I rekon you could have a "ringer in' for at least the first week! :hug:

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You might think differently when you compare head shapes in these shots. Look how short the muzzles are on the cockers compared to a more elongated head on the Stafford.

Well that's true but look at their little ears, considering how they finish up they are quite similar at this stage.

Interesting that the Cockers muzzles are shorter than the Staffys as they finish up longer and the staffs become broader.

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Well that's true but look at their little ears, considering how they finish up they are quite similar at this stage.

Interesting that the Cockers muzzles are shorter than the Staffys as they finish up longer and the staffs become broader.

Actually that's not true. These are American Cockers not English Cockers. The American Cocker has a short "square" muzzle which is supposed to be the same width as the back skull.

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I can find one HUGE similarity......their cuteness :hug:

Absolutely! And they're both black dogs...oh hang on, no..forgot..no black Staffys. :laugh:

You have to admit though, at first glance the resemblances are much stronger in the first week considering the differences in the "end products".

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They're all from the same genus and the same species. The amazing thing about dogs is how strongly they differentiate, not how alike they are as newborns.

Yes, true and all from random breedings of wild dogs in the early, early days to very selective breeding following on.

You are right it is quite amazing the differences and how little squirmies go on to get long ears, or short erect ears, long coats from short newborn ones, broader faces, longer muzzles etc. At the moment my babies more resemble pandas than dogs LOL

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