Esky the husky Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 :laugh: These are awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dxenion Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 White Swiss Shepherd. A cousin to the German Shepherd. No it's not just a fancy way to say white German Shepherd. They are different in structure and temperament. No he's not an albino. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Flying Furball Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 "Papillon which is French for butterfly...because their ears look like butterfly wings" which some people then get and equally some don't. Sometimes followed by "I thought it was a Pomeranian" and I might say "They do have similiar little faces..." And then people often comment that they are very uncommon and i say about them actually being one of the older spaniel breeds... I f people know about them they are excited to see a live one, often pronouncing the ll in papillon :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaseyKay Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 Having the Brittany pup out and about is interesting. "Is she a sort of spaniel" (as she is black and white also get "is she a baby german shorthair pointer but her ears looks weird?"). If I say she is a "Brittany" people say "Brittany Spaniel, yes", so have to explain she looks a bit like a spaniel with long legs but is actually a small, French, Hunt/Point/ Retrieve breed. We did run into a lady from Belgium last weekend who said very confidentally "that is a beautiful little Epagneul Breton" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emgem Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 I describe mine as Irish farm dogs. I normally say, "No, he's not a labradoodle." Followed by what you said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WreckitWhippet Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 Borzoi "It's a Russian Wolfhound" then show them the teeth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KumaAkita Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 Akita It's a japanese bear hunting dog ...Bear hunting? Yep, he's doing a great job too. A haven't seen a bear since we brought him home. :) Those who want to know more usually get the potted history of the breed, but most are happy with just the above snapshot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minxy Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 Akita It's a japanese bear hunting dog ...Bear hunting? Yep, he's doing a great job too. A haven't seen a bear since we brought him home. :) Those who want to know more usually get the potted history of the breed, but most are happy with just the above snapshot. I love that. I always need new things to say, get a bit sick of saying the same thing all the time. Especially as everyone insists that he's a husky. Or I had one lady very knowingly tell her friends that Kyojin is a chow chow. :laugh: We took Kyojin for a massive walk around Redcliffe the other day with a few other friends and their dogs, and almost every person/group of people we walked past, stopped to talk to us about Kyojin. Had some gorgeous little girl insist that she hug Kyojin. She was trying desperately to get her arms wrapped around him but they weren't long enough. :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheena Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 A few times I have had people say to me "Oh..... I just love long haired kelpies" :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tapua Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 Everyone knows Labradors - I usually get ' I thought they were fatter than that' to which I reply 'only if you fall sucker to their big brown 'feed me' eyes' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Showpony Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 He is a Pointer oh didn't know GSP could have white No, he is a Pointer oh but what kind The breed gets called English Pointer but the correct breed name is Pointer Now, with the self coloured Orange Pointer Where has his Ridge gone or I didn't know Vizsla could have white feet and white chest. He is a Pointer Oh didn't know GSP came in this colour Ditto above from this point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdierikx Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 Pickles is a Camp Dog... mix of god knows how many breeds... we just call her the Camp Dog. Can't get a more original Aussie dog than one born in an Aboriginal camp... *grin* T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leema Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 For people who are asking me what I own, and don't know what a border terrier is: "Like a cairn terrier, but with drop ears, and less coat." and if they don't know what a cairn terrier is, "Little wirey dogs." For adults who ask me about the dogs, I say, "They're border terriers - they were bred with legs long enough to follow the foxhounds, but they're still small enough to get down a fox hole." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HazyWal Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 I think a T-Shirt I purchased from GAP NSW sums it up pretty well. About my greyhound Yes he used to race No he doesn't bite Yes he is big No he isn't underweight Yes he loves to sleep No one is never enough Yes he is the perfect pet :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clyde Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 Akita It's a japanese bear hunting dog ...Bear hunting? Yep, he's doing a great job too. A haven't seen a bear since we brought him home. :) :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xena98 Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 when I say I have to Coolies and a Border Collie I get the blank stare and than the Oh I love the border collie they are so smart. Than I just say they are working sheep dog and works the sheep Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LizT Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 (edited) Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, no, not King Charles Spaniel, that is another breed altogether. No, these were the original that King Charles doted on, the flat nose King Charles Spaniel became popular later and these were brought back from the brink of extinction in the early 1900's. And.......In response to my other heart breed being called an "Alsatian" (which doesn't happen anywhere near as much as it did when I was young). That is the region from which the breed originated and the British refused to use the word German Shepherd because they loved the breed too, so renamed it Alsation. It's not called that much anymore. Edited April 18, 2012 by LizT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spotted Devil Posted April 18, 2012 Share Posted April 18, 2012 (edited) And just so my Welsummer chooks don't feel left out: You know the red rooster on the Kellogg's Cornflakes packet? Yep, a Welsummer :) And the prehistoric looking ones are Rhode Island Whites. No, a different breed from the Rhode Island Reds. But if you cross them you get an Isa Brown! Edited April 18, 2012 by The Spotted Devil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris the Rebel Wolf Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 Akita It's a japanese bear hunting dog ...Bear hunting? Yep, he's doing a great job too. A haven't seen a bear since we brought him home. :) Those who want to know more usually get the potted history of the breed, but most are happy with just the above snapshot. LOL love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbi Posted April 19, 2012 Share Posted April 19, 2012 With Yogi I spend much of my time saying "No, he is not a small Greyhound, he is a large, well muscled Whippet" No, he is not a Tasmanian Tiger(He has similar markings apparently " "Yes, I know he is a big Whippet but he is definitly a Whippet" Poor Abbie gets called all sorts of breeds but when people ask me I tell them that she is a 100% pure love Hound!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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