Bub and his Chihuahua friends could he be passed off as a great dane mix?

[ToniC]

Bub's is Doing amazing with his little friends and is so Gentle! He seriously is the greatest dog.He never uses the house NOT aggressive at all ,doesn't chase anyone mouth anyone or even chew!!!He is only 7-6 month old and amazing.He is so appreciative of his new home.I encourage everyone to adopt its so worth it and the dogs really do appreciate their new homes and will reward u in so many amazing ways.With this horrible incident in Georgia and the bad rep these guys get on the news. They are seriously great dogs to the right owners who can give them the love and support and training they need(LIKE ALL DOGS NEED!puppy,young and old)I hate how their large size makes people go crazy no one cares if a chihuahua bites some one!No one calls the news when their lab or golden retriever bites some one!Its so hated<
anyways I just had to share these adorable pictures of bub.<3

I'm also wondering if anyone thinks he could pass as a great dane lab mix or a breed people are not stupidly scared of? NOT BECAUSE OF THE BAD REP LATELY,but ONLY because I do own a RV and plan to travel soon and allot of Rv resorts really shun on these wonderful dogs,because of the media hype on them and I don't want NO BODY hate'n on my baby while were exploring and traveling because of his pit bull corso mix or pure corso?who knows .As I'm not really sure with out DNA test in all but who cares!! I love him either way.He is the most smartest friendliest dog.Thanks to my hard work socialization and rehabilitation,Which I have to add ONLY took 2 months!! It seriously only takes a calm assertive training AND NEVER GIVING UP and trying new options when ones don't work! Lots of walks bonding and cuddles <3 I love my dogs couldn't be with out them or travel without them. So I worry a bit about checking into a resort with him lolz. Anyone have a Rv and experiences with traveling with their large breed mastiff?

 

[DennasMom]

I definitely see some Dane potential in there, and the color could be from chocolate lab.
What an absolutely beautiful color!

Get your vet to register him as "lab-X", and always refer to him as a "just a mix"... don't ever give in and call him a "scary" breed to an official... even in passing.

We had a Rott/Shep/Pyranees mix (our best guess... stress that, it was a GUESS), and when I mentioned that to our home insurance company after we'd moved to a new state... they DROPPED us like a hot potato (Nationwide was not on our side).

On our next vet visit, we had him listed as 'Burmese Mt. dog mix' - which was very possible. And, we found an insurance company that did not have breed bans. Most have gone away from breed rules... but you still see it come up.

With RV'ing... which we do, too... sometimes the private parks will limit the size of the dog, and/or number of dogs... which is harder to fudge... a 185lb EM will never be able to squeek by the "under 50lb" rule!

We've never had an issue with our dogs and RV'ing so far. We also keep our dogs social, quiet, and under control, so we can be ambassadors for good and keeping the RV sites open to all pets.

 

[ToniC]

great advice ty!He is registered at the vet as a Lab mix at 7 months and 65 pounds .I so do know how they discriminate at parks with his size and size of my pack My guys are pretty quiet unless some one knock on the rv door and bubs has to let him self be known then of course so hopefully Im good their (crossing fingers) I know for sure I will be calling allot of parks in advance this next year and this year if we get off sooner to make sure he can be allowed.I have traveled with 4 foster pit bulls before ,but they were quiet well rehabilitated and all around 50-60 pounds so his size is going to be a big factor I fear .I just know it with him only being 7 months and 65 pounds he is probably gonna be pretty massive!I did have some trouble with passing a red nose patched white n tan pit as a lab mix didn't happen lol ,but thankfully they let us stay because they had great behavior thank god.

 

[DennasMom]

As for breed label issues - I read this a while back... good info to have in the back pocket. When someone asks "what breed is he" , you can honestly say "I don't know - we haven't had a DNA test done." Although, I hear the DNA tests have issues, too.

[h=6]“Pit Bulls” can’t even be identified with any true accuracy… but you can still ban them (and/or kill them) just on looks alone??

According to a recent study by the Maddie’s Fund Shelter Medicine Program at the University of Florida, which looked at a group of 120 dogs at four animal shelters, 55 of those dogs were identified as “pit bulls” by shelter staff, but only 25 were confirmed as pit bulls by DNA analysis. Additionally, the staff missed identifying 20 percent of the dogs who were pit bulls by DNA analysis, while only 8 percent of the “true” pit bulls were identified by all staff members … The National Canine Research Council has a clearinghouse of resources demonstrating that breed labels assigned to dogs of unknown origin are usually inaccurate.

From: http://www.ohmidog.com/2012/05/08/maryland-takes-a-major-step-backwards [/h]

 

[ToniC]

As for breed label issues - I read this a while back... good info to have in the back pocket. When someone asks "what breed is he" , you can honestly say "I don't know - we haven't had a DNA test done." Although, I hear the DNA tests have issues, too.

“Pit Bulls†can’t even be identified with any true accuracy… but you can still ban them (and/or kill them) just on looks alone??

According to a recent study by the Maddie’s Fund Shelter Medicine Program at the University of Florida, which looked at a group of 120 dogs at four animal shelters, 55 of those dogs were identified as “pit bulls†by shelter staff, but only 25 were confirmed as pit bulls by DNA analysis. Additionally, the staff missed identifying 20 percent of the dogs who were pit bulls by DNA analysis, while only 8 percent of the “true†pit bulls were identified by all staff members … The National Canine Research Council has a clearinghouse of resources demonstrating that breed labels assigned to dogs of unknown origin are usually inaccurate.

From: http://www.ohmidog.com/2012/05/08/maryland-takes-a-major-step-backwards

I've noticed this its so sad.Pretty much any dog with ears that don't sit flat to its head or any dog that is thick is considered pit bull.even if it has simular coloring pit bull its marked and then put down :/.I even noticed in a local shelter a German Shepard and Labrador looking mix as marked as a pit bull when it clearly looked like a lab and Shepard and allot of people don't like the idea of adopting a dog that has the label pit bull EVEN if it is NOT at all a pit bull.