Am I the only one with this breed of dog?

devils_vixen

Hi,

I rehomed my dog a few weeks ago. She was advertised as an alsation collie x. Whilst the alsation is aparant in her (she has the face and the huge ears!) collie is not.

As the weeks have went by, I have come to the conclusion she has not been crossed with a collie but has been crossed with a staffie! Her stance and her snout gives this away. Feet wide apart, that square shaped staffie head, ears are big but not as pointy as alsation's and also can flop down quite easily - even when she is panting it's a staffie pant.

The only way I can describe her is she looks like a dingo! I'm going to ask the vet for a DNA test just to confirm.
As it is (to me) an odd breed of dog, how many of you have/had this breed and any tips/advice?
She has a lovely nature and is very loyal and seems to be my shadow, very curious of people, slightly nervous of certain objects, loves chasing rabbits - infact she caught one the other week. She does have a habit of barking for nothing and no matter how many times NO is used she keeps on doing it. She sits in front stares at you then barks! Any ideas on how to put a stop to this? Have used the sprays, water, stones in a bottle and cant really afford an anti bark collar.

Raksha

I won't explain the difference between a 'breed' and a 'cross breed' because I have a 'Labradoodle' ........

The barking sounds like attention seeking. Have you taught her the command 'No' in relation to the barking, or are you just saying it to her in the hope she will understand?

elsien

Mine does that sometimes, tends to start about an hour before food time and has been reinforced by my mother caving in and feeding her early because she can't stand the racket.
If you keep saying no, you're giving her attention of a sort, which may not be helping. So it's either a single firm no then rewarding her when (if!) she shuts up. Or I've gone with the doggy time out approach and I put her out of the room when she starts, closing the door on her, and let her back in telling her she's a good girl the instant she stops. Not a miracle cure, as the little beggar keeps relapsing.
Annoying, isn't it, especially the fixed stare.
She sounds lovely, but I don't envy you the catching rabbits bit - I hate having to put them out of their misery.

gone4gold62

devils_vixen wrote: »

Hi,

I rehomed my dog a few weeks ago. She was advertised as an alsation collie x. Whilst the alsation is aparant in her (she has the face and the huge ears!) collie is not.

As the weeks have went by, I have come to the conclusion she has not been crossed with a collie but has been crossed with a staffie! Her stance and her snout gives this away. Feet wide apart, that square shaped staffie head, ears are big but not as pointy as alsation's and also can flop down quite easily - even when she is panting it's a staffie pant.

The only way I can describe her is she looks like a dingo! I'm going to ask the vet for a DNA test just to confirm.
As it is (to me) an odd breed of dog, how many of you have/had this breed and any tips/advice?
She has a lovely nature and is very loyal and seems to be my shadow, very curious of people, slightly nervous of certain objects, loves chasing rabbits - infact she caught one the other week. She does have a habit of barking for nothing and no matter how many times NO is used she keeps on doing it. She sits in front stares at you then barks! Any ideas on how to put a stop to this? Have used the sprays, water, stones in a bottle and cant really afford an anti bark collar.

hi sorry cant help you with your breed of dog but just wanted to let you know caN BUY THE COLLARS ON EBAY for 1.99.

lowis

my friend has an alsatian/staffie cross - they foolishly paid a whole load of money for it too, basically it looks like a fox-like mongrel! lovely dog though.

foreign_correspondent

She sounds lovely - we need piccies! DNA tests are expensive and she may well be a bitza (bits of lots of breeds - both her parents may have been crossbreeds!)

Please do not buy an anti bark collar - you say the dog is a little nervous already - one of these will make her more nervous and fearful, which is not what you want.

How do you respond to her barking? Apart from all the aversive methods (water spray etc. which again, I would not use with this dog)..?

The dog will not be barking for nothing, although I know it seems like it, it wll be barking because it has learnt at some point in its like that this is what it needs to do to get fed, or to get attention - so it is most likely actually barking for something, just you dont know what!

nikki702

Do u have a pic of the dog? I wana see it

UKTigerlily

DNA tests you can buy yourself for £59.99 but it only has about 60 breeds & said an AmStaff had Collie as it's main breed, so not very accurate as it was quite obviously a full AmStaff & had it's AKC papers too. I was tempted to do it but the breeds that mine *may* have in her aren't breeds they can test against, also if the breed isn't listed they match it to the closest they can test against, so it may come back as something it clearly isn't.

She could be like GSD, or like a Staffy, or both so she'll probably have traits of both breeds, as FC says please don't use the anti bark collar x

devils_vixen

Hey guys thanks for the replies. How do I get pics up on here? She gets played with , fed, watered, taken out but still yaps away. Today I found myself barking back:rotfl::rolleyes: She knows what No means though I have learned a trick that sometimes not always stops it is the word BED! She usually stops her nonsense and then lies down. I usually give her a chew after 5 minutes of calm. Usually when I go out, I give her a boredom ball fill it up with treats or a kong. Might start using the ball when im in the house and the kong when I'm out. Think this is a good idea?

UKTigerlily

Google photobucket & then open an account with them, it's free, then you can upload photos from your pc to photobucket & then copy the link here where you type & bingo!

Fire_Fox

I think you should be ignoring her when she is noisy, even turning your back, and then praising and rewarding her immediately she is calm. Five minutes is a long time for a child or a dog, they won't necessarily associate the reward with the change from noisy to quiet.