Dog Identification Required

[Colt45]

47 minutes ago, Frozen North said:

Sorry, it’s not a Westie.

No doubt....

 

[Fugu]

1 hour ago, El Presidente said:

You're wrong.

He's quite right. Ears, build, frame, poise of tail - no Westie. Not even close, apart from colour.

[El Presidente]

Just now, Fugu said:

He's quite right. Ears, build, frame, poise of tail - no Westie. Not even close, apart from colour.

You missed the humour 

[Fugu]

1 minute ago, El Presidente said:

You missed the humour 

obviously.. haha

[LGC]

I’ve found a Westie... that even has a name tag on it. This is what you need!

[dvickery]

Get her a “Shih Tzu” ... be sure to tell her it’s name is “sue” ... now she knows what to say when they go for a walk . ??

Derrek

[Fuzz]

I once went to a zoo that only had a dog in it... it was a Shih Tzu.

[El Presidente]

1 hour ago, Fuzz said:

I once went to a zoo that only had a dog in it... it was a Shih Tzu.

 

You have held back posting that all day....haven't you.

[BuzzArd]

6 hours ago, Frozen North said:

Sorry, it’s not a Westie. It’s a mixed breed. Maltese and possibly Shit-Zu(?)

Right.  100% not a Westie. Some kind of Maltese mix is my bet.  We had a Bichon for 16 years.   Similar, bit still could not really be mistaken for a Maltese.   If we had to get another dog a Maltese would be high in the runnng. And we’d try to find a rescue Maltese or mix thereof.   Great dogs.  

Of course a Westie is a great dog too....

[ayepatz]

6 hours ago, Fugu said:

He's quite right. Ears, build, frame, poise of tail - no Westie. Not even close, apart from colour.

I stand corrected. Any idea what it is?

[Fugu]

7 hours ago, ayepatz said:

I stand corrected. Any idea what it is?

Difficult to say with certainty. My daughter sais, if purebred closest she could think of is Bolonka Franzuskaya (see pic, Bichon group) with puppy cut (and this appears to be a younger dog), though his ears are very high up. But this is as yet not an internationally recognized breed, and so there may always be some variability. Certainly some Bichon genes there. Most likely a crossbreed.

 

One can rule out the Tibetians such as Lhasa Apso and Shih Tzu, as those display a much shorter muzzle and e.g. ears dropping closer to the head.