Dutch Shepherd Forum

Has anyone else had there dog confused with a coyote or wolf. Usually if run with Dutch through the valley and he get up ahead of me and someone runs into him they call coyote or wolf. To which I respond they don't usually have jewellery. They're usually glad to find that he'sfriendly, but I'm hoping one of tese days the won't hurt him.

Heather

All of the time !!!!! Wolf, Coyote, Dingo. I was hiking one day and Thalie turned the corner before me, I heard a loud shrill, a young girl was coming the opposite direction and saw Thalie.

Another time, Thalie took a walk to my fathers neighbors and went up on their deck to see what was cooking on the grill, the boys (20's) were plastered against the house thinking it was a coyote, then thier dad, who knew Thalie came out and started laughing.

We run by a golf course I've heard them on the green thinking there was a coyote in the forest. again funny just don't swing at him.

Add hyena to the list...

I've actually had ''serious'' [ maybe seriously stupid ?] adults ask if TD was a hyena!

maybe for safety 's sake put a big, bright orange bandana on him to accentuate the jewelry. we laugh about this, but no telling in the woods what someone might do out of stupid fear. make it very clear to ward off stupidity and any regrets.

I get Hyena a lot.

I used to tell folks Roo is a rare North American Dingo....

People always say my guy looks like a dingo. I havent had a single person say DS. A few people have asked if hes a Mal.

LyonsFamily wrote:I get Hyena a lot.

we too. I usually respond "how rude" and to keep their f@@&^% opinion to themselves or I might tell them what I think about them out loud.

Dingo I don't get - because who has ever seen a brindle dingo? I've gotten African Wild Dog a lot - which I thoroughly enjoy.

got that today and many times before -- the African wild dog or African something. better than hyena if they are serious, which these people were.

Don't those African Dogs have those Mickey Mouse ears?

This is an african dog, any resemblance to a Dutchie??????????????

hahahaha total african wild dog!!!!! Spitten image.

I like the hyena. Hope that happens to me. I can't wait to say, "A hyena mix".

BTW, hyenas are more closely related to cats then dogs.

Karin wrote: BTW, hyenas are more closely related to cats then dogs.

So, you've met my cat......

We were walking a month or so ago and as a biker passed us he said, "hello, Mr. Coyote".

We get coyote a lot. I think it's the way she moves with her head and tail low, ears forward. It looks very feral.

This is so funny! Duke gets all of these, hyena, African wild dog, dingo, coyote. The list really goes on, and it's like I never even knew what any of those looked like, but everybody who sees duke does!

hyena or African wild dog

I've had some people ask if Riddick is a Wolf Hybrid. His pictures in his Pedigree Database profile are from when he was about two years old. He's now six, filled out more, and looks even more "wolf like" then he did then. He is however such a friendly and social dog. Loves playing with other dogs and meeting new people.

There's a video about an actual Wolf named Romeo that lived up in Juneau, Alaska and the wolf loved to play with people's pet dogs brought out to some local lake. The wolf would run around with the dogs like he was one of them. I think the wolf and Riddick have the same mannerisms along with the same goofball personality.

M