Dutch Shepherd Forum

Hey guys,

Just curious as to what ya'll think Rufus may be mixed with. His personality is completely Dutch, but he's just so big! We were thinking either mastiff or pitt due to the blocky head. He's 6 months old now and at least 75lbs. His ears try to stand, but don't stay up terribly long, so unsure if they will fully go up or not.

This is purely for fun, as we don't really care what he is mixed with! He's a great pup and so much fun to have around. Let me know if you want other angles of pics and I'll do my best to get it of him.

there are so many breeds its really hard to say what he could be. He is a mixed breed, he is adorable and you love each other.

What does he do that makes you think DS? There are so many behaviors that cross many breeds. Sadie and Misty (Basset) do so many of the same things and they are at opposite ends of the dog world.

Mostly going by what the shelter told us in that he is a Dutch mix. He acts almost exactly like Maiya and my parents Malinois, that I'd just assumed he's Dutch or some sort of shepherd mix. His eyes follow wherever you go (and that piercing gaze-don't see that in most breeds), usually resulting in him right there behind you. He herds us and the other animals. He's extremely mouthy, much like my parents maligators. Playtime is all teeth; there is nothing like the snapping sounds he makes haha. There are other things as well, I just can't think of any right off the top of my head.

He very well may not even have Dutch in him, he just acts very much like a Dutch or a Mal. We just continue to call him a Dutch mix since he looks like one. Again, this post is entirely out of curiosity of what you guys see in him-not to prove one way or another.

He looks like he's all business. Love that one eye.

My first thought was a Presa Canario...but it could be any brindled breed x'd up.

Quite handsome I must say!

Oh wow, looking at that breed, he definitely resembles them! We were wondering about some sort of mastiff cross. We're expecting him to get huge...Thankfully he's very well behaved.

PCs can be pretty serious dogs.

He also may be a Cane Corso mix. Greatly resembles them too. By chance, does anyone know if those show up on DNA tests? His personality is nothing like what I'm reading on the mastiffs however. But he certainly looks like one!

I just wonder about a great dane... I don't see the massive head of a cane corso or mastiff... but that is just me. The other day I met the biggest great dane I have ever ever seen... that is what I see in your guy.

I believe (though I could be wrong) that you will find Great Dane DNA mixed in with the Mastiff breeds (Cane Corso, Mastiffs, Presa Canario, Dogue de Bordeuax, etc). I can't remember which came first, the Dane (actually called the German Mastiff) or the English Mastiff....but I am fairly certain that they are connected from way back when.

Great Dane fits his personality much more, for the mastiff side. Wonder if he's a Great Dane/German Shep/Lab mix or something lol. His coat is definitely shepherd-ish. Tis fun to guess at what he could be.

@Stacy, very interesting!