Dutch Shepherd Forum

This guys was a rescue. He is about 5 months old and 45Ibs. Neutered. They said he was a plott hound/mastiff mix. I don't know about the plott hound but I don't see any mastiff. What do you guys think? He also has webbed feet all the way up.

One more pic

Well, both Plott Hounds and mastiffs have longish floppy ears. And droopier lips. And neither have breeches. There's also a propensity for shelters to just slap a label on a dog based on its color. Brindle? Dutch Shepherd/mastiff/plott hound/boxer/pit bull.

What area is he from? What's his behavior and personality like?

He was a rescue that came to colorado from texas. He was set to be euthanized. We've only had him since Friday. So far he is a really good boy. He seems fairly laid back for a puppy. That could also be him adjusting to the altitude too. He does have moments of over excited playfulness outta nowhere where he uses the living room and couch like a race track. He is very friendly-no aggression issues. He seems a bit indifferent/independent at times. Not sure if that is his personality or just him adjusting from being handed around so much. He knows commands but if you don't have a treat he seems to have selective hearing. His coat is somewhat coarse. Not that it helps but so far for a puppy he is a REALLY good puppy.

Can you get a standing side profile shot of him (with you level to him)? And maybe one of his head? Those really help in identifying.

From what I can see in the pics his face looks a bit too wide to be a DS and his ears don't look shepherd-y, but again, angles in pics can skew a lot. Plus at 5 months he still has a lot of growing to do! But either way he looks adorable. Love that one floppy ear!

From the second picture I would say a Mix of some sort.

the look of the head/face is just off.

beautiful dog, he looks like a Staffordshire Bull Terrier mixed with some type of shepherd to me. best of luck with him!

"Fairly laid back" definitely doesn't describe a DS puppy. LOL!

here are some more pics. A profile and a side shot.

The head and size make me think Shepherd and Great Dane . Good looking no matter what the mix.

KellaA+dog6 wrote:The head and size make me think Shepherd and Great Dane . Good looking no matter what the mix.

45 pounds at 5 months seems big to you? I think Mobil was around that size at that age, I'd have to check. He's 75 pounds right now at a year.

KellaA+dog6 wrote:The head and size make me think Shepherd and Great Dane . Good looking no matter what the mix.

Interesting you said great dane as I was looking at some stuff today and thought possibly the same thing. I think I'm gonna do the DNA test on him just cause I'd really like to know what he is or at least some of what he is.

Mobil wrote: 45 pounds at 5 months seems big to you? I think Mobil was around that size at that age, I'd have to check. He's 75 pounds right now at a year.

LOL I checked back and he was just over 40 pounds at 4.5 months, so not too far off.

It'll be interesting to see how his personality and drive turns out, please keep us posted!

There is some sort of shepherd but his face and ears and torso also say something else... I'm not seeing a lot that would indicate DS. Keep us posted though as it's always hard to tell with puppies. My guy growing would look like a greyhound some days and a sight hound others!