Any Ideas on Bless's Breed?

CockatielCrazy87 · Member Joined: 17 Oct 2004 Posts: 193

If any of you remember me and my families private animal rescue or the one I own now on my own or remember the horrible incident of animal cruelity we encountered a year or so back when my father and I (I was 19 at the time) responded to call about a dieing dog in someones trash can. We found Bless a young horribly beaten and abused dog we had no idea of his breed because all of his fur and alot of his skin was burnt off and his legs had deadly cuts on each one. Bless was a mess and actually was scary to look at he looked like a monster but not at all. Bless would'nt have surived if not for quick action and the devoted work of our local Animal Hospital. Bless is my dog ow and lives with me at my parents other rescue I run Bless has finally grown most of his coat back its still thin and his ears are still mainly bald with some fur and his snout has a strip of bald skin that is thought to never grow fur.
He looks to me like a mix of a Welsh Terrier and Poodle or possibly a Lakeland Terrier and Poodle mix, or Wire Fox Terrier and Poodle mix or Jack Russel and Poodle mix or Jack Russel with any of the other terriers above since his face really looks like one. Im just not sure. Here is the most up to date pic of Bless with his pretty much fully coat any guesses on his breed would be great.

nern · Moderator Joined: 14 Mar 2004 Posts: 5042 Location: NY

I was thinking Lakeland terrier mix or Wire Fox terrier mix as soon as I saw the photo.

coppersmom · Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 1:15 am Post subject:

OMG! I didn't realize he was the rescue from the dumpster! He really is beautiful...no ideas on the breed though. Just wanted to tell you how good he looked. And what an appropriate name.

Shineillusion · Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 2:02 am Post subject:

I wouldn't guess Poodle. There's something very Border Terrier about his body shape and color. And maybe Lakeland. It's hard to tell how tall he is, but maybe there could be Wheaton in the mix, too.

CockatielCrazy87 · Member Joined: 17 Oct 2004 Posts: 193

CockatielCrazy87 · Member Joined: 17 Oct 2004 Posts: 193

Also he is in general a happy go lucky dog loves the company of others dogs he does have alot of energy to burn (though his old injuries back it hard for him to run too fast) he also loves to chase birds and small rodents in the pasture. If that helps at all in what might be in him.

DeLaUK · Posted: Tue May 24, 2005 5:12 am Post subject:

His ears and coat look like a Schnauzer.

pomlover · Member Joined: 17 Aug 2004 Posts: 106

When I first saw him, I thought of my Schnauzer. He is also a rescue. The owner that had him first beat him with anything that they could get their hands on (also had to be a man who did it). Then he went to another family that lived on a farm and they didn't really care to have him there either. He would bark and they were threatening to shoot him or set him free to run on the busy highway. I told them that there was NO way they were going to do either!! I took him and he wouldn't go to anyone except me. My hubby couldn't even get close to him. (back to where it must of been a man that abused him before.) Anyway, he has a cropped tail, folded ears and the same body structure as your Bless. He is just too cute!!