# The word Dog. First Breed to come to mind. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 21, 2010, 6:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-word-dog-first-breed-to-come-to-mind/529855 "2010-02-21T06:13:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![BigNik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/73ab20/32.png) [@BigNik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigNik)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2010, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-word-dog-first-breed-to-come-to-mind/529855/41 "2010-02-22T04:52:10Z")
A bitser somewhere between a Blue Heeler and a Kelpie. ---
**Author:** ![Walkabout](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/46a35a/32.png) [@Walkabout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Walkabout)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2010, 1:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-word-dog-first-breed-to-come-to-mind/529855/42 "2010-02-22T13:35:13Z")
My daughter has a Golden Retriever, so that’s what popped into my head. I’ve also noticed that the majority of dogs I’ve seen in advertising and television have been Goldens. They’re everywhere! The second dog I thought of was a Border Collie. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2010, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-word-dog-first-breed-to-come-to-mind/529855/43 "2010-02-22T13:41:20Z")
A mutt, but slightly more specifically, a nativized [Pariah Dog](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pariah_dog)-type dog found in various locations around the world. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2010, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-word-dog-first-breed-to-come-to-mind/529855/44 "2010-02-22T13:41:47Z")
Staffordshire Bull Terrier, both because that’s what I have and because of [Jock](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jock_of_the_Bushveld) ---
**Author:** ![Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tastes_of_chocolate/32/3232_2.png) [@Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tastes_of_Chocolate)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2010, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-word-dog-first-breed-to-come-to-mind/529855/45 "2010-02-22T22:38:06Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > Mutt – midsize, shorthaired, brown, muscular, friendly. A friend calls this the “All American Brown dog”. Dog=All American brown dog. ---
**Author:** ![Laalune](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/977dab/32.png) [@Laalune](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laalune)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2010, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-word-dog-first-breed-to-come-to-mind/529855/46 "2010-02-22T22:47:59Z")
I see a mutt like [this](http://www.flickr.com/photos/31550342@N03/4380522210/). Or a German Shepherd. ---
**Author:** ![FloatyGimpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/floatygimpy/32/7750_2.png) [@FloatyGimpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FloatyGimpy)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2010, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-word-dog-first-breed-to-come-to-mind/529855/47 "2010-02-22T22:51:43Z")
German Shepherd. Here are mine. The black one died last year so it’s just the other two, now. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/un2Qb1N55IU/hqdefault.jpg "Kingston Winter and Bella") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=un2Qb1N55IU) That’s not me talking on the video. ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/22080_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2010, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-word-dog-first-breed-to-come-to-mind/529855/48 "2010-02-22T23:06:59Z")
Mutt - probably because I have 2 of them. ---
**Author:** ![Stowed\_Bob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stowed_bob/32/3312_2.png) [@Stowed\_Bob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stowed_Bob)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2010, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-word-dog-first-breed-to-come-to-mind/529855/49 "2010-02-22T23:20:27Z")
A mutt. Body structure like a [pariah dog](http://www.breederretriever.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/dingolarge.jpg), but no specific color. ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2010, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-word-dog-first-breed-to-come-to-mind/529855/50 "2010-02-22T23:23:11Z")
German Shepherd. joe [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-word-dog-first-breed-to-come-to-mind/529855.md?page=2)