# What kind of dog am I? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 17, 2021, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-dog-am-i/938121 "2021-03-17T19:09:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2021, 7:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-dog-am-i/938121/1 "2021-03-17T19:09:43Z")
We rescued him around 18 months ago. I thought he might be Italian Greyhound, hence the name “Iggy.” But as he has grown up (he’s maybe 15 lbs. now), I’m less sure of that. Probably a mix, maybe Greyhound + ? He looks like a Toy Fox Terrier, but the ears are wrong. He’s had a hard life, and his jaw was broken, hence the rakish one-tooth underbite. > **[IMG-8156 hosted at ImgBB](https://ibb.co/dcqQdVZ)** > > Image IMG-8156 hosted in ImgBB > **[IMG-8171 hosted at ImgBB](https://ibb.co/g30p5xw)** > > Image IMG-8171 hosted in ImgBB > **[IMG-8177 hosted at ImgBB](https://ibb.co/c2gMqqX)** > > Image IMG-8177 hosted in ImgBB > **[IMG-8179 hosted at ImgBB](https://ibb.co/hF7PSsK)** > > Image IMG-8179 hosted in ImgBB > **[IMG-8187 hosted at ImgBB](https://ibb.co/7XWqWhp)** > > Image IMG-8187 hosted in ImgBB ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2021, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-dog-am-i/938121/2 "2021-03-17T19:24:20Z")
Some sort of pitbull-lab-chihuahua mix? ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2021, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-dog-am-i/938121/3 "2021-03-17T19:28:28Z")
Well, I do not know what kind of dog you’ve got there, **beowulff** , but I enjoyed the pictures. We also have an Iggy who is a smallish mostly black dog with cantilevered ears, and he gets his way in all things. ❤ ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2021, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-dog-am-i/938121/4 "2021-03-17T19:34:58Z")
A lot of rat terrier mixes have mainly black coats. Lots of rat terriers have been bred with chihuahuas and Jack Russells. ---
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2021, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-dog-am-i/938121/5 "2021-03-17T19:43:13Z")
> [@TriPolar](#): > > Lots of rat terriers have been bred with chihuahuas and Jack Russells. This is exactly what I was going to say. Iggy has the face of a chihuahua, the ears of a Jack Russell, and legs of a rat terrier. ---
**Author:** ![eschrodinger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschrodinger/32/122_2.png) [@eschrodinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschrodinger)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2021, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-dog-am-i/938121/6 "2021-03-17T20:14:51Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > This is exactly what I was going to say. Iggy has the face of a chihuahua, the ears of a Jack Russell, and legs of a rat terrier. Yep. I see chihuahua right away. Rat terrier is a good guess. Other small, slim terriers possible. No pit bull, for sure. ---
**Author:** ![FastDan1](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fastdan1/32/427_2.png) [@FastDan1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FastDan1)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2021, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-dog-am-i/938121/7 "2021-03-17T20:22:05Z")
You can get a kit to do a DNA test of your dog if you want a definitive answer. ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2021, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-dog-am-i/938121/8 "2021-03-17T20:33:18Z")
First of all, thanks for all the guesses. I’ve heard of the DNA testing, but I’m really not that invested in the question. I just wondered if anyone could identify him just by looks. He’s a really good dog. Very protective of the house - barks whenever he hears someone outside. ---
**Author:** ![TroutMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troutman/32/6721_2.png) [@TroutMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TroutMan)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2021, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-dog-am-i/938121/9 "2021-03-17T21:25:49Z")
I see chihuahua and maybe some kind of terrier or miniature pinscher. His body shape is all wrong for an Italian Greyhound, but I can see why you’d think that before he grew into it. I also see a little WC Fields in the second picture. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2021, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-dog-am-i/938121/10 "2021-03-17T22:00:50Z")
A Classic Cannardly. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2021, 1:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-dog-am-i/938121/11 "2021-03-18T01:44:56Z")
> [@TroutMan](#): > > I see chihuahua and maybe some kind of terrier or miniature pinscher. My immediate thoughts went to miniature pinscher and/or chihuahua. He looks a fair bit like family pictures of Tiny, my great grandmother’s min pin. ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2021, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-dog-am-i/938121/12 "2021-03-18T01:56:42Z")
He was found, badly injured, wandering the mean streets of west Phoenix by my wife. Whatever mix he is - he’s a tough little dog. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2021, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-dog-am-i/938121/13 "2021-03-18T06:02:53Z")
Agree I’ve had a Rat Terrier. They are amazing dogs. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2021, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-dog-am-i/938121/14 "2021-03-18T06:59:14Z")
I was looking for a nice Rat but ended up with Jack Russell. It’s hard to get anything but a Rat mix. You can get one new from the dog factory but I’m only interested in used dogs. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2021, 8:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-dog-am-i/938121/15 "2021-03-18T08:49:22Z")
You know what they say? All Rat Terriers are feists. But, not all feists are Rat Terriers. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2021, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-dog-am-i/938121/16 "2021-03-18T14:46:46Z")
A _good dog_. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2021, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-dog-am-i/938121/17 "2021-03-18T15:10:42Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > You know what they say? > All Rat Terriers are feists. > But, not all feists are Rat Terriers. Indeed. People are not generally aware that the word ‘feisty’ originated to describe the behavior of feists. If you ever lived with one you’d understand that immediately. Max certainly wasn’t a pure bred Jack Russell, but even old and sick when we brought him home from the pound he was still plenty feisty. When his adopted brother Duke came to live with us, more than 3 times Max’s size, Max immediately bit him on the tail. Luckily his teeth couldn’t pierce Jello.