# What kind of dog is this? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [December 14, 2010, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-dog-is-this/564064 "2010-12-14T00:55:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![HazelNutCoffee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 12:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-dog-is-this/564064/1 "2010-12-14T00:55:56Z")
I saw [a doggie](http://i181.photobucket.com/albums/x163/faeriehazel/doggie.jpg) at the pub the other day. Small, but not tiny - white curly fur that fell over its eyes. So cute and friendly. What kind of dog was he/she? ---
**Author:** ![jz78817](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jz78817/32/1028_2.png) [@jz78817](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jz78817)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-dog-is-this/564064/2 "2010-12-14T01:10:07Z")
Cairn terrier? ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Duality](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.duality/32/4098_2.png) [@Mr.Duality](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Duality)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-dog-is-this/564064/3 "2010-12-14T01:23:52Z")
Could be a bichon frise [http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&source=imghp&biw=1584&bih=717&q=bichon+frise&gbv=2&aq=0&aqi=g10&aql=&oq=bichon+fri&gs\_rfai=](http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&source=imghp&biw=1584&bih=717&q=bichon+frise&gbv=2&aq=0&aqi=g10&aql=&oq=bichon+fri&gs_rfai=) or a maltese/poodle mix. ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-dog-is-this/564064/4 "2010-12-14T01:45:50Z")
Looks a little like an untrimmed Silky Terrier but I agree it’s probably more likely a “designer dog” (aka mutt). ---
**Author:** ![TurboNuke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f19dbf/32.png) [@TurboNuke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TurboNuke)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-dog-is-this/564064/5 "2010-12-14T02:11:10Z")
I have one. Maltese. Needs a bath and a haircut. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-dog-is-this/564064/6 "2010-12-14T02:21:53Z")
One that’s going to get into trouble if it goes around sitting in chairs at pubs. Tsk. ---
**Author:** ![psychobunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/54ee81/32.png) [@psychobunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psychobunny)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-dog-is-this/564064/7 "2010-12-14T02:59:19Z")
[Havanese](http://www.google.com/images?q=havanese&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-SearchBox&oe=&rlz=1I7RNSN_en&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=univ&ei=VN0GTdmzHYWClAe895iECQ&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CDUQsAQwAA&biw=1341&bih=475) ---
**Author:** ![HazelNutCoffee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-dog-is-this/564064/8 "2010-12-14T03:07:31Z")
So many cute puppies. I want a Havanese! Upon reflection it was probably a Maltese mix - Maltese are hugely popular in Seoul (apparently also one of the most commonly abandoned breeds. . . ☹ ). ---
**Author:** ![rhubarbarin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eb9ed0/32.png) [@rhubarbarin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rhubarbarin)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-dog-is-this/564064/9 "2010-12-14T05:33:44Z")
What kind of tail did it have? The face looks identical to my purebred Tibetan Terrier (who is 15" at the shoulder and about 18 lbs). But she looks a bit like a lot of smallish hairy dogs… Lhasas, Maltese, Havanese, Coton de Tulear, Cockapoos. ---
**Author:** ![HazelNutCoffee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-dog-is-this/564064/10 "2010-12-14T05:38:36Z")
I honestly can’t remember its tail, but I doubt it was an expensive or rare breed - the dog was wandering around the pub and looked scruffy (although oddly didn’t smell like unwashed dog at all). ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-dog-is-this/564064/11 "2010-12-14T05:57:01Z")
It looks like a Bichon. Like our Bichon … JUST like our Bichon! Riley! WHAT were you doing down at the pub again? ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-dog-is-this/564064/12 "2010-12-14T05:57:02Z")
Looks like a dirty Westie to me ([West Highland Terrier](http://www.linternaute.com/femmes/famille/chien/dossier/40-races-de-petits-chiens/image/westie-22238.jpg)). ---
**Author:** ![HazelNutCoffee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac91a4/32.png) [@HazelNutCoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HazelNutCoffee)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-dog-is-this/564064/13 "2010-12-14T06:20:06Z")
> [@digs](#): > > It looks like a Bichon. > > Like our Bichon … > JUST like our Bichon! > Riley! > WHAT were you doing down at the pub again? Yeah, all the way in Seoul at that. 😃 This is probably a stupid question, but can terriers have floppy ears? Because that last picture does look a lot like the doggie I saw. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 8:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-dog-is-this/564064/14 "2010-12-14T08:49:01Z")
> [@digs](#): > > It looks like a Bichon. > > Like our Bichon … > JUST like our Bichon! > Riley! > WHAT were you doing down at the pub again? Apparently living the life of… ---
**Author:** ![rhubarbarin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eb9ed0/32.png) [@rhubarbarin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rhubarbarin)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-dog-is-this/564064/15 "2010-12-14T18:10:51Z")
> [@HazelNutCoffee](#): > > I honestly can’t remember its tail, but I doubt it was an expensive or rare breed - the dog was wandering around the pub and looked scruffy (although oddly didn’t smell like unwashed dog at all). Tibetan Terrier-type dogs are street dogs in parts of Asia, and it’s not rare to see them around as pets in various countries there. Here in the USA and in Europe they are rare, and pedigreed. [It’s](http://t2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQCmlLlyXJlsDXYwGjrcUIH8Ckv8_kL3lmNcuFdqHdH7hbFeIUxHg) [the](http://www.tripitaka.biz/scan_edited.jpg) [nose](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/12/Tibetan-terrier.jpg), [lips](http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/images18/TibetanTerrierMolly2years.JPG), [ears](http://www.webspawner.com/users/ttsrus/puppies%20006.jpg) [and](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/archive/0/0e/20060228164612%21Tibetan-terrier-Blue-Blossom-Guldborg-Denmarkjpg.jpg) [shape of](http://www.justdogbreeds.com/images/breeds/tibetan-terrier.jpg)/[fur growth](http://www.freedoglistings.co.uk/pics/puppies-breeders-rescue_uk/000460_J2J_Foundation-Stock.jpg) [on](http://eyedealpostcards.com/images/postcards/TibetanTerrier6803.jpg) [the](http://www.dogbreedsaz.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/3_20Tibetan_20Terriers_2DCarol_20T_small.jpg) [head](http://www.pupcity.com/images/adpics/08198121640642_1.jpg)[that](http://images.travelpod.com/users/kmidgette/london_england.1158094800.2006_09_12_012.jpg) [make it look](http://image.shutterstock.com/display_pic_with_logo/80535/80535,1245263132,1/stock-photo-tibetan-terrier-dog-lying-in-the-grass-32208331.jpg) so much like a (trimmed) TT to me. But it’s most probable it’s just a mutt, Lhasa or Maltese mix. TTs, Lhasas, and Maltese are very closely related breeds. They all also don’t have much of a ‘doggy’ odor. My TT looks like a hot mess right now - it’s rather difficult to keep her from looking scruffy and unwashed. Everyone always asks what kind of mutt she is. ---
**Author:** ![BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bcef8e/32.png) [@BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed)\ **Post date:** [December 14, 2010, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-dog-is-this/564064/16 "2010-12-14T19:01:46Z")
My parents have a Lhasa mix that looks similar in the face. ---
**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:** [December 15, 2010, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-kind-of-dog-is-this/564064/17 "2010-12-15T14:27:35Z")
It’s a bichon.