I'm laying odds that Barnacle is a Beagle-Lab mix.
My reasoning? Setting aside the fact that I know next to nothing about dogs, I had a yellow lab and a beagle growing up. I vaguely remember them both as puppies, and Rosie (the yellow lab) was bulkier than Barnacle at 9 weeks. Rosie was wider and more gangly as well. I've also looked up weights for lab puppies, and for 9 weeks he should be almost 20 pounds, and he's only 10.5 pounds. Barnacle also has giant ears, much bigger than a labrador's ears, however not quite as big as a beagle. His paws aren't huge, but they're not tiny either, and he's clumsy as hell. I'm not sure if that's a lab or beagle thing, but it's funny.
I think he's a mix of the two, I know for sure he's not all lab. I'm also pressing the idea because I think it would be weird to end up with a dog who's a mixture of my first two dogs.
Hes cute...
ReplyDeleteThanks! He's also a whole lot of work. :)
ReplyDeleteAww! Where did you get him? I say definitely lab mix. Not sure what though. Very cute.
ReplyDeleteWe got him from the shelter at Fort Polk, they had no idea what he was or how old he was. So, I'm totally guessing at 9 weeks and I just know he doesn't look pure lab. :)
ReplyDeleteI just checked Sahara's records. She was spayed at 10 weeks and her weight was under 20 lbs, because we got billed for a pet 0-20 lbs. But, a month later, her records show she was 30 lbs. But, we really don't know what she is either because she can't be just lab/husky. She's too much of a horse.
ReplyDeleteOh, God, I really hope he doesn't get as big as Sahara.
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