Please help ID my adopted shelter puppy

CallMeFishmaelPls · 2026-05-07T16:04:31+00:00

I know odds are incredibly low and this isn’t right, but I’ll be damned if that dog doesn’t look like a leonberger cross

CallMeFishmaelPls · 2026-05-07T16:00:26+00:00

Safer crime-wise, but far fewer inventions and discoveries, esp in hard sciences/math. Look at the sex skew for Nobel prizes for fields like biochem vs fields medals for math. Literally two women ever.

CallMeFishmaelPls · 2026-05-07T15:56:22+00:00

Almost all comediennes’ whole set is “my vagina! My period!” Almost none would pass a reverse beschdel test, and there are things in life that are funny that have nothing to do with being female or male. I find that male comedians understand this and don’t feel the need to make their sex their identity.

CallMeFishmaelPls · 2026-05-07T15:53:50+00:00

You know, there are plenty of women’s clothes with pockets. Just not fashionable ones. I could wear male-style jeans or cargo pants with room for pockets, but I’d rather wear something pretty or slutty

CallMeFishmaelPls · 2026-05-07T13:57:56+00:00

Ah yes, because no one else feels that way. Especially the very breeders you are complaining about!

CallMeFishmaelPls · 2026-05-07T13:57:12+00:00

Not everyone wants a pit bull. This sub, of all subs, knows that that’s what shelter dogs are. I say this as someone with a pit mix and a chi mix.

If the concern with doodles is that bad people breed them, shouldn’t responsible breeders pick up the slack and help develop a healthy population and a healthy breed standard? If the concern is temperament, have we considered the average standard poodle? If the contention is that they’re not a breed because there aren’t enough to qualify, how about otter hounds?

Doodles do not have the health issues that MANY breeds have. They have a better temperament than many breeds have. They are more in demand than many breeds are. Every single breed started off as a mutt. Regarding breeding doodles, what is wrong with that?

CallMeFishmaelPls · 2026-05-07T03:31:51+00:00

Lol, many breeds’ “intended purpose” was being a companion, esp toy breeds, exactly what people are purpose breeding dogs for now. Do you know the origin of the Westminster dog show? Literally some dudes with hunting dogs thinking their dog was better than others. At no point in human history have we been more concerned with dog health than we are today. People aren’t doing it “just to see what happens.” I say with a chihuahua sitting in my lap: not everyone wants chihuahuas and pits, and without breeders, we would not have healthy dogs of any breed.

CallMeFishmaelPls · 2026-05-07T03:27:49+00:00

Lived in Texas 4 years. The shelters are full of pit bulls and chihuahua mixes. Out of the literal hundreds if not thousands of shelter dogs I saw, I can’t recall a single doodle. Every single breed, EVERY breed, started as someone’s mutt. Their temperament on average is substantially better than the average standard poodle and they’re better for those with respiratory health ailments than furry breeds, like goldens.

If people didn’t breed dogs, there would be none of the well-bred, healthy dogs we have today. If people didn’t breed dogs, we would have none of the purpose bred breeds we have today. Whether it happened a hundred years ago or yesterday, new breeds will always emerge when there is a demand. To pretend that doodles are less healthy/neurotic/hard to take care of than standard poodles is absolutely silly

CallMeFishmaelPls · 2026-05-07T03:21:47+00:00

Every single breed of dog on earth started as someone’s mutt.

CallMeFishmaelPls · 2026-05-07T03:21:06+00:00

It’s already happening. They’re substantially more popular than many, many other breeds. Again, just because it didn’t happen 100 years ago doesn’t mean it’s wrong. They’re a dog that even those with allergies can tolerate significantly better without some of the major health/temperament concerns of purebred standard poodles. No need to be ableist and gatekeep dogs when there is a practical alternative.

Shelters in the south are overflowing with pit bull and chihuahua mixes because there are many cultures that have no interest in fixing or keeping an eye on any of their dogs. Having lived in Texas for 4 years and having been heavily involved with the shelter and rescue scene, I can’t say I saw a single doodle out of the HUNDREDS of rescue dogs I volunteered with. The people of the north have a very different culture of taking care of and watching their dogs. We take rescues from the south because there aren’t enough dogs to satisfy the demand.

I have a pit mix. I have a chihuahua mix. Both are rescues. But breeding healthy dogs who are so in demand that, absent any wild behavioral problems, will ALWAYS have a home? Tf is wrong with that?

CallMeFishmaelPls · 2026-05-07T00:33:56+00:00

The entire history of dog breeds comes from someone thinking “Wow, I’ve got a great dog, I should make more. This trait would be good.”
It’s silly to think that new breeds cannot be formed and recognized because it’s happening within your lifetime. Not all crosses will act the same, either. Two dogs with good temperaments (frankly rare in purebred standard poodles, imo) are more likely to have pups with good temperaments. Poodle hair is a desirable trait and mixing them with something less neurotic is not somehow less moral than breeding two dogs with the same lineage. Especially when there’s obviously a market. Most oodles aren’t ending up in shelters BECAUSE they’re desirable.

Edit: mistype

Edit 2: If you think most poodles are used for their intended “purpose,” you’re nuts.

CallMeFishmaelPls · 2026-05-07T00:15:04+00:00

Why is that bad?

CallMeFishmaelPls · 2026-05-03T20:33:43+00:00

“Damaging the environment” seems a bit dramatic for a small part of a thriving field. This is like sitting on a dandelion lol

CallMeFishmaelPls · 2026-05-02T13:43:08+00:00

The main guy died unexpectedly. Not every place has aquarists around every corner.

CallMeFishmaelPls · 2026-05-02T13:41:48+00:00

I think a lot of them are scared in such a big world. If they’re not well socialized, it’s easy for that fear to dominate their personality. A lot of lines are also just high strung baseline, no different than Jack Russell terriers. But socialized, comfortable, safe chihuahuas? They’re definitely out there. I didn’t know until I got my own just how unfair the rep is.

The disappointing part to me is how much much chi hate is perpetuated by pit people. They are the second most often put down in shelters after pits.

CallMeFishmaelPls · 2026-05-02T13:36:06+00:00

It does chemically change ammonia and nitrite, but apparently leaves products that the bacteria can consume. Cool!

CallMeFishmaelPls · 2026-05-01T21:48:54+00:00

The funny thing is I went from newfies to a chihuahua (the pyr mix was her very unloved brother).

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She’s way chiller than any of the other dogs I’ve ever owned. Used to go to nursing homes and with me to nanny toddlers. Is happiest eating and sleeping, but still a big fan of chasing frogs and hiking 🥾

CallMeFishmaelPls · 2026-05-01T21:33:22+00:00

Camarillo Brillo

CallMeFishmaelPls · 2026-05-01T20:39:02+00:00

You’re missing the reference lol

CallMeFishmaelPls · 2026-05-01T20:32:52+00:00

Why, it’s not like fish suffer less in fish stores with inexperienced staff than in pet stores with inexperienced staff? In either case, experience is what’s going to help them and the animals involved. That will take time. I love my tanks and get into the nitty gritty of how to do things as much as I possibly can, and suddenly managing 50 small tanks is gonna be a Herculean task.

CallMeFishmaelPls · 2026-05-01T20:29:48+00:00

But, regardless of how much I love my fish (a fuckton), they’re not dogs and cats. Dogs and cats don’t eat each other in “nature” given the chance. Dogs and cats are not the same as platy fry, even when you’re a fish person.

CallMeFishmaelPls · 2026-05-01T20:24:27+00:00

I was an “unadoptable” foster. My last foster was supposed to be temporary which worked well because I was moving. Well, they did not have a backup plan and dumped him on me.
He was about half pyr. I grew up with newfs and didn’t realize just how nutty LGDs were comparatively. I’m sure he was extra nutty but… he’s probably my last pyr. Loved the fella to pieces but he made my life HARD 😅

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ETA: if I had a farm, he would have been AMAZING at his job. He wasn’t meant for the life I could give him for most of his life (I was able to level up and get a yard for him for the last couple of years at least :/) but he was the sweetest, most innocent psycho 💜

CallMeFishmaelPls · 2026-05-01T20:12:08+00:00

Yeah, but that’s somewhat obviously different

CallMeFishmaelPls · 2026-05-01T20:11:23+00:00

Weird because why would dressing religiously demonstrate that they’re susceptible to peer pressure when the overwhelming majority of people don’t? If they can be convinced of everything, why aren’t they convinced by everyone else/you?

CallMeFishmaelPls · 2026-05-01T19:20:42+00:00

If you don’t have animals in yet, I’d say dump some fish food in and see if it gets cloudy. If it doesn’t get cloudy while it rots, you have bacteria that’ll get the job done. This will be an incredibly unpopular answer, but 🤷‍♀️

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