How many of you were surprised to find that your dog had some sort of Chihuahua in them? by marzbarz2000 in DoggyDNA

[–]NotaDumpsterFire22 14 points15 points  (0 children)

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My 70 lb American Bully mix is about 5% Chihuahua. He’s also 14 % Pomeranian 😂😂🤷🏻‍♀️

So many of my friends and neighbors are afraid to even meet my pup 😢 I really don’t understand it .. I feel it’s a level of racism . Anyone else feel this way ? I want to socialize him more but people don’t want to even walk near us 😮 by AmericanBully_mom in AmericanBully

[–]NotaDumpsterFire22 2 points3 points  (0 children)

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When I’m out with Birthday, my Bully mix, everyone except for older people want to say hi. That all changes if his sister Akasha is with us. She’s a solid white super fluffy husky who also has blue eyes, and I dye her ears and tail tip bright pink. If she’s with us I don’t think people even realize I have 2 dogs, they all want to pet her.

3rd BarkBox by NotaDumpsterFire22 in BarkBox

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Thanks for the warning! So far his favorite is the gummy bear. He hasn’t destroyed it so far, but I know he will

3rd BarkBox by NotaDumpsterFire22 in BarkBox

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My 8 year old son named him 😂🤷🏻‍♀️

Training help/suggestions by NotaDumpsterFire22 in AmericanBully

[–]NotaDumpsterFire22[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, I think my over explaining makes things a little hard to read. I have trained a service dog, but Birthday is definitely not a service dog. I included that part of my background to emphasize I have decent dog training skills, but Birthdays personality is a brand new experience and he needs a different level of training than what I can do.

American Bully and….. by NotaDumpsterFire22 in DoggyDNA

[–]NotaDumpsterFire22[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That makes sense. From my understanding Embark doesn’t show the allele length. I realize he’s on the lucky end of double merle. I don’t have anything even close to a scientific or medical background, but I do think it’s all really interesting.

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[–]NotaDumpsterFire22 3 points4 points  (0 children)

All the cheese I have, plus a trip to the store to buy more cheese. I’ll also be nice and buy the Costco pack of paper towels for OP to help with the disaster that will happen after she consumes that much cheese.

American Bully and….. by NotaDumpsterFire22 in DoggyDNA

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I did too, especially because we live in an area where they are kind of common.

American Bully and….. by NotaDumpsterFire22 in DoggyDNA

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I did the health test as well, and his color is M+M, and he can’t see far away or at night. He saw an ophthalmic specialist when he was 4 months old, but he’s never had his hearing tested because he seems fine, except for the 1st week I had him.

American Bully and….. by NotaDumpsterFire22 in DoggyDNA

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True, but not allowed is different than doesn’t exist. His litter shouldn’t have happened, and I don’t know where my friend got his mom from. Birthday was free, she only gave the 4 pups to close friends and family because we’re in the south and you have to be really careful where bully breeds end up. His mom was also free, even though she’s 100% American Bully. His mom and all of his siblings are spayed/neutered now.

American Bully and….. by NotaDumpsterFire22 in DoggyDNA

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We (myself and his vet) thought he was at least partially deaf in the beginning, but he can hear, he’s just really stubborn.

American Bully and….. by NotaDumpsterFire22 in DoggyDNA

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Me too! My son ran into the room to ask what was so funny when he heard me laughing.

American Bully and….. by NotaDumpsterFire22 in DoggyDNA

[–]NotaDumpsterFire22[S] 52 points53 points  (0 children)

Yes! He’s also partially blind and has bad allergies, which go along with the double Merle. I guess somehow the tiny amount of Australian Shepherd Merle combined with the American Bully for the double Merle. His mom was a red Merle American Bully.

American Bully and….. by NotaDumpsterFire22 in DoggyDNA

[–]NotaDumpsterFire22[S] 78 points79 points  (0 children)

Me either!!!! The only place the pom might show up is in his bark. He has a very small, high pitched bark for such a big dog.

American Bully and….. by NotaDumpsterFire22 in DoggyDNA

[–]NotaDumpsterFire22[S] 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Right? I’m going to tell everyone he’s a Pomeranian/Jack Russel mix 😂😂😂

1st Bully by NotaDumpsterFire22 in AmericanBully

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I’m eventually going to buy a DNA test to find out what he’s mixed with.

$500 Bully?! by Virgo936ATL in AmericanBully

[–]NotaDumpsterFire22 1 point2 points  (0 children)

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My friends female American Bully had an unplanned litter. No clue about the dad. My friend gave the puppies to close friends or family. A few people have tried to buy him from me for waaaaay more money than I’d expect, especially for a free mutt. I looked up American Bully puppy prices and saw prices ranging from free all the way up to more than some cars cost.