THE RESULTS!! What is Izzy...

Drum roll please...

Izzy is between 37-74% Yorkshire Terrier

 

and between 20-36% Papillon

 and between 10-19% Collie

and less than 10% Greyhound

And probably a lot other breeds, but these are the four that stood out on the DNA test. Now we have to figure out what you call a Yorkie/Papillon/Collie/Greyhound. Yorpicolhound?

So what do you think? Can you see any of these in Izzy? Honestly, I can see the Greyhound in the way she sprints around the house, her ears are kinda like a Papillon, but the others... not so sure. (Did you know that a Greyhound mix is called a Lurcher?)

I decided to search some different combinations of these breeds and see if any of them resembled our little dog. 

Yorkie-Papillon mix

Greyhound-Terrier mix

Collie-Greyhound mix

Papillon-Greyhound mix

(Yes, a lot of Greyhound mixes but for some reason they're easier to find than the others.) 

So I'm seeing a few that kinda resemble Izzy but I think the Greyhound should be higher than the Collie - which I don't see in her at all. I wonder what breeds may have come from the Collie or the Grayhound that maybe they don't test for. What do you think? Was the DNA test accurate or do you think they're completely off?

As for the contest, there was only ONE person who guessed even one of the breeds. MaryR guessed Greyhound, so her little Yorkie-mix, Holly, will get a package of chewies (which she doesn't have to share when Izzy comes visits in a few weeks). :)

Btw, I want to thank my mom for getting the DNA test for us for Christmas. People are constantly asking us what kind of dog she is because she is really unique and quite a sweetie. It's been fun trying to figure out what she is and now the mystery is over. We have a Yorpicolhound! :)

CONTEST!! What is Izzy?

 Yes, yes, she's a dog. But what kind of dog?

We just got her DNA test back and we were surprised! I was guessing Chiweenie (Chihuahua and Dachshund), and Jason thought she was a designer dog, but not sure what. However we now know she is neither of these. She is a combination of four different kinds of breeds (and possibly more but they weren't on the test). None of these breeds were more than 60% dominant.

So here's the contest: Guess the breed!

Post in the comments below what breeds you think came up on Izzy's DNA test. Please list no more than 4 breeds, and list the breeds from greatest percentage to the lowest. (This will be used in case of a tie.) The contest ends Monday night at 10pm when the DNA results and the winner are announced.

The person who guesses the closest wins a package of chewies. If you are not a dog owner, the chewies (or the monetary equivalent) will be donated to the pet shelter of your choice.

I've posted some pictures of our precious pup to help you out. She weighs approximately 15 pounds and is about 2 years old. If you have any questions you'd like to ask regarding her personality or temperament, please ask in the comments below.

Have fun and good luck!! :)

Wanna see our doggie?

So last week I pulled out my cell phone to show my coworkers pictures of Izzy (aka Iz, Izzers, and Baby Dog) and I started noticing something about all the pictures I had...

The day we got Izzy

On the lazy boy with her daddy

Riding on my lap in the car

On the other lazy boy waiting for Jason to come home

On the end of the bed

This is what I call the squish-face.

More squish-face (squished between daddy with the tan blanket and mommy with the pink blanket)

Really? Every picture I have is of Izzy sleeping? So I checked our photos from the trip to Florida and found more of snoozing Izzy...

In the front of the car (squirrel!)

In the back of the car (yes, she was sleeping)

In Florida

In the back of the car on the way home (yes, she was sleeping)

Another shot in the back of the car

Back in the front of the car

In Izzy's defense, on an 18-hour car ride there really isn't much for a dog to do other than sleep and wait for the next rest break. She did try to help me with su doku - if you count chewing on my pencil as helping.

Honestly our dog does A LOT more than sleep. She's part terrier (we think) and I swear she rarely slows down. If you've ever met her, I'm sure you'd testify to this.

I'm sorry, am I boring you?

All I can think is that the only time I get a chance to take a picture of Izzy is when she's holding still. And the only time she's holding still is when she's sleeping. I guess I need to start trying a bit hard of getting pictures of Izzers in her natural form - zipping around. Maybe video? (Stay tuned...)

Happiest Place on Earth - the Dog Beach!

Last week, while we were in Florida, we took our little dog, Izzy, to a dog beach. It's on the gulf coast near Fort Myers. It wasn't the easiest place to find and once we got there all we saw were some cars - no people, no dogs. We found some signs giving us directions about doggie doo, so we knew we were in the right place. We walked out to the beach and looked to the right and saw a sand bar with about 20 dogs and lots of humans.

(Click on photos to see a larger size.)

We left Izzy on her leash at first, unsure if she'd feel safe with all the other dogs. In no time she was wanting to run around with the other dogs, so we took her leash off. We were still a bit nervous about the big dogs running up to her, but she just had a great time sniffing and running around.

We ended up spending about an hour watching Izzy interact with the other dogs. We were wondering if she'd go into the water and at first she had no interest in getting her feet wet. But then her desire to play with doggies on another sand bar got to be too much and in she went!

Here's a quick movie of Izzy running through the water. She was having so much fun!

(Click on the video to see regular size on youtube.com)

And then she met a couple of dachshunds. Watching her run around with those two little dogs really made me realize how much doxie she has in her!

The rest of the pictures are just a few more pictures I wanted to share with you. The day was cloudy and a bit chilly but then sun really wanted to come out.

 

We tried to leave a couple of times but she'd go running back to play with a group of dogs. Finally she started to walk with us and she seemed okay with leaving.

Needless to say, when we got home little Izzy got a quick bath and I think she slept really great that night. No doubt she dreamed of running up and down that beach with all those new friends.