Our AC won't even make anything they think is a pit available for adoption, and if your dog fits the description and it gets picked up wandering loose, you'll have a devil of a time getting it back. When you have so many problem owners/breeders, I guess the paranoia is justified.
Something a lot of the deer hunters around here run are referred to as "Beagle Hounds;" as you said, they can vary quite a bit, with the only truly consistent feature being that they are a bit on the small side.
Never seen a Redbone before - nice animal! I just looked 'em up, seems they have some Bloodhound in the background of the breed . . . . it shows, doesn't it?
For me, your pup's chest and legs were the giveaway. I've never seen any other breed with forelimbs that are constructed quite like the Walkers that I have seen. You threw me off when you mentioned the busy road - I thought perhaps you were hinting at something intended to discourage unwanted...
OK, I've already renounced any claim to expertise, so I've nothing to lose . . . . I've been thinking some sort of coonhound, perhaps a Walker? . . . . and, hmmm, Doberman?
I bow to your expertise - I certainly don't claim to be an expert on any dog breed. The last time I looked up anything regarding the GSD would have been at least 40 years ago. I had a vague memory regarding something about a DQ regarding black shepherds, but perhaps it had to do with the size of...
But don't you see, that's not the point. GSD's can come in solid black (if I recall, solid black isn't showable, but still, that's what some people think they want). In fact, I daresay that as unusual as solid black GSD's are, there are waaaaay more of them than there are fawns, simply because...
Are you saying she has a nose, and a tail, and so does a Shepherd, therefore they are the same breed?
The Malinois is supposed to have black ticking all over its coat, it isn't meant to be a clear, pure fawn with no dark hairs anywhere else on its body besides the muzzle. If your marks on the...
Why is it that people see a fawn colored dog with a black mask and think it is a German Shepherd? Shepherds don't even come in that color.
Incidentally, this is not a German Shepherd (though it bears a strong resemblance to Jade) :