Wednesday, November 26, 2008

To Rott or not to Rott?

I took Buffy to her first vet appointment yesterday and learned something very interesting. The vet asked what breed Buffy was and I told her she was a Rottweiler/German Shepherd mix according to the Humane Society and you know what she had to say to that? "I don't think so." She says if this puppy really is two months old she's way too small to be a Rottweiler and her paws aren't big enough. In any case she guessed that Buffy is most likely a Shiba Inu mix. The vet thinks Buffy is a Shiba Inu because of her curly tail and because she screams. I've blogged about how loud she can whine to the point where it sounds like she's screaming. Apparently this is a big Shiba Inu trait, who knew? The vet said she's definitely a mix because her tail isn't fluffy like a Shiba Inu's is and her ears don't stand up. She wasn't sure what else Buffy's mixed with and said they could make a better guess when she grows up a little so who knows what kind of pup we actually have. It'll be really interesting to see how she turns out. Don't worry, we love her no matter what! She's just now our cute little Shiba Inu mix instead of our cute little Rottweiler/German Shepherd mix.

On another puppy note, Buffy had her first bath yesterday. I recorded some of it and you can hear some of her whining but it didn't really get to screaming volume. She can get way worse than she gets in the video.


4 comments:

Courtney said...

That is so interesting! I guess that totally explains how tiny she is. Are you going to get that genetic testing done?

Candice said...

I know! Crazy, huh!? I forgot to ask the vet about the genetic testing but if it doesn't cost too much I'd like to do it.

The Petterssons said...

Buffy is so cute!!

Anonymous said...

Hilarious video of Buffy getting a bath. She hasn't changed much huh? Mom