What type of dog did I just see?

Bucket

I was walking back from central London today and went through St. John's Wood, which was nice apart from the pissing rain.

Anyway, I was sheltering from said rain under a tree when a couple of people walked by with their dogs, and one in particular caught my attention (because it was closest to me, I was in its path and I'm a bit jumpy around dogs) - it was something I'm not sure I recall seeing before, but I don't know what it was. Stand by for a description:

- It was completely black, no markings or anything that I could see.
- Facially it looked a little bit like a chow chow or something like that, but less pudgy.
- It was big and well-built - not Great Dane size, but much bigger than something like a Labrador. Despite the visual comparison to a chow chow that I just made, it wasn't a fat-looking dog - it was longer and more muscular.
- It had a noticeably thick, bushy tail that was quite long.
- The rest of its coat was short.

I'm just curious really... as I say, I'd not seen a dog that looked like it before and I'd be interested to know.

Anyone, any ideas?

Hootsmon

littlegreenman

Did it have any Green, Amber and Red lights on it?

Sassafras

guitarfishbay

One of these with a haircut?

guitarfishbay

hootsmon said:

Actual lol..

bodhi

Asian Bearcat.

Sassafras

If you were sheltering under a tree you're lucky it didn't piss on your shoes.
Or get struck by lightning.

Dominic

Tibetan Mastiff
  Cano Corsa
  ???

Sassafras

If it's St John's Wood it was probably one of these

octatonic

I'm guessing a Eurasier- they are a Chow/Samoyed/Keeshond mix, although they are classed as a pure breed now.

It might be a cross or a mixed breed.
You do get Chow/Molosser crosses but it could be anything.
The all black coat usually indicates that only one parent was necessarily black as black is usually a dominant genetic trait- (although it could be both).
A Chow Boerboel mix would look a bit like what you describe but it could easily be any breed that had one black parent.

FWIW Chow chows aren't 'fat' dogs- that is just their structure- they are mostly all fur, rather than fat.

ICBM

Bucket said:

- It was completely black, no markings or anything that I could see.
- Facially it looked a little bit like a chow chow or something like that, but less pudgy.
- It was big and well-built - not Great Dane size, but much bigger than something like a Labrador. Despite the visual comparison to a chow chow that I just made, it wasn't a fat-looking dog - it was longer and more muscular.
- It had a noticeably thick, bushy tail that was quite long.
- The rest of its coat was short.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Jaguar.jpg/1200px-Jaguar.jpg

Bygone_Tones

Zoolooter

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=black+kutta&client=safari&hl=en-gb&prmd=ivsn&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiY1YnK8qzWAhXGAMAKHV6WB9EQ_AUIEigB&biw=320&bih=460#imgrc=vBxjovLmDjUibM:

Bucket

octatonic said:

I'm guessing a Eurasier- they are a Chow/Samoyed/Keeshond mix, although they are classed as a pure breed now.

It might be a cross or a mixed breed.
You do get Chow/Molosser crosses but it could be anything.
The all black coat usually indicates that only one parent was necessarily black as black is usually a dominant genetic trait- (although it could be both).
A Chow Boerboel mix would look a bit like what you describe but it could easily be any breed that had one black parent.

FWIW Chow chows aren't 'fat' dogs- that is just their structure- they are mostly all fur, rather than fat.

Just looked up Eurasier - relatively close, especially in facial structure, but it was definitely short-haired and the tail was different. It was also longer and a bit less stocky in build. The only way I can describe it is to say it looked like a fox's tail in shape, but slightly smaller.

Out of curiosity, I just googled "chow chow akita mix" and actually, it looked quite like this but black, and as I say, with a shorter coat and that weird fox-like tail:

http://www.101dogbreeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Akita-Chow.jpg

holnrew

I was thinking Newfoundland. My mum has a Newfy crossed with a Pyranean, he fits the description.

RandallFlagg

Hound of the Baskervilles? Or was it Scooby Doo?

Bridgehouse

I was out walking the dog today, which is a black mongrel, when I spotted some pervert hiding in the woods taking photos. I managed to get a quick shot on my phone for the police

octatonic

Bucket said:

octatonic said:

I'm guessing a Eurasier- they are a Chow/Samoyed/Keeshond mix, although they are classed as a pure breed now.

It might be a cross or a mixed breed.
You do get Chow/Molosser crosses but it could be anything.
The all black coat usually indicates that only one parent was necessarily black as black is usually a dominant genetic trait- (although it could be both).
A Chow Boerboel mix would look a bit like what you describe but it could easily be any breed that had one black parent.

FWIW Chow chows aren't 'fat' dogs- that is just their structure- they are mostly all fur, rather than fat.

Just looked up Eurasier - relatively close, especially in facial structure, but it was definitely short-haired and the tail was different. It was also longer and a bit less stocky in build. The only way I can describe it is to say it looked like a fox's tail in shape, but slightly smaller.

Out of curiosity, I just googled "chow chow akita mix" and actually, it looked quite like this but black, and as I say, with a shorter coat and that weird fox-like tail:

http://www.101dogbreeds.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Akita-Chow.jpg

Well it could be a Shiba Inu- but they aren't usually all black.
They look like this:

Flink_Poyd

Emp_Fab

hootsmon said:

I don't think I've seen a post with more LOLs on here !