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Prepared for Nick H. | Delivered February 17, 2020
Toy Dog Breeds
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Goals
To identify a dog breed found on social media in order to find breeders for this breed of dog in the United States, particularly in California.
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Early Findings
A translation of the
Instagram page’s
description identifies the dog’s name as Cola, but unfortunately does not identify his or her breed. Similarly, translations of individual photo captions and hashtags fail to provide the dog’s breed.
While we were unable to provide an exact breed or
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we were able to identify several breeds which are similar in appearance to him/her, such as Shih
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, Maltese, Norwich Terrier, and West Highland White Terrier. More information about each, including their similarities and links to photos have been
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Popular Toy Breeds
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is a toy breed first developed in China. This breed of dog looks most similar to Cola in the Instagram post.
While this breed of dog has a similar face as Cola, the ears are not quite the same. This suggests that Cola may be a mixed breed.
The Maltese
is another toy breed which has a similar snout and eye set as that of Cola. The ears, however, are also not straight, which again indicates that Cola may be a toy mix.
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Maltese fur texture is also slightly different to that of Cola.
It is most helpful to look at mixed breed toy dogs, especially a Shih
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mix, which has facial features and a fur texture most similar to that of Cola. Attached is a picture of a
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mix breed toy dog
Another potential match is the
Norwich Terrier,
which has straight ears like Cola’s; however the shape of the ears is slightly different.
The
West Highland White Terrier
also has straight ears, albeit not quite as round as Cola’s. Because terriers are toy dogs with pointy ears, Cola may be a Shih
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and Terrier mix.
Photos of each of the aforementioned dog breeds have been provided in the attached Google Docs, along with links to the source material.
Designer Crossbreed Dogs
In order to better expand the options to find just the right breed of dog, we found a list of designer crossbreed toy dogs.
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Poodle =
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Toy Fox Terrier =
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Another registry for designer mixed breeds is the
Designer Breed Registry
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Specifically for crossbreeds, there is the
American Canine Hybrid Club
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