u/Cosmic_Cosmos82

This is Tenko, my late pup. He passed away around this time last year. I just found this subreddit, and thought I might as well post here, just for fun, and out of curiosity.

While he was still with us, we joked he was a "purebred good boy", and speculated on what he could be. My guess was a pitbull mix, because of his facial features. He was definitely some sort of bully mix. My mom thought he was a boxer mix. One of her friends, who used to work as a veterinary assistant I think, said he might be a boxer/beagle based on his dental structure. He has very floppy ears that sort of perked about half way up, a curly tail, and was very stocky around his chest and shoulders. He came up to my knees and weighed about 45-50lbs. He was very muscular, largely because he always had to keep up with teo German Shepherds. They liked to play chase around the yard, and he'd go full speed until they tackled him. Despite being half their height, he was almost as fast as them sometimes.

He was very cuddly and affectionate, and would be content to just sit in my lap and be pet all day if he could. He also loved hugs. When i came home, I'd crouch down, he'd jump up with his paws on my shoulders, and I'd carry him for a bit. He absolutely loved it. He was playful, and got along with our two shepherds. He was also very territorial, over me, food, and toys. Though I believe this was partly because of his background. We got him from a shelter the same day he came in. He was very skittish, and we suspected he was abused(spooked easily, scared of sudden movements, heavy flinching, deathly afraid of the broom at first. He was still uneasy around it but trusted me enough to sweep right by his feet by the time he passed, which was at the age of 3), and then ended up on the streets for a month or two. He was around 4-6 months then.

What do you think he could be?

I have rewritten this post twice, why doesn't reddit auto save and why does it refresh when you leave for literally less than 5 seconds. I left to give it camera access and it was gone. :')

Anywho. Hi!
This is my little old lady Bella. She's 8 years old this month, and we've had her since she was 6mo. I would've taken her sooner, but we live on a 45mph road with no sidewalk, and it's directly connected to a major highway not too far down from the house. I finally found an old gravel road not too far away, and took her down it this morning. She had tons of fun, and sniffed everything in reach.
We got some training in, and she was very good about following the leash and staying close to me. She got some good treats as a reward :)

She has an old injury and started limping a bit more than usual, but i let her keep going since she seemed fine aside from that and was having a ball. I did stick to the grass and dirt next to the gravel after that, and checked to make sure she didn't step on something, and she was very polite and let me hold her paw to do so. We explored around the outside of an abandoned trailer home on the way back, and a couple other spots to let her snuffle around. She was very good and had a grand old time. I'll be adding this to our routine, and rotating with our other male GSD, Jund. Maybe I'll drag my sibling along so we can take both. We could all use it. Plus, it'll help knock off and manage that little bit of excess weight she's built up recently so she can be as healthy and happy as possible. 💜🪻

Found on Pinterest as the title suggests, image sesrched it and found a FB post. So the chances are up there.

Reasons i flag it as AI:
The posture is odd for the camera angle, I've never seen markings like that (specifically the way they blend and how the brown is a different shade and more concentrated in some areas and the black is all over the place), there's no shadow i can see (yes it's cloudy so the lighting is diffused but there would still be SOMETHING), the bushes/trees in the background seem a bit off, the proportions are a bit odd, etc. Need a second opinion.

I've been into horses my whole life and have researched genetics and colorations, breeds, etc. I'm not a professional or expert but i know enough to identify most things about a horse, with exceptions of course but again not an expert or professional. So the horse itself is giving a few flags for me.