r/Brindledbabes

Took the Embark dog DNA test -- 50% Belgian Malinois, 38% American Bully, and 12% Heinz 57. She's an absolute pistol and absolutely obssessed with every move I make.

My girl isn't quite 5 months yet and she's almost as tall as my moms 5 year old female black lab and my girl currently weighs 40lbs. I was actually shocked.

The first pic is her June 10th the other ones arnt long ago.

I adopted her so she's just a genetic soup really. They said she was boxer mix lol I'm not asking for genetic info or help, I just wanted to show off my girl who I think is beautiful 🥰🖤

Her ears either both flip backward or just ONE flips on top of her head lol

Welp, maybe I should have seen this coming, but about 6mo after taking Archie in and posting him everywhere and introducing him to friends and family, my senior tabby cat Chester passed peacefully but unexpectedly in his sleep, and I just knew in the week that followed that I absolutely did not have the heart to also part with Archie anytime soon, so reader, I adopted him, and he has fully stepped into the role of resident old man around here lol

It really blows my mind what an amazing job the foster coordinator did matching him with us; he fits right in to my space and lifestyle and routine, and he has charmed even his sister-dog, Kira, who was EXTREMELY skeptical when he arrived back in December 😂 They play together all the time now, and take turns patrolling the apartment and napping. His big goofy smile absolutely melts my heart every time, and he makes me laugh all the time too just by being his humongous doofus self. My favorite is when he's napping and he hears me say his name and he doesn't move at all but his tail starts wagging like crazy 🥹😭🥰

There was definitely a shift in my mindset and in my emotions once I knew he was staying; while I was fostering I avoided telling him I loved him or calling him My Sweet Doggie while holding his big fat head in my hands and scritching behind both ears; I was so determined not to get too attached haha but I swear, knowing he was mine unlocked chambers of my heart I didn't even know existed, and I KNOW he can tell the difference; he has blossomed with joy and confidence I had never seen from him before. God I really just love this dog so freaking much!! lol

So that's my story. First attempt at fostering was a big fat fail in the best of ways 😄 Archie is already 9yo, which is very old for a dog of his size, so we might not have a ton of time together, but I'm going to enjoy every second while I can. And I have a feeling I'll be heading straight back to the shelter for another senior foster whenever the time comes ❤️

4 year old Mirri is 50% Dutch shepherd 38% cattle dog and 12% pitbull. She’s my high drive pet/love of my life.

1.5 year old Ludo is 100% Dutch shepherd. He’s my working dog- he’s a PSA prospect that’s giving me a run for my money lol

She loved it!

Barbara, age 11 months, sitting on her brother Walter who is 1 year, 8 months.

Our newest pup she’s 8 months and tiny 🥹

For the last two years we had been dealing with what were initially diagnosed as allergies. He had sneezing fits and blood tinged mucus (not heavy blood). We had multiple vet visits trying to get to the bottom of this. The vet said the next step was a CT Scan and Rhinoscopy ($$$$) at the better equipped regional ER, and I scheduled it for earlier this summer.

The initial prognosis wasn't good. They found a small tumor in his nose growing in the tissue behind the roof of his mouth. They said it was likely nasal cancer (the aggressive kind) which generally doesn't have a good outcome. An untreated dog would be dead in months. After the initial shock (lots of sobbing), I was a bit confused... He wasn't acting sick in any way and we've been dealing with this for nearly 2 years!

Welp, I get another call from the vet a few days later... They asked me "he's from Central America right?". I confirmed that I found him on the beach in El Salvador. The vet explained the new prognosis of TVT (look it up, it's INTERESTING). They said it's extremely rare up here in New England but common in Central America. The vet had only seen a couple of cases that were all on genitals (TVT is usually sexually transmitted) and had never seen a case up the nose.

The best part of the new diagnosis was that he would only need 4 mild chemo treatments, and given his young age and general health they expect him to make a full recovery with no impact to his quality or length of life. We just finished up round 4 and got to ring the bell! He has no side effects from the chemo, his sneezing and nose are completely better. The vet cleared him and all we have to do now is a follow up CT scan in two weeks.

I was so emotional after ringing the bell and started crying. I've lost two beloved cats to cancer and being able to ring that bell and know that my boy will be ok was overwhelming. Treatment was incredibly expensive ($15k-ish all in all) but it was absolutely worth it. Tigre is the best and I love him so much, and I hope we have a long time together.

Enjoy

This is Willow Bark. We adopted her from a rescue 2 weeks ago. Unknown breed. Def some sort of bully breed with the ears. Excited to get her wisdom panel DNA results. She is a snuggly Velcro dog when she isn’t having the zoomies. So blessed to be her adoptive parents. 💕
UPDATE: We got her DNA results back. No catahoula at all. She’s 36% staffordshire terrier, 32% pit bull, 11% beagle, 4% chow chow, 2% Boston terrier (and a bunch of 1%s)
I’m so happy I have another little pittie/terrier girl. 💕