I know when I am helping Second Chance on Adoption Days people are always asking what "breed" the dog is. I tell them Mamma wasn't particular and Daddy was a traveling man...... I have several dogs with tongue freckles and have been asked several times if they are part Chow.......LMAO! Mo > Every dog that comes in having erect ears or being some vesion of > black/tan > is generally a GSD or "GSD mix". > Almost all black dogs are "Lab mixes" or dogs with wiry or scruffy coats > are > "terrier mixes". Black spots on the tongue will automatically make it a > "Chowmix". > Most people do not know one breed from another. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================