"I'm not a duck."
Friday, March 6, 2009
The Famous Breton Stance
There has been conversation around the office as to how people are going to tell the Nova Scotia dogs apart from each other when they all move into the adult program, especially the girls. Does anyone else's dog stand with their feet pointed out like a duck?
"I'm not a duck."
"I'm not a duck."
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
I checked Sierra who is now nearly six months, and her front feet do toe out a bit. However, I think because her front legs are quite a bit wider set apart it is not as noticeable as Breton.
ReplyDeleteI agree these dogs are quite hard to tell apart. I'm used to Brittany Spaniels which usually all have quite unique patterns to their coat. What I've noticed so far is that this breeding tends to have two slightly different builds. Some are quite stocky, with larger heads/bodies, and broad shorter noses. Others are more trim and slim looking. Sierra looks like she is headed for the heavy stocky build type. She's hit 50 lbs already.
I've also noticed that some have very soft coats, and others like Sierra have hair on their back that is almost like wire.
Still I find it hard to tell them apart quickly. Sierra does have a few white hairs on her belly, and interestingly one single white hair on her left shoulder that sticks almost straight out. It's good for an ID.
We've solved the issue partly with a florescent pink collar that makes her easy to pick out. But when the collar is off, it is another story. The good news so far is that we have always come home with the right dog. At least I think we have. At the next class after a particularily bad one, Maria did ask me if it was the same dog as last time!