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Spot chewing on a bone

Ever since Farmer (that’s my new blog name for my hubby since we live on a farm and all) brought home Spot three months ago, we’ve tried to figure out what his mutt mixture is.

We knew two things – he’s part Labrador because he has webbed feet, and he’s a GIANT puppy. So giant that at roughly 4 months of age, he’s bigger than our beagle and is half the size of Honey, our full-grown Chow/Collie mix. Just look at those paws! They’re whoppers!

A friend suggested maybe he had Husky in him, so Saturday night I googled “lab husky mix puppy” – not even close. But I did hit the jackpot since one of the shelters that had a lab/husky also had a lab/boxer.

The photo of the lab/boxer, also known as a Boxador, looked exactly like Spot except in a different color. I googled “Boxador,” and yep, it was like looking at Spot’s family tree.

So now we know that not only will we have a GIANT puppy, we’ll have a GIANT dog weighing in somewhere around 70ish pounds. Of course, I had to read the special note that said some male Boxadors reach 100 pounds or more. Sheesh!

Even though we know Spot has Boxer and Labrador in him, we also think he has some type of hound dog mixed in. Why? Well, his spots are a little odd for the Boxer or Labrador, and he howls just like our beagle.

This morning I heard an awful racket outside not long after I got out of the shower. I traipsed over to the bedroom window and discovered Rusty, my father-in-law’s Australian Shepherd, and Spot sitting in our yard with their noses up in the air howling. I think Rusty was giving Spot howling lessons and they were trying to sing a duet.

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