posted on October 10, 2006 09:12:24 PM
You've all been so helpful in the past. The dog on the left looks like a lab. Are the others just muscular mutts or are they an identifiable breed? TIA. OT - Goodbye Doodles and condolences to Neglus. He had a happy and peaceful life.
posted on October 10, 2006 10:13:11 PM
Given the age and origin of the card, the yellow dog is probably not a Labrador retriever. They're probably NOT purebred dogs, though the one in the center has the look of one of the many French pointing breeds rarely, if ever, seen in the US--and there are A LOT of breeds that have never made it across the Atlantic. They're most likely just random farm dogs, earning their keep by pulling the wagon.
posted on October 11, 2006 06:00:47 AM
BELGIQUE is Belgium in French. I don't know what the rest says. Maybe those are some of your French Pointers.
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When I first saw the Boisens' dogs, my initial thought was, "Hey, it's a German shorthaired pointer shrunk down to Brittany size." I'm sure this wasn't the first time the Braque has been mistaken for a GSP, nor will it be the last. The similarities to the GSP are striking, with the most obvious physical difference being size.
Phil Knape noted another physical difference from the GSP. "A Braque's head is shaped more like an English Pointer--not as 'houndy' as the GSP," Knape said.
posted on October 11, 2006 07:19:57 AM
I'll bet they are mutts. The one on the left may be part Belgian Mastiff (which is extinct) but does not have the dark muzzle. Thanks for the condolences...we miss Doodle but know it was time :
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posted on October 11, 2006 10:31:05 AM
Thanks all. I'm pretty sure these doggies are hitched to a milk cart, common in Belgium in 1900. Guess I'll go the safe route and call them working dogs.
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