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Viewing Single Post From: Frank, Staffie X Bulldog, 3 years old
piwoodhouse	Jun 24 2009, 10:15 PM
Total Gas Bag! Posts: 3,970 Group: Full Members Member #282 Joined: August 18, 2006	I can understand BorderDawn's point of view but in this particular case, I don't think the perceived damage is that great. Shar Peis and Staffies alike have a history of being used to protect their owners and for fighting, the only difference being geographical. So it isn't as if someone would be adopting Frank expecting him to behave like a Shih Tzu. We've often had dogs in rescue that are very hard to identify and frequently we will just give our best guess as to what breeds have gone into the mix. An early photo of Frank showed the 'mallet' profile I've seen on a Shar Pei, plus his mange has admittedly created the skin folds you expect to see in this breed and so while I think he a million times more likely to be a staffie cross than a more exotic oriental breed I can understand why he was so described. I don't think Lynne has intended to misrepresent or deceive nor to gain any advantage by labelling him as she has, though to prevent any comeback on the rescue it might be prudent to add a question mark after Shar Pei, thus making it absolutely clear that his heritage is a guess.


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