Our beloved, neurotic, and sometimes forgotten neglected pootch Ellie has always been a bit of a mystery. We got her from a shelter as a pup and her mom was a large pit bull type dog. Her dad was unknown. We get lots of comments, particularly from vets, that she is so cute and that her coloring is so interesting. So finally this Christmas my brother got us one of those breed DNA tests. So we swabbed Ellie's cheek and sent it off and waiting patiently for 6 weeks. Results... no primary breed (meaning she's not a pure bred or close to pure bred, no surprise). Her secondary breed (meaning the largest percentage of her) American Staffordshire Bull Terrier (one of the several pit bull breeds). And In the Mix (meaning has a trace or more amounts) of Doberman Pinscher and Rhodesian Ridgeback. TA DA! Obviously there is more in her, but the test only checks for 60 different breeds. And those are all larger dogs and Ellie is only 45 pounds, so some smaller type must be in there. So that's been our excitement of the week. Mike has been calling her "Ridgeback" all week. It certainly explains some of her bridle coloring and her strip of fur that those up along her spine when she's on alert. Clearly no one told Ellie she's a mix of some crazy aggressive breeds as Noah regularly beats her up, takes her bone, and tells her what to do!
Friday, February 19, 2010
Who's your daddy?
Our beloved, neurotic, and sometimes forgotten neglected pootch Ellie has always been a bit of a mystery. We got her from a shelter as a pup and her mom was a large pit bull type dog. Her dad was unknown. We get lots of comments, particularly from vets, that she is so cute and that her coloring is so interesting. So finally this Christmas my brother got us one of those breed DNA tests. So we swabbed Ellie's cheek and sent it off and waiting patiently for 6 weeks. Results... no primary breed (meaning she's not a pure bred or close to pure bred, no surprise). Her secondary breed (meaning the largest percentage of her) American Staffordshire Bull Terrier (one of the several pit bull breeds). And In the Mix (meaning has a trace or more amounts) of Doberman Pinscher and Rhodesian Ridgeback. TA DA! Obviously there is more in her, but the test only checks for 60 different breeds. And those are all larger dogs and Ellie is only 45 pounds, so some smaller type must be in there. So that's been our excitement of the week. Mike has been calling her "Ridgeback" all week. It certainly explains some of her bridle coloring and her strip of fur that those up along her spine when she's on alert. Clearly no one told Ellie she's a mix of some crazy aggressive breeds as Noah regularly beats her up, takes her bone, and tells her what to do!
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Back to cuteness, for now...
Noah's latest obession has been wearing around an old backpack. He calls it the "ackback." He discovered it on Saturday and has been wearing it around the house nearly everyday (usually with his pajamas). Recently he added the hat and cheesy bucktooth smile for effect. Charming, no?Wednesday, February 10, 2010
12-31-96
So here begins the big scanning war of 2010. For those of you who don't know Philie and Kathleen, that's Philie in the ridiculous gold dress and Kathleen in the 80s gear. The picture is from New Years, 1996, I think we must have had some themed party going on, I'm not really sure. This is merely in response to scanned photos they have posted on their blogs. I hope to be able to return to normal blogging fodder (cute pictures of Noah) soon. For now, enjoy this :)
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