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Originally Posted by Drolefille
Quite true, my first dog was supposed to be a medium dog, shepherd/chow mix. They thought he was chow because of his curled tail  stupid shelter. But he was a very happy shepherd/lab (I mistyped when I said golden) 100 pound doggie until he died of an autoimmune disease when he was four 
New doggie was rescued all grown up. (Already housetrained!) You can get a small mix breed, usually you can tell about what they'll be. My first dog was larger when we got him as a puppy than most toy/small breeds are full grown.
And dachsund is a good idea, they can be sweeties |
I think we may have had a similar mixed breed! My dog was a retriever/shepherd/chow mix! He didn't have the curly tail but the strange colored tongue and the fur.