When I announced that Mr. Lyons and I decided to join the Land of Canine and get our first-ever dog, I never could have guessed how many people would email and ask what breed Josie was.
In the weeks since, I’ve learned that it’s a natural dog-related question, as when I meet people who have dogs, that’s what I ask first too. š
We knew she was a “Golden Retriever mix”, but beyond that had no other knowledge. We’ve now learned from three different dog-obedience trainers, working to curtail some of her jumpy-bitey-nippy exuberance (because my pile of now-ripped and need-to-be-repaired clothing continues to grow!). One of the trainers highly recommended we test her DNA and find out exactly what she’s made of.
Lo and beholdā¦
Josie has significantly more American Pit Bull and Australian Cattle Dog than she does Golden Retriever! And almost as much German Shepherd and Lab. I call her my Cinco dog, because she has good amounts of all five breeds. She’s growing by leaps and bounds and our favorite moments together are when I pull out the “squirrels in a tube” for some supervised play time.
