"Bogus Dog" List
Doug McGuire
As promised, here's the collected list of "bogus dog names," garnered
from r.p.d and the "There Ain't No Such Thing as..." thread.
Most are simple misspellings, some are simple misconceptions, some are
pure fun. On the suggestion of at least one respondent, I've tried to
identify the official breed name along with the others.
Enjoy!
Doug McGuire
djmc...@amoco.com
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Dog "Breeds"
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Shetland Sheepdog:
Miniature Collie
Shetland Collies
Toy Collie
Baby Lassie
Collie:
Lassie-Dog
Lassie
Collie Dog
Rottweiler:
Rockgrowler
Rockwielder
Rockweiler
Rot Wilder
Ratwilder
Rottwilder
Rockminer
Rockbiter
Rotifer
Weimaraner:
Warmaranger
Weinerama
Weimerheimer
Weimerimer
Wiemaraner
Wineraner
Dachshund:
Dotson
Datsun
Dash Hound
Doxens
Dacschounds
Dashound
Wiener Dog
Dutchound
Vizsla:
Red Weimaraner
Vichla
Hungarian Vizsla
Akita:
King Chow
Ikeda
I-kee-a
Samoyed:
Samolean
Samoyed Husky
Samoyan Husky
Samolian
Miscellaneous:
Golden Lab
Champagne Lab
English Lab
Giant Poodle
American Eskimo Spitz
Miniature Chihuahuas
King Chow Spaniel
Boston Bull Terrier
Golden Setter
Pitte Bull
Himalanean (sorry, this one's a cat)
Saluki Greyhound
Housedog
Black Irish Setter
Griffin
Miniature Pinscher:
Miniature Doberman
Miniture Pincher
Doberman Pinscher:
Doverman Pinser
Doberman Pincher
Lhasa Apso:
Lassie Apsas
Lapso Apso
Lopsa Opsa
Lhasa Opsa
Lopser Opser
Lhaso Apso
Lhapsa Alpso
Shih Tzu:
Shit Zoo
Shi-Zhu
Shitzu
Bichon Frise:
Beechon Freezer
Bitchin' Frizzie
Bitchen Freeze
Bernese Mountain Dog:
Burmese Mtn. Dog
Dalmatian:
Dalmation
Spot Dog
Bouvier des Flandres:
Boo-v-air Dez Flanders
Bouvier de Flanders
Cairn Terrier:
Caring Terrier
Carin Terrier
Karen Terrier
(Welsh) Corgi:
Corky
Belgian Sheepdog:
Belgian Shepherd
Belgium Shepard
Newfoundland:
Newfundler
Black St. Bernard
Bedlington Terrier:
Bedlam Terrier
Great Pyrenees:
Great Pyranese
Pekingese:
Pekinese
Chihuaua:
Chiwauala
Chihauhau
German Shepherd Dog:
German Shepard
German Shepherd
German Shepperd
German Shephard
German Sheperd
German Sheppard
German Police dog
Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier:
Soft-Coated Wheaton Terrier
Alaskan Malamute:
Alaskan Mellowmute
Malemute
Shiba Inu:
Sheba Inu
Shiba Imu
Pomeranian:
Pomperanean
Pommeranian
Belgian Tervuren:
Belgian Trevarian
Whippet:
Miniature Greyhound
Toy Greyhound
Greyhound:
Giant Whippet
Manchester Terrier:
Manchester Terrior
Australian Shepherd:
Australian Sheepdog
Poodles (all kinds):
French Poodle
Giant Poodle
Tea-Cup Poodle
Puddle
Pharoah Hound
Pharoh Hound
Basenji
Besinji
Keeshond
Keeshound
Giant Schnauzer
Great Snautcher
Giant Schnauser
Brittany
Brittany Spaniel
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And some related comments that were too good to edit:
:and let's not forget all of those poo breeds ie. cockapoo, terripoo etc.
:a local pet store was once busted for selling these dogs as purebred.
>and the ever famous "poo'breeds, is peke-a-poo, cock-a-poo, terri-poo
>you get the picture.
:I saw "Schnoodles" for sale in the paper today. They were claimed to be
:non-shedding...
>"Is that a Samoyed Husky?"
>"Yes he is. And don't call me husky!"
>--
>Bob Alman
:And one that I have YET to figure out, Lab owners who think Yellow,
:Chocolate and Black Labradors are each a breed!
>And according to my father-in-law, my dogs are Laboratory Retrievers.
>:-)
:We've been passing our dog off as a Montanna Blue Dog.
:Never found anyone to challenge me on it yet :-)
>How about a Shih-Poo-Pom? Seriously. This was advertised in our
>paper today.
:Skye-cocka-poo-poos. We didn't advertise 'em though (they were shelter pups
:-- whelped at a friend's apartment then lived in my house for a while). But
:that's what we called 'em.
:Mom was a Skye Terrier X Poodle -- we think. She was found with a cockapoo
:male, and the puppies looked like him.
>Today's paper had an ad for West-Pom's. Now I know that this is a place in
>Florida, but since I saw it advertised in the dog ads...
:giant collies *
:
:* This one was new to me. A lot of people don't realize that there is such
:a thing as a collie that is not sable w/ a white ruff, nor that there are
:smooth collies. But evidently there are a lot of people who think that
:"miniature collies" are actually real collies, making their collie cousins
:giant collies. And given the prevalance (in this area) of border-collie-
:game-herding, many people think that border collies are actually collies,
:making the collie some sort of giant collie.
>When I'm taking my Kees out, I've had people call them huskies, chows,
>and even racoons. Sometimes they don't believe me when I correct them.
:...a wrinkle-dog.
:As in when my Shar-Pei, Sumo and I go for a walk, someone says "Oh,
:you have one of those wrinkle-dogs!"
>Actually, there are five breeds with "retriever" in their names; they are
>all part of the "sporting" group. These are Golden, Labradog, Chesapeake
>Bay, Curly-Coated, and Flat-Coated. ^^^^^^^^
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D>Hi Everyone-
>I'm ususally on rec.pets.cats, but now I have a new shih-tzu/poodle mix
>(a shoodle :) and here i am!
A "shoodle"? Really? Hmmmm... Following the example of "Cock-a-Poos" and
"Pommie-Poos", I always thought a cross between a shih-tzu and a poodle
would have to be called a "Shih-T-Poo"!
:-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-)
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Kathryn Howarth
< hilarious list of dog "breeds" snipped>
: :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-)
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Hey Doug! You forgot the one I submitted... I overheard a woman
proudly exclaiming to an acquaintance..."This is Mitzi. She's a
pure bred pomeranium". Pomeranium?! What the heck is that? I've
never heard of dogs mating with flowers before! :)
Kathryn
mom to a golden, oops, I mean *yellow* lab
and a black labeagle ( a lab/beagle cross of course! )
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Sharon Reid
>Brittany
> Brittany Spaniel
In Canada Brittanies are still registered as Brittany Spaniels. Since the
majority of the people on here are Americain, I hope that I don't accidently
type Brittany Spaniel some day and have everyone make fun of me. :) :)
Sharon
Phineas the Beagle
Rowan the Brittany
Carole.Bowdry
>
>Doug McGuire (djmc...@amoco.com) wrote:
>
>< hilarious list of dog "breeds" snipped>
>
>: :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-)
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original Mrs. Malaprops. The lady owned a great deal of rental property
and she liked to tell about what her tenants owned. One had a "Doberman
Peninsula". But my favorite was the family who furnished their house
with Duncan Pie furniture, and owned a Simonized Cat and a Damnation Dog!
Carole
bow...@pic.net
Tammy Abernethy
"Maltapoos" for sale for $175!
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* Make Scents" * ta...@unity.ncsu.edu Raleigh, North Carolina *
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Lynda Oleksuk
>never heard of dogs mating with flowers before! :)
I thought maybe it was a radioactive dog ...
"Wanna cookie? Nothing in life is free." -Lynda Oleksuk (akit...@bev.net)
& Edric the Wonder Mutt, Kati the world's hairiest Akita, __ /|__
Gypsy the brindle pinto pogo stick, ah, I mean Akita, / \___/ ^_/
and Battlecat & Cringer, who think all dogs are dumb \ \/ |
(oh, yeah, there might be a husband under all the hair) \ / --\ /
"If I don't vacuum for another year, maybe I'll finally || ||
have wall-to-wall carpeting!"
Aimee Baird Pharr
But, I was disappointed to see that "Shaggy Dog" was not
included. Maybe on the next go around...
Aimee B. Pharr
& missy the munchkin old english
(or if you wish, the old jack english terrier)
;-)
cy...@delphi.com
we have decided that she (the dog) is a North American Nose Faced Earhound. Now
she feels much happier.
erin rebecca miller
There is a huge furniture store there called Ikea (never been to it so
maybe I spelled it wrong), but ever since leaving New Jersey, ALL my
relatives are like "you don't have an Ikea out there?!?" like there is
no where else in the world to buy furniture. Must be some store now that
they've got their own brand of dog! 8-)
erin
--
Erin and the Mainly Moggy Moiety
In Chicago: In Atlanta:
Zeke (shelter Somali) Oliver (FeLV+ mainly Maine Coon)
Perseus (sizeable sable moggy) Jack (all American Eskimo)
Andromeda (his shaggy sister)
http://www.tezcat.com/~strange/erin.html
University of Chicago / Anthropology Dept. / ermi...@midway.uchicago.edu
Barbara A. Ashley
as a joke :)
--
Barbara Ashley
ashl...@cig.mot.com
Holly
> In article <3cq1ms$c...@tabloid.amoco.com> djmc...@amoco.com (Doug McGuire) writes:
>
>>Brittany
>> Brittany Spaniel
>
>
> In Canada Brittanies are still registered as Brittany Spaniels. Since the
> majority of the people on here are Americain, I hope that I don't accidently
> type Brittany Spaniel some day and have everyone make fun of me. :) :)
Nawwwwwwwwww... on the other hand, we *will* make fun of you for typing
"Americain" instead of "American". *giggle*
-Holly
Doug Rollison
: How about a bitchin' frizbee? My sister calls her Bichon Frise this
We call ours Biscuits frizzies--just how they look when they're tiny. ;)
Regina M. Seaner
Some people in my part of Virginia call Beagles "Beetles". At
first I thought it was just a nickname, a joke. But they never
knew it was Beagle.
--Regina
AlGreen
This one just in...
"Bichon Russell She wants cute and cuddley, he wants a real dog. This is
the perfect combo"
Someone was selling a litter (let's hope just one), in the New York
Times. And no, I can't imagine what it looks/acts like.
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Sharon Reid
OOPS! Blush, blush!
KUVASZRESQ
is Courvoisier. Courvoisier is the Cognac, Kuvaszok are the dogs.
Dana Lyn Breig
the other breed gets the point across. They shouldn't be passed off
as purebreds, but what's wrong with peke-a-poo, or cock-a-poo? They often
have similar traits, sure i've seen variations in cock-a-poos, but in general
they are all fairly similar and good pets for people who dont need a purebred.
I have a chowador, and nobody can challenge that...
--
Dana Lyn Breig
Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta Georgia, 30332
uucp: ...!{decvax,hplabs,ncar,purdue,rutgers}!gatech!prism!gt1912a
Internet: gt1...@prism.gatech.edu
Lori Kamus
Spray-painted on a sheet of cardboard: "AKC Datsun puppys for sale".
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Lori Kamus lak...@ingr.com
Lynda Oleksuk
Just thought of a few more Akita variations.
When asked "What kind of dog is that?" I usually reply "She's a longhaired
Akita" (when I have Kati of course) -- so they say --
"oh, a Kita"
Then I try to explain, "No, that's AN Akita" -- to which they respond
"OH, a Nakita"
Honestly, I have excellent enunciation.
Bob Stewart
Bob
erin rebecca miller
>My only problem with the "poo" breeds is that I have actually seen
>people who work at pet stores try to pass these dogs off as purebred
>dogs to people who really don't know better. It is not the dogs
>that bother me, it's the people who try to sell a mixed breed dog to
>a senior, on a pension for around $300.00.
>I heard one owner of a pet store try to explain to an older woman that
>a cock a poo was a purebred, the reason being was that although the
>parents were different breeds, they were both registered.
>I told her different. She told me that she was planning on going
>to the local shelter to get an older dog because she couldn't handle a
>pup, and thanked me for pointing out that the owner was trying
>to take advantage of her.
BTW, one of the best ways to get pet stores for sh*t like this is to call
the Better Business Bureau. It is very easy for pet stores to explain away
accusations of animal cruelty as "those liberal animal rights activists"
but it is much harder to explain away that they were lying about the
legitimacy of their "products".
Mark Anderson
people who work at pet stores try to pass these dogs off as purebred
dogs to people who really don't know better. It is not the dogs
that bother me, it's the people who try to sell a mixed breed dog to
a senior, on a pension for around $300.00.
I heard one owner of a pet store try to explain to an older woman that
a cock a poo was a purebred, the reason being was that although the
parents were different breeds, they were both registered.
I told her different. She told me that she was planning on going
to the local shelter to get an older dog because she couldn't handle a
pup, and thanked me for pointing out that the owner was trying
to take advantage of her.
--
Mark Anderson
Queen's University
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
email: ma...@chem.queensu.ca
Veronika Berglund
>
>The I-kee-a in place of Akita HAD to be from someone in the North East!
>There is a huge furniture store there called Ikea (never been to it so
>maybe I spelled it wrong), but ever since leaving New Jersey, ALL my
>relatives are like "you don't have an Ikea out there?!?" like there is
>no where else in the world to buy furniture. Must be some store now that
>they've got their own brand of dog! 8-)
Just for your information, IKEA (all capitals) is a Swedish furniture
store that has recently put up stores in the US and in Germany.
Here it has a reputation for cheap use'and'throw bad quality
furniture. Hope the dogs aren't the same :-)
Neat idea though, I know they're selling Swedish food and drink
in the Germany store, so maybe exporting Swedish dog breeds
is the next step. Hmmmm..
Jim Venske
>==========Veronika Berglund, 12/19/94==========
I take exception to two things:
First, its pronounce ee-Kay-ah (spelled IKEA).
Second, we purchased a whole house full of "survival" furniture 7 years ago
while living in Sweden. It's been through two international moves and is
about to go through another domestic move. I wish American furniture were as
durable. If they would have a dog, it must be tough and bred for endurance.
Regards,
Jim Venske, PMP
AT&T GIS
r_w...@telebit.com
In article <3cq1ms$c...@tabloid.amoco.com>, <djmc...@amoco.com> writes:
[snip]
> Miscellaneous:
> Golden Lab
> Champagne Lab
> English Lab
> Giant Poodle
> American Eskimo Spitz
While understanding that they are "American Eskimo", having had one for a long
time, I don't think this is actually all that wrong, as they were known as just
"Spitz" for many years. In fact, I have the book "Raising and training a
Spitz". Just thought I'd mention it! :)
>
> Lhasa Apso:
> Lassie Apsas
> Lapso Apso
> Lopsa Opsa
> Lhasa Opsa
> Lopser Opser
> Lhaso Apso
> Lhapsa Alpso
>
My wife had one of these for 15 years. Her brother and I just called it the
"Ispo facto".
Rick
erin rebecca miller
>
>I take exception to two things:
>
>First, its pronounce ee-Kay-ah (spelled IKEA).
Not in Jersey it aint (least not in my neck of the woods).
Jeff Richards
The very, very, rare, "white" Lab.
I had someone tell me his yellow lab was a rare white lab once. He
claimed that the place he got it at told him they were very rare, and
he had to pay a little extra for him. He is a wonderful dog and a
great companion, so I didn't bother to tell him that he sort of got
swindled.
Jeff.
ALI...@maine.maine.edu
as Belgian Shepherd Dogs. Under UKC and FCI rules,
the Belgian Shepherd Dog is ONE BREED with 4 varieties:
Groenendael (aka Belgian Sheepdog, AKC)
Tervuren (aka Tervueren)
Laekenois
Malinois
Alicia Marcinczyk
Member, UBSDA (UKC) - United Belgian Shepherd Dog Assoc.
Member, ABTC (AKC) - American Belgian Tervuren Club
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
COME TO THE 1995 UBSDA NATIONAL SPECIALTY SHOW,
RAMADA CONFERENCE CENTER, LEWISTON ME
OCTOBER 6-7-8 (Columbus Day Weekend)
JUDGE: PAULINE STERN-HANF, van de Hoge Laer Kennel, Belgium
SEMINAR BY: JEAN-LOUIS VANDENBEMDEN, van de Hoge Laer Kennel
SWEEPS: BARBARA KROHN, NEW MEXICO USA
Conformation - Obedience - Schutzhund
Mark Anderson
Lhasa Apso's, Laughing Assholes.
Stephanie, Library Office, 6124
> In article <3cq1ms$c...@tabloid.amoco.com>, <djmc...@amoco.com> writes:
> [snip]
>> Miscellaneous:
>> Golden Lab
>> Champagne Lab
>> English Lab
>> Giant Poodle
>> American Eskimo Spitz
>>
>> Lassie Apsas
>> Lapso Apso
>> Lopsa Opsa
>> Lhasa Opsa
>> Lopser Opser
>> Lhaso Apso
>> Lhapsa Alpso
>>
>
> My wife had one of these for 15 years. Her brother and I just called it the
> "Ispo facto".
>
> Rick
Talked to an AKC judge once who had a pretty low opinion of most of the
Lhasas he saw. He called them "Lastic Assholes."
Stef
Jim Venske
>==========erin rebecca miller, 12/20/94==========
Let me rephrase that...The correct Swedish pronounciation for the Swedish name
of the Swedish company is ee-Kay-ah (spelled IKEA). Being originally from the
mid-west I'm not familiar with the foriegn dialects of the east and west coast
-- just kidding.
Donna Holsten
>I'll have to contribute Massives so I'm sure it won't be left out.
> Bob
And I'll have to add Mastodons (has anyone heard anything about Laurie Adams
recently?) and Rottenweilers.
Donna (and Calvin, the Rottenweiler, and Elea, the Schipperke)
Dixie Blake
: And I'll have to add Mastodons (has anyone heard anything about Laurie Adams
: recently?) and Rottenweilers.
Yes... what's Laurie doing now? Will she be back soon?
Dixie Lee
Rebecca Daria Ross
Chessie, and the mother was a Lab, so, of course, they're Chesadors.
Rolls off the tongue better than Labapeak.
Daria
Sue Jeffrey
Anderson) wrote:
> My friend Wendi is a vet tech.. One of the people she worked with called
> Lhasa Apso's, Laughing Assholes.
> Ann
My friend who works at a shelter calls the Bichon a "bitchin frizzy".
Sue Jeffrey
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New York City
email: sjef...@ski.mskcc.org
Veronika Berglund
>
>
>>==========erin rebecca miller, 12/20/94==========
>>
>>In article <D12vK...@ncrcae.ColumbiaSC.NCR.COM>
>>jim.v...@uf4965p01.bentonvillear.ncr.com (VENSKJ) writes:
>>>First, its pronounce ee-Kay-ah (spelled IKEA).
>>
>>Not in Jersey it aint (least not in my neck of the woods).
>
> Swedish name of the Swedish company is ee-Kay-ah (spelled IKEA).
> Being originally from the mid-west I'm not familiar with the foriegn
> dialects of the east and west coast -- just kidding.
Not in Sweden it aint. Not proper Swedish. Though I realize
it's hard to pronounce it in the correct Swedish way and not
be Swedish. (We never say 'kay')
But that's not really important in the US nor in rec.pets.*
as long as people know what you're talking about.
ObDogs: Toti made me giggle the other day. The radio in our hall
(small one on a small chest) played some birdsong and she was
amazed - someone was chirping! She went into the bedroom and
stared Mimmi in the face. No, no sounds from Mimmi. Toti moved
on to Stumpan. Silence. Hmm. Pretty concerned she then returned
to the hall where I was standing giggling. I showed her the radio
but had a hard time trying to tell her what it was (not to mention
explaining to my SO why I was explaning how the radio worked to
the dogs)
If you really want to use the correct *Swedish* pronounciation
(ee-kay-ah is fine but not *Swedish* Swedish :-) it's more
like ee-
Susan C. Mudgett
<ALI...@MAINE.MAINE.EDU> wrote:
>Belgian Sheepdogs may be quite accurately referred to
>as Belgian Shepherd Dogs.
but not Belgium Shepherds, which is a common misspelling.
Teeuwynn
There were Lhasa Poos and Yorkie Poos (both asking $200.00 per puppy!),
as well as some "Lhasa Apsoso" puppies.....Well, at least they're honest!
- Teeuwynn
Ellen B. Edgerton
"Heinzhund" (i.e., Heinz, 57 varieties)
A. B. T.
On Christmas my Aunt mentioned she had seen a really neat dog - a
Chocolate-Covered Labrador.
Yum Yum
Susan E. Kay
We call our mini schnauzer a 'wafflehund'.
He appears to 'point' when we try to eat waffles
without sharing. Due to earlier 'sharing' of syrup
covered waffles between him and my fiance, he is rather
rounded.
I suspect he still gets slipped the odd waffle bite when
I'm not looking.
Judith Rogow
she must be a purebred. We finally decided she was a "League of
Nations Terrier"
Once, an elderly lady asked what she was. When we replied w/LONT, she
siad she had heard of them, the queen has several who play with her
Corgis, and they have an excellent reputation with children and cats.
The "expert" went on for what seemed like HOURS in this vein, while
we fought to keep straight faces.
Buffers is gone now, but her memory always brings a smile!
Ebeth Jones
I was reading one of the James Herriot books last week and noticed
that he mentioned treating a golden lab...
--
Elizabeth Jones E-MAIL: baj...@nvl.army.mil
"A home without a cat, and a well-fed, well-petted, and properly revered cat,
may be a perfect home, *perhaps*, but how can it prove its title?" Mark Twain
Chester Mccarter
>
>We had a mixed breed terrier who was so pretty people were *sure*
>she must be a purebred. We finally decided she was a "League of
>Nations Terrier"
>
In our local paper here in Tulsa I recently saw a Schipperke advertised
as a rare breed of Spitz.