25% Chow Chow
25% Staffordshire Terrier
12.5% Husky
12.5% Akita
25% Other
(As reported by DNA My Dog)
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Jax is one heck of a mutt. His eyes, one brown and one blue, are often the topic of conversation when he meets new people.
Yep, part Husky – that’s where the blue eye comes from.
Nope, he’s not blind.
No, he’s not possessed (people actually think this.)
Because of Jax’s coloring, a lot of people mistake him for a shepherd. For the sake of avoiding the long explanation, we usually just roll with it.
Jax is a fairly smart dog, but he’s also very stubborn.
If you know anything about the breeds Jax is mixed with, you may begin to understand his stubbornness. But, he knows his place and listens to us (mostly).
He has some separation anxiety. Okay, more than just ‘some’. I think he would actually prefer that we never left him anywhere ever, but he tolerates it when he must.
There are two specific times we can remember that really solidified his attachment to us:
1. While living in our house in Texas, we employed a lawn service and one day they accidentally left the gate open. Jax didn’t run. We found him sitting on the front porch waiting for us to get home.
2. Before hitting the road full time, we used to take long road trips in the summer. During a visit with friends in Atlanta, we left Jax in their backyard while going out for dinner. When we got back, we rounded the corner to the house and Jax came running toward our truck. Puzzled, we opened the door and he jumped in. A nearby neighbor proceeded to tell us that Jax had been running from the back of the house to the front in an endless loop. He didn’t try to run; he just wanted back inside.
Jax has proven himself to be a great travel dog.
He would much rather travel and just sit in the truck while we’re doing whatever, than be left in the trailer or at someone else’s home.
And he loves to stick his head out the window, even when we’re traveling at 70 miles per hour.
He’s a good protector…
…in that he growls and ‘woof’s when people get too close to our trailer. But we’re still not convinced he would actually do anything if someone came in.
He attracts a lot of attention when we’re out, which he didn’t like that at first, but has gotten used to. He doesn’t mind strangers petting him, as long as we are close by.
Mostly he keeps to himself when we’re around other people and/or dogs.
He prefers small dogs to large ones, and females to males, but he’ll be kind to any dog that isn’t aggressive. He’s not a bully, but he’s not shy about letting other dogs know he won’t take any crap from them. He does not like dogs that are aggressive.
Our extended dog family includes some of the following breeds: Bichon, Cairn terrier, German shepherd (120lbs), Border collie, Pit mix, and a few other small mixed breeds. Plus, we try to go to dog parks often, so he meets quite a few other breeds.
