What IS Seamus?

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I've been wondering this since we adopted him three and a half years ago! He was from a shelter, and the shelter had him listed as a Sheltie/Pomeranian. He was a stray beforehand, so it was merely a guess on their end.

What do you think? I have literally NO idea. When people ask what he's mixed with I just tell them that their guess is as good as mine. I've had some pretty interesting guesses so far. Some say Papillon, Tibetan Spaniel (though it seems way too 'exotic' for a stray), I've even had Corgi and Chihuahua!

He is a bit on the larger side- he's about fifteen lbs. Seamus is a bit overweight (despite the fact that I exercise him rigorously and take care not to overfeed him). I'll include pictures from when we first adopted him to give you a better idea (it was before I had my dSLR so the picture quality isn't that great).

Anyway, I am VERY eager to hear guesses from educated 'dog people.' :lol-sign:













 

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Oooh he's hard. Maybe he has some papillon, sheltie, pom. . .it's hard to tell with him! What I see the most is pap.
 

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Here he is when we first adopted him (aka slimmer):













That's another issue, I don't understand why he's so fat! In fact, I am off to make a thread about it! :p
 

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I'd say that he is a certified Grade A CUTIE! I've never seen pictures of your dogs! What an adorable dog!
 

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Pap/Sheltie/Pom/Chi? A doggie with lot 'o daddys? Lol. My guess is a mix of a few breeds. But, HE'S A CUTIE! :D
 

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Gosh something about him (expression, build) is very papillon. I think he's got a lot of breeds though.

Does he have an undercoat? From the pics his coat looks a lot more papillon/spaniel like than pom or sheltie like.
 

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In the newer pictures you posted he looks even more pap!

Whatever he is, he is CUTE!
 

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True, but that'd be one big Pap mix LOL
He's only 15 lbs. Standard goes up to about 10 lbs, but I know a lot that are 15 + lbs. I know several purebred papillons that are in the 20 lb range.

This is Basil, a 20 lb purebred papillon.



 

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