Part Dachshund or not


we got a puppy from a breeder here that said it was a miniature pinscher but the local vet it was part Dachshund and part jack Russell terrier.

Anybody agree or disagree with the vet?

Yes, I see some dachshund for sure but not so much JRT.

Whatever the combination your puppy is adorable.

If you really want to know there are DNA kits available.
 
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Tikki

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we got a puppy from a breeder here that said it was a miniature pinscher but the local vet it was part Dachshund and part jack Russell terrier.
Anybody agree or disagree with the vet?
Another older post I have stumbled across but I would like to comment all the same. I think the vet needs to learn more about breeds and crossbreeds. That puppy looks very similar to mine when she was about three-months-old, who has a Dachshund dam and Minpin sire. I cannot see any JRT in him/her whatsoever and the puppy is definitely not a Minpin but a cross.

However, it is a very sweet puppy and it would be nice to see what he/she looks like now. Hopefully a bit slimmer. Incidentally, I do not like tail docking but this is not the place to discuss it.

@Doxie lady - I would not rely on any DNA tests - when someone had her pure bred Pug [five generations of traceable pedigree] checked by three different "specialist" DNA testing firm just to see what they had to say [this was for a dog magazine article] she was told things ranging from a cross between a Labrador and Beagle and probably something else, to a cross between a Golden Retriever and a Chihuahua. Also with probably something else. Not one mentioned Pug.
 
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