What kind of dog is this?

i have a dog named shadow. he is 39 in. long, 26 in. high, black, wire like hair sort of longish short, a short scruffy grey beard, and pointy ears. if you go to yahoo images, and type in rare dogs, the picture is on the 4th row, 1st page, and is the second to last picture on the 4th row. thanx! oh! and the vet said it wasnt a mutt, but she had no clue what it was.

What kind of dog is this?

The 4th row 2nd to last dog is a hairless dog. Read the link that goes with the picture http://www.xoloitzcuintles.com/home.html... That dog is called a Xoloitzcuintles.

What kind of dog is this?

Alopekis

What kind of dog is this?

Sounds like a Terrier mix... I'll go check out the pix.

What kind of dog is this?

Terrier

What kind of dog is this?

The info is with the picture that you want people to go to!!!

What kind of dog is this?

Some sort of terrier!

What kind of dog is this?

Well this what it says under the picture. "A very rare wire-haired variety of Alopekis."

What kind of dog is this?

Looks like my dog I had and it was a terrier mix.

What kind of dog is this?

According to the picture it is a wirehaired alopekis. There are both smooth and wirehaired ones with the wirehaired being more rare. This is a pic of a smooth one http://dogbreedinfo.com/alopekis.htm

This is a link to some more information indicating they may be the foundation of the terrier breeds as we know them today http://www.molosserdogs.com/modules.php?...