Traditionally, dog owners would resort to visual guides and written pedigrees to identify the breed of a dog, especially if the dog is a crossbreed. We adopted a puppy from Buenos Aires, Argentina and named him Teo. He's a crossbreed all right, and we're still trying to correctly identify his primary and secondary breed. DNA testing of pets is too expensive, so I thought I'd open the breed puzzle to the internet.

I cannot ascertain his exact mix, but I postulate that Teo is a cross between a golden shepherd and a yellow labrador retreiver. His white paws are really throwing us for a loop, and since Teo has white paws and a white chest, it's also possible that his other breed is a Bernese Mountain Dog.

I walked Teo around Dolores Park this afternoon, and it should come as no surprise that he loved every second of the visit! Teo runs laps around any visitor, and he often likes to spin in circles, so it's pretty obvious that he has a long herding career ahead of him. This would reaffirm the mountain dog breed in him. But he also befriended every single dog that came up to him, which would suggest a labrador breed.

I'm sure there's some professional breeder out there (don't worry, that's not a gay joke) who can instantly identify the two or three breeds in Teo's genes. I have no doubt that the puzzle will soon be solved!

Here's a dorky trivia question for everyone to guess: Who is the first blogger to meet Teo? (besides me)