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How can I tell my 11-week-old, 13lb rescue puppy's breed and size?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed Medium (23 - 60lb) | Male | neutered | 2 months and 21 days old

I hear it’s nice to know your dogs breeds for knowing problems that can occur in that breed. We never met the parents on our rescue pup so we have no clue of his breed or possible size. Currently he is 11-12 weeks and weighs 13 pounds. Any idea what breed(s) he may be?

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Answered By Dr. Strydom, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on December 27th, 2017

Drogo is super cute! So sorry but there is no way to tell what breed he is just by looking at the photos. If you asked 50 vets you would likely get at least 45 different answers/guesses. If you want to know for sure then I suggest you get a DNA test done: https://www.wisdompanel.com/wisdom-panel-4-0/ Hope this helps. Best wishes.

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