Mystery Dog-like Beast Killed by Car, page 1

This looks a lot like a dog to me, but people in Maine shudder in horror at this beast that was recently hit by a car. I suppose the lady that was complaining about the smell was talking about the odor even before it was dead.

Maine Mystery Beast Possibly Killed by Car
TURNER, Maine — Residents are wondering if an animal found dead over the weekend may be the mysterious creature that has mauled dogs, frightened residents and been the subject of local legend for half a generation.

it looks very similar to a breed of dog i used to own; bouvier des flanders. he was about 180lbs. heres a link to what they look like,

Bouvier des flanders

its a breed of dog not very many people in the US have seen. they're bread to hunt wolves and watch over flocks of sheep and cattle in Belgium.

if you notice in the picture of the "waredog" posted above the same type of cropped ears and close match to the coloring. these dogs come in dark black, brindle, and the same shade of grey in the picture in the above post. one thing im sure everyone will notice is the hair on the face is very short. the traditional Belgium way of cutting these dogs hair is keeping the facial hair, ears and tail short to give the wolves less to grab onto. however most of the time in the US they have long facial hair because its a pain in the you know what to cut it all the time. are there any other pictures of the "waredog"?

One interesting note about them (not really related, just cool) is that they're bread to not bite the members of the flock like most hearding dogs (nipping the animals ruins the leather), they are taught instead to use their body weight to lean against the animal to push it towards where they want it to go.

no canines or extremely worn canines?
old dog, if so.
Chow's tend to have longer hair and a wider muzzle:

Young Chows would have puppy teeth. Sharp, they are.

Hair quality is not the same as the Bouvier.

This is close, but the hair quality is still off:


[edit on 16-8-2006 by jlc163]

Ok, I found another link for this story and the explanation here makes sense to me, given the bushy tail, and the hair around the neck area.

Loren Coleman, a Portland author and cryptozoologist, said it's unlikely that the animal was anybody's pet.

After reviewing photos of the carcass, Coleman said he was bothered by the animal's ears and snout. It reminded him of a case years ago in northern Maine in which an animal shot by a hunter could not be identified. In the end, wildlife officials got a DNA analysis that showed the animal was a rare wolf-dog hybrid, he said.

Link

Black Wolf Picture



[edit on 16-8-2006 by WestPoint23]

Actually looks like a tasmanian devil.

Just an observation.

This a link to an article on them and picture. . .

www.parks.tas.gov.au...

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