What kind of dog is this?

I have news for you. It is probably half pyrenees.

A great pyr at 9 weeks would easily be 21# and 14" tall.

A malamute is 3/4 the size / weight of a pyr

A husky is 1/2 the size / weight of a pyr.

The akita is also about 1/2 the size / weight of a pyr

SO...

by his size, I'm unsure that any of the other 3 are the correct other half, but looking at his photos, I'd say he's half pyr.

Great Pyrenees have usually single dew claws in the front and double dew claws in the rear, BUT a pyr cross may have one or none and that's not unusual, so your thought is not correct about the lack of dew claws ruling out his being half pyr.

He also holds his tail like a pyr, rolled over his back.

He holds his ears like a pyr. Akitas, Huskies and Malamutes have ears that stand up. They also have more brown, and he has more gray.

Pyrs, as they grow, get leggy, then fill out, get leggy again, then fill out again. They gain about 10# per month. till about 7 to 9months and then start to slow down. They sleep a lot due to rapid growth.

They are VERY loving.

All puppies play bite and have to be taught not to do this.

The tail carriage over the back, blue eye and color pattern tells me he's probably husky-malemute, maybe even some others mixed in. The fact that his ears are still folded down is not necessarily a clue. Many prick-eared dogs like Malemutes, Huskies and Shepherds don't get their ears all the way up until they're nearly 6 months old in some cases with bigger, thicker ears.

Whatever the case, that is one of the most adorale pups I've seen. Good choice and a beautiful boy.

My current puppy (7 months old) has NEVER chewed on anything that was not his to chew. Give him plenty of good large raw meaty bones, and he'll stay occupied. They're good for him too.

if i had to pick 2 from the list i would say husky because of the eyes none of he other breeds listed have blue eyes as astrong dominant trait and pyranese because of the lop ears, but only being 9 wks his ears may stand in which case he may be part akita or malamute i also get from his aparent size part akita or malamute akitas are bigger so that may be

or like dude said he could just be malamute malamutes are husky and part wolf but malamutes can always be different percenatges so you never know

if you want to take any other gusses then this can help

MM breed rule: more than 50 percent of fthe time when ever 2 dogs are bred together resulting in a mix breed the dogs general characteristics will be as the body of the female with little alteration and the features of the male with little alteration, this is usually spliting the litter 60/40 or more shall show these characteristics, of course if the 2 parent dogs are not mutts themselves then the out come percentages can be lowered or higher with the latter still being the general rule

He does look like a pyrenees or another guarding breed like a kuvasz. I could see malamute too. Hard to tell at such a young age. Because he's a supposed mix he might not have all of the breed characteristics to make him similar to a pyrenees. Those are usually recessive traits anyway.

But my guess: Malamute/Pyrenees.

It's a Chow with Siberian Husky. You have a beautiful puppy on your hands!!! It is possible there is Akita in there. Although looking at his weight and especially his height, the smoked fur and the floppy ears, I wouldn't rule out Great Pyrenees.

Don't rule out the Pyrenees. With the blue eye, my guess would be Siberian Husky / Great Pyrenees. He is no small pup either!

Adorable! The markings look somewhat husky like but it will be easier to tell when he grows up.

Add: The tail also curls like a malamute's.

Oh he's so CUTE! Like a giant teddy bear!

I will definitely say husky. And if he's that big at nine weeks, Great Pyrenees is a safe bet too.

i may well be what i'm now, a sturdy ol' American blended breed. i may well be extreme, have a sturdy artwork ethic, and desire to stay in a sturdy working abode. If I have been stored as in basic terms a puppy in a fenced backyard, i may well be digging great holes and barking through shear boredom of all of it. i might desire to be taken places, to study new issues, and to be certain people. i may well be friendly yet reserved and not aggressive. i may well be very unswerving to my loving proprietor and to the my family individuals. My look may well be typical. No extremes, possibly a medium or double coat. very such as a go between a spaniel and a shepherd. colour black possibly brown with somewhat white trim. i may well be attractive to look at and effective to touch. i might problaby weight 50-60#.

Oh my god, he's effing beautiful, you lucky, lucky thing to have him as your pup! He's sooo attractive, i think you should put him into advertising! I don't know what he is, probably all of what you were told but hey - who cares? He's just adorable and i wouldn't place too much onus on him being a bit dopey and kack-handed ha ha, he's just loving all the cuddles and the attention and the loving! I bet it gets on your nerves when you're constantly stopped so's that people can stroke him and pet him? Ha ha ha, he's lovely, well done, have fun and the best of luck with his training - he's got a face full of mischief!!!