Apparently there is a bit of scientific interest in the weird animal that was killed in Maine. Scientific tests are being performed on the remains to try to determine what it was.
Amusingly enough:
One man sent along photos of his blue chow [emphasis mine - ed], which has features similar to the animal that died in Turner.
"Your mystery creature doesn't look like much of a mystery to me," the Wisconsin man wrote in an e-mail. "Sadly, this is probably just a stray dog."
Sounds pretty much like what I concluded.
And then there is this opinion from a researcher:
His early opinion: That the beast was possibly a chow, a breed of dog, that had turned feral. The breed originated in China where it was often used as a guard or hunting dog.
Not to rub it in Wolf Walker, but I have some good company in thinking Chow or at least Chow mix.
Both newspaper links from Atlantic Avenue.
[shrug] I can believe it was a Chow mix. I just didn't think it looked like a pure Chow. I still don't.
Posted by: wolfwalker | August 20, 2006 at 09:15 AM
When I groomed, I groomed a lot of chows and chow mixes (I was the only person in the shop that would handle such dogs). Even the pure-breds (pet-quality) didn't look much like the ones modelled for AKC championships, so I can understand your position.
Posted by: bogie | August 20, 2006 at 03:21 PM
well thanks for clearing that up. i have to say it looks like no dog ive ever seen before!
Posted by: bod | August 20, 2006 at 03:25 PM