Liz Buchanan BVSc MRCVS
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Hello - and thankyou for your fascinating question.
In short, I don't know; it's far from obvious. My first thought was that this dog looked like a Parson's terrier crossed with something fatter, until I read from the weight that this is a giant, which surprised me considerably! I did some Googling and wondered about a Turkish breed known as an Akbash, which is the closest I found. However, lab. retriever crossed with a border collie or even a Great Dane may be a possibility? Given the size and facial colouring, I can't rule out the possibility that an American pit-bull was involved, which may be a concern because these are banned breeds in the UK, but I'd imagine not; his body-shape / conformation doesn't look like that to me. What does your vet think, who's seen him in real life? If you do find anything out, please will you let me know?
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