I read about this dog rescue by way of an article in PetMed. Perhaps you have already read about it. I was written by Victoria Heuer on September 13 2013.

 

Location of Animal Shelter:  the Mountains of Santa Barbara de Heredia above Alajuela, adjacent to Carrizal de Alajuela.

 

Also she talks about a video

 

I hope you can see it.

 

She wrote about a rescue shelter called Territorio de Zaguates (Territory of Street dogs) a dog rescue shelter in Costa Rica. They had found that they were not seeing as many dogs rescued as they would like. All the dogs it seems are a mix of two or several, and they did DNA testing to find out what breeds. Once they found out they decided to call the dog by a fancy breed name they made up, based on what the DNA had revealed. For example they had a dog that was long legged, and looked like an Irish fox terrier, but also looked like a schnauzer. I assume she meant they also found the DNA to support what they saw. The picture of this dog does look like what they called it. They called it a Long Legged Irish Shnaufox. Wow, what a nice looking dog.

She goes on to say that after some time the shelter found their adoption rates increased dramatically. Seems people like to have a breed name attached to their dog. Also the benefit of this is that it can help in determining the possible characteristic and temperament, and health factors of the adopted or potential adoptee dogs. One can look at the breed types identified in the DNA and the traits of the breeds and know more about your adopted dog.

This lovely looking dog, based on what I know about both those breeds, may tend to be -

A bold and fearless breed, proud of the name it has earned- the daredevil. They are fast and agile and fill of energy. Stubborn and self assured. An Irish can be a delight in an active home. They need to be busy and they are wonderful dogs. This is the Irish in him/her.

Then there is the schnauzer. This is a smart dog. They call it the thinking dog. He she is smart, and fast active and mischievous.

 

I got a bit of help with my dog breed info from www.yourpurebreadpuppy.com

 

 

http://www.petmd.com/news/strange-but-true/costa-rican-experts-reveal-unique-dog-breeds-30893