What breed is my dog

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I can see them on my phone. He looks like he could possibly be an Australian Cattle Dog/Lab mix to me.

No matter what he is, he is adorable!

He is very cute. I can see Australian Shepherd, not really seeing the GSD influence. Has the tail been cropped or is he a natural bob? I'd think he'd have a longer coat if he was mixed with GSD, though with crosses it's hard to say.

KobeCurry said:

I can see them on my phone. He looks like he could possibly be an Australian Cattle Dog/Lab mix to me.

No matter what he is, he is adorable!

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I don't think aussie cattle dogs come in merle do they? I know they are roan, but that is different.

annageckos said:

I don't think aussie cattle dogs come in merle do they? I know they are roan, but that is different.

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My mistake. You're right
I was thinking Australian Shepherd, but wrote Australian Cattle Dog.

Natural bob is what my wife says

annageckos said:

I don't think aussie cattle dogs come in merle do they? I know they are roan, but that is different.

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Yes, I believe they can. Most commonly found in mixes.

animalover56 said:

Yes, I believe they can. Most commonly found in mixes.

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I know mixes can come in every color. I was talking about purebred. I've never heard of a purebred merle ACD, though I'm not real familiar with the breed. Do you have a link or photo? I'd love to see one.

Looks very Catahoula too me. ACD is a big possibility too.

I'd say he's in the 8 to 9 lb range... We are from the carolinas. My wife paid 50 for him . The mother was definitely a Aussie, and he believes the neighbors GS is the father. I love him either way. He's extremely smart .

I would be surprised if the sire really was a German Shepherd based on the length of the coat length. I would really expect a longer coat on a mix between those two.

If the mother is known to be an Aussie, based off your location, my bet for the sire is Cataloua Leopard Dog (or possibly a mix with that being a dominant breed). The breed was developed down south (in Louisiana, I think) and is very common down there. If you google Aussie/Cataloua mixes he looks very similar. They're also pretty good escape artists so it wouldn't be a stretch of the imagination that one got into the yard with the female in heat (I'm assuming she was left alone, outside while in heat if the owner was 'guessing' who the father was). His ears make me think maybe there's terrier in there as well.

At 8-9lbs at 9 weeks I would guess he'll be somewhere in the medium size range, maybe 35-45lbs?

annageckos said:

I know mixes can come in every color. I was talking about purebred. I've never heard of a purebred merle ACD, though I'm not real familiar with the breed. Do you have a link or photo? I'd love to see one.

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Oh, ok. That makes more sense. I assumed you meant mixes. I'm also not very familiar with ACD's, as they aren't very common. Here's as close as I could find to a merle ACD:

https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct...3PXWnUlqOh0tSKzYC8Y_4U0Q&ust=1456359869067073

I see Australian Shepherd and maybe Cattle Dog?

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Cute! I was thinking a catahoula mix of some kind at first but the tail is throwing me off. That would be Australian cattle dog but his coat looks more like a
Australian shepherd mix.