Question for Mutt owners......
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I just hate it when people get all hung up on trying to figure out what breed the dog is. When I look at my dog I don't even see a "breed," I just see my dog. So in a way it annoys me when people don't even see my dog because they're trying to fit her in a box. So I try to avoid long conversations about what the breed is, I just start talking about her.
Well.
When we first purchased Happy from a farm, supposedly he came from some Amish folks some town a little ways away. My parents told me that his papers(which I never seen) read "Australian Cattle Dog", which, is absolutely wrong. Eventually I found a site with Australian Shepherd information, and immediately made a connection.
After some thought however, I decided(at the intellectual age of fifteen) that because of his physical disposition, Happy couldn't possibly be a complete Australian Shepherd. I thought we saw and felt some Border Collie, so I would add that - And he became a Border Collie-Australian Shepherd mix.
Now days when I look at him, though, I feel as though I'm not sure if I can really say that. I know he is partially, if not all, Australian Shepherd just by physical attributes and behavior alone. But I wonder now if he was just poorly bred, or perhaps bred from working-dog stock, and I really don't think I can safely say exactly what he is.
So, Aussie mix works well most of the time
When we first purchased Happy from a farm, supposedly he came from some Amish folks some town a little ways away. My parents told me that his papers(which I never seen) read "Australian Cattle Dog", which, is absolutely wrong. Eventually I found a site with Australian Shepherd information, and immediately made a connection.
After some thought however, I decided(at the intellectual age of fifteen) that because of his physical disposition, Happy couldn't possibly be a complete Australian Shepherd. I thought we saw and felt some Border Collie, so I would add that - And he became a Border Collie-Australian Shepherd mix.
Now days when I look at him, though, I feel as though I'm not sure if I can really say that. I know he is partially, if not all, Australian Shepherd just by physical attributes and behavior alone. But I wonder now if he was just poorly bred, or perhaps bred from working-dog stock, and I really don't think I can safely say exactly what he is.
So, Aussie mix works well most of the time
It depends on who is asking. Offically, on her paperwork, Sarama is a border collie mix, so thats what I put on documents.
I suspect she is the offspring of a Jindo and someone's part aussie farm dog, so that's what I answer if I want to give my best guess.
The most honest answer is . . . she's a mix, some sort of herder, some sort of spitz.
If I'm feeling mischevious, she's "All-American," or a "Virginia River Shepherd"
I suspect she is the offspring of a Jindo and someone's part aussie farm dog, so that's what I answer if I want to give my best guess.
The most honest answer is . . . she's a mix, some sort of herder, some sort of spitz.
If I'm feeling mischevious, she's "All-American," or a "Virginia River Shepherd"
Well, we know what Oz is, and though we don't call him an "Aussie Jack" we do usually say Australian Shepherd/Jack Russell Terrier mix.
I'm going to start calling him a "Georgian Blue Dog" though. Save me a lot of annoying questions about his breeds and where they can get one like him. (Guess what?!, You Can't!!! Hah!)
(Sorry, lol)
I'm going to start calling him a "Georgian Blue Dog" though. Save me a lot of annoying questions about his breeds and where they can get one like him. (Guess what?!, You Can't!!! Hah!)
(Sorry, lol)