Any dog breed experts? Curious about a mix

[jeremy155rr]

Picked up an Australian Shepherd mix from a shelter last month, its probably mixed with a mutt of some kind but I'm just taking a shot in the dark here.  

 

Here is a video of him now at 13 weeks roughly

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQBldmmZT9U

 

Can't seem to embed the video, oh well, there's the link.

 

And this is a picture of him from the rescue shelter with his brothers and sisters, one of them could have almost passed for a black lab,.

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Edited January 11, 2014 by jeremy155rr

[Hozzie]

Are you asking about what you think it could be mixed with or the breed in general?  Looks to me that it could be bread with a lab.  Legs are a lot longer than a typical Australian and the face certainly has lab traits.  Australian Shepards are very smart, always in the top 3 depending who you listen to.   Good family dogs, but they need to be given tasks or they will find something to do themselves.  They are mostly friendly dogs, but I have known some to be very temperamental.   He should be a great dog.

[jeremy155rr]

Well we know the mom was an Australian shepherd. Just don't know what it's bred with. I wouldn't say he's temperamental, but he gets upset when he is woken up or when he's pulled away from eating something he's not supposed to.

[Dolomite`s Breezy]

Looks maybe lab or poodle. .could be hundred  different things  he can be crossed with.. he is very cute tho.:)

 

 

Getting upset while getting food taken away or anything else is  the owners  fault ,not the dog.. the dog learned that its OK to be aggressive. be it food aggression or toy related.he needs to be taught  at a young age its NOT ok to do that.. otherwise you will have problems later

[Erik88]

Australian Shepherds are one of, if not the smartest, of all breeds. He almost looks like a pure breed. Don't be surprised if he tries to herd other dogs and nips at them. He's not being aggressive, it's just how they are.

[Dane]

It is always hard to tell when they are young. It will be easier when he gets older. Two most popular mixes are labs and pits. Just what ever you do don't waste your money on one of those DNA kits. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD

[hipower]

We have a 5 year old Aussie that came from a Border Collie/Aussie family. She's smart as a whip. Friendly beyond belief. Loves everyone, and I do mean everyone(unfortunately), especially little children. She is very possessive and protective of the 2 neighborhood children. For the first 2 years she followed just behind me and to my left. Nudging my calf. Definitely a herder. Chases squirrels in a definite herding fashion. Doesn't go straight at them, Molly will swing wide around them to one side and push them towards a particular tree in our yard. It has no close limbs to another and she will darn near climb the tree playing with them.

 

Her markings as a puppy were sorta similar to the gray and black spotted one in the picture.  We thought she was pure Aussie until about 6-8 months old, then she started getting long legs and a long deep chest.

 

As to our assertion of her lineage, our vet did a dna test on her( free, he's a buddy) and that's what he came back with.

 

I really don't care what she is. She's a very great companion. And tells me every day how lucky I am to be owned by her.

Edited January 12, 2014 by hipower

[peejman]

We have a blue heeler mix and what they said about the cattle dog breed is very true...   They're very smart and that tends to make them very stubborn.  They're a lot more work to deal with than a typical "people pleasing" breed like a lab.   

 

In my experience, animal shelter people aren't especially reliable with regard to dog breeds.  It's hard to tell with puppies anyway.