Mixed Breed ID please

[AlphaDobe]

What breeds do you see in this boy? They say he has a Border Collie personality....

 

[BostonBanker]

Kelpie/pit? That would account for the BC-like temperment. How big is he?

 

[Laurelin]

ACD/Pit maybe?

 

[AlphaDobe]

About 40-45lbs, 7-8mths old. Here's another pic

 

[Laurelin]

I definitely see ACD. No idea what else, though.

 

[skittledoo]

I see ACD as well... I'm going to guess ACD/Pit

 

[AlphaDobe]

Interesting Thanks for the quick replies

 

[MicksMom]

There's something about him that reminds me of a Pharaoh Hound.

 

[skittledoo]

There's something about him that reminds me of a Pharaoh Hound.

With the ears and the facial expression I could see that too... esp in the first pic

 

[Lilavati]

I thought Pharoah Hound too, but I think its coincidence. They're pretty rare.

 

[Suzzie]

i'm gonna have to go with the "kelpie something or other" opinion.

Hey, maybe a kelpie cattle dog! sometimes acd mixes get that "fat" face

 

[oc_spirit]

I totally see Bullterrier in him....

 

[HoundedByHounds]

aren't Kelpies rare too? I've never seen one...LOL.

 

[HoundedByHounds]

are the eyes blue?

 

[milos_mommy]

ACD/pit.

 

[HoundedByHounds]

I'd buy that for a dollar!

 

[BostonBanker]

Kelpies are relatively rare in the US, but when I was originally searching for breeders, there are actually quite a few in the western US (and probably a whole lot more that don't have websites). They are infinitely useful on a ranch. If he's a local dog, I wouldn't be shocked to see a kelpie mix in Texas. The dilute colors of kelpie can have greenish eyes, which is what that dog's look like in the first picture.

I couldn't find a good adult picture, but here's a pup with similar coloring:

 

[Laurelin]

Eyes look green/amber like usual with a dilute like that.

Honestly I see absolutely no pharaoh hound. Wrong colour, wrong face shape, and a sight hound mix wouldn't be short legged and stocky like that. A lot of pit type mixes with erect ears get mislabeled as pharaohs...

Not saying this dog's a pit mix at all... The second pic really doesn't look like it to me. It is definitely plausible though.

 

[Dekka]

I see Kelpie, esp in the face. I don't see ACD much in the second pic.

 

[mrose_s]

I see kelpie, lots of it. But is probably unlikley.

I'm gonna go with Boston and say kelpie/APBT. Maybe the pit part set off the kelpie aloofness, giving him the BC personality lol