Can somebody tell me what type of dog this is?

0verblood

It looks like the wild african hunting dogs... but they surely can't be domesticated? Maybe a cross or something... I'm guessing just a mongrel.

Chris_Heilong

Its an Australian Cattle dog, the breed was created in America.

Shanao

You mean the aussie shepherd right?

Aussie Cattle dog-




Aussie Shepherd-

smilerf

looks like a blue heeler cross

TooManyDogs

Really depends on what country the dog came from. Looks like a cross to me but if it's an Irish dog the chances of it being a cross of australian sheep dog or blue heeler are rare, just aren't enough of them around.

My guess if it's irish is that it's a cross of a merle border collie, tons of them here and you can get them tricolour. Gorgeous dog though.

ppink

his colouring is definately like those african wild dogs so I see where you get that from. they seem to generally have plain coloured heads though and of course those massive ears.
beautiful colouring anyway

http://www.wildize.org/uploads/images/Mkomazi/African%20Wild%20Dog%204-5-08_Tad%20Motoyama%209761.jpg

0verblood

Shanao wrote: »

You mean the aussie shepherd right?

That's the one, thanks! Still, the aussie shepherd looks a bit fluffier than the one in my pic.

andreac

Looks like a cross of both tbh, a cross of the shepherd and the cattle dog.

sensibleken

I have no idea but i burst out laughing when i saw the picture

Pretty_Pistol

That dog looks so goofy. The markings made me think of the Catahoula Leopard. Crossed with an Australian Shepherd.

liquoriceall

I dont have a notion but its soo cute is it here in Ireland? Do you have it?

sligopark

0verblood wrote: »

It looks like the wild african hunting dogs...

Got as far as this and immediately thought of the african pitbull ...

Shanao

Except that's a hyena, not a pitbull

Shanao

Merle colouration can appear in-

Aussie Shepherds
Border Collies
Smooth Collies
Rough Collies
Shetland Sheepdogs
Catahoula Leopard Dogs
Mudis
Koolies
Cardigan Welsh Corgis
Great Danes
Dachshunds etc.

So I would imagine its a cross of one of these breeds. Def not an african hunting dog mix though. I'm inclined to agree with TooManyDogs, I'd say merle collie, or some kind of mix. Beautiful dog though.

finnegan2010

0verblood wrote: »

It looks like the wild african hunting dogs... but they surely can't be domesticated? Maybe a cross or something... I'm guessing just a mongrel.

Eh i would say an extremely ugly one that looks like he just ate a bag of yokes he found down the back of the car seat or sat on something extremly sharp :eek:

theparish

:DWhatever type of mutt he is, he is my desktop background now for a few days.Man I needed a bit of a laugh today.:pac:

finnegan2010

theparish wrote: »

:DWhatever type of mutt he is, he is my desktop background now for a few days.Man I needed a bit of a laugh today.:pac:

Take another pic when he comes down from what ever he is on, and I might be able to identify it. Is it even a dog?

Shanao

Actually, the more i look at pics of aussies I'm more convinced that it is one

finnegan2010

Shano cop on thats an alsation with a russian hat on :cool:

traci doyle

isnt that the dingo that stole that baby that time?!:D

finnegan2010

traci doyle wrote: »

isnt that the dingo that stole that baby that time?!:D

WTF Dingos ...stealing babies:eek: must be a forum glitch

TooManyDogs

Shanao wrote: »

Except that's a hyena, not a pitbull

I think Sligopark is joking!!!

ppink

I think he is really a cool looking doggy:)

traci doyle

finnegan must be bit younger than me it wasnt forum glitch do you not remember the woman who said the dingo stole her baby?

ISDW

This is one of my dogs, I've always suspected Aussie Shepherd cross, hence the name, Didge.

0verblood

I just found the pic online somewhere, I had to download it and find out what the breed was, it a lovely looking dog!

summer_ina_bowl

Just like you can get a border collie with a short coat, I guess you could get a smooth aussie shepherd?

There is a lot of variation in some individual dog breeds though, especially merle breeds, so it's diffficult to pin point that stunning pooch

This is my PB blue merle border collie, Freya:


And this is Rio, whose mother was a PB blue merle border and his dad was a Lab X: