Sky92x Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 What do you suppose he is mixed with? I'm leaning toward australian shepherd. Unlike what I've read, and the BCs I've met, this boy is pretty laid back. Though I expect that might change once he's more familiar around us. Introduced him to the wife's dog (Japanese Chin) and he was very calm and patient with her. But then he got a little "excited" but a sharp "no" from the kennel person instantly broke his interest. He seems pretty smart, too. After greeting me, something in the room caught his interest. The kennel lady said "Did you forget what I told you?" And he looked to her with a guilty look in his eye, then sauntered over to me and put his head in my lap. He's still at the spca location until thursday (he's being altered / chipped.) I'm really looking forward to my new jogging/hiking/etc buddy. I previously had an Australian Cattle Dog (which was a strong contender in my year long search for a new pooch.) but decided I wanted a slightly more active dog this time around. And even better, my yard needs to be aerated anyway... Not to mention my wife has some pretty ugly furniture, well, it'd be a shame if the dog ate it Wife and I finally agreed on the name Rezso (Rezzo) Supposedly teutonic for 'famous wolf' I wanted to name him Fenris.... *edit link to more pics: Pictures of the Puppah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixie_Girl Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 LOL Nothing like having a co-hort in getting new furniture! Congrats on your new bud! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixie_Girl Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 LOL Nothing like having a co-hort in getting new furniture! Congrats on your new bud! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bc friend Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 Congratulations! He looks like he will keep you busy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaisingRiver Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 He looks awfully like a pure BC to me. I don't see any other dog in there... The thing w/ BCs is that since they are not breed for conformation, there's a HUGE spectrum of sizes, angles, fur and color. And since most people only see the 'show' BC, they assume anything else is a cross. If you've got more photos of diff angles, we here could probably confirm if he looks pure BC or not. Either way, handsome boy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky92x Posted June 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 I'll definitely have more photos Thursday. I'm a bit of a shutterbug... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunar Posted June 13, 2006 Report Share Posted June 13, 2006 Congratulations on your new doggie adoption! He looks gorgeous. Hard to tell if there's anything else in him. New furniture... sneaky. I like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katelynn & Gang Posted June 14, 2006 Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 Ohhh! What a pretty boy! I'd say he is all Border Collie! Katelynn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beth G Posted June 14, 2006 Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 Congrats! He sure is a looker!! Yup he looks pure to me too!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deneen Posted June 14, 2006 Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 Congratulations!!! He is so handsome!! ~Kelly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PSmitty Posted June 14, 2006 Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 Congrats! Rezso is gorgeous. I agree, he could be pure BC. If he's mixed with anything though, Aussie's a good guess. I'm looking forward to more pics of him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prosperia Posted June 14, 2006 Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 That dog looks familiar. I dont want to scare you, but someone posted a lost dog that looks a lot like your's. Im going to do some searching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prosperia Posted June 14, 2006 Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 Ok, there's no blaze. Whew! Sorry about that. See here's a picture of Moss. The patters are similar, and there is the one ear up and one down thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky92x Posted June 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 Posted that they had to get rid of a problem dog, or? *edit* Ah, I see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prosperia Posted June 14, 2006 Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 No, lost in Michigan I think. But BC's can end up anywhere once the get into the rescue network. I was just going on memory. Now that Im looking at the two pictures, I dont think its the same dog. But it sure gave me a scare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky92x Posted June 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 Ah, good eye in any case. You did have me curious though... I did some internet digging, and being good at that, found the pup's previous shelter. (Amador county) The posting was deleted, but there's almost always a way to find "somewhat" fresh pages... cached somewhere. Turns out they claimed on 6/6/06 that he was 6 months old, and Sac SPCA stated 9 months. I wonder if they 'upped' his age a little bit to make him more desireable... I should probably stick with puppy chow then for the time being Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PSmitty Posted June 14, 2006 Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 I'd say he's definitely closer to 9 months than 6. But, he's doesn't need to be on puppy food. See this thread for a similar discussion: http://www.bordercollie.org/cgi-bin/ultima...ic;f=1;t=009762 Also, I don't know if you just meant puppy food, or Purina Puppy Chow, but here's a cool website to learn more about dog food: www.dogfoodproject.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky92x Posted June 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 14, 2006 Great links, thanks. Good that I won't have to use puppy chow, since our other dog is off of it. Been feeding all of my dogs Eukanuba. (reccomendation of a friend that owned a feed store, he also said pedigree should be renamed 'shedigree' and only fed to dogs you wanted to get rid of soon.) But that info is 8 years old now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoku's mum Posted June 15, 2006 Report Share Posted June 15, 2006 Congratulations on your new (and quite handsome) buddy. Hope you have many fun adventures together. We live up the hill from you, maybe will see you in the High Country this summer!We'll be doing a lot of hiking with our 9 month old rescue boy. Kristin and Hoku Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky92x Posted June 15, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2006 That'd be great! I just got him home... He's VERY calm, and seems disinterested in toys. Probably just nervous, though. HAve a vet appt monday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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