schrevolution Posted March 7, 2014 Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 When I adopted Ziggy he was listed as a BC mix, but I keep hearing when I go to the dog park that he looks an awful lot like an ACD. I think I'm starting to see it too, but for fun, I thought I could ask for a second opinion. Pics below. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shetlander Posted March 7, 2014 Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 It can be such a guess with mixes. Is he part Corgi? Those ears could definitely be Cardigan. I can see Border Collie in that mix, but I suppose it could also be ACD, a breed I am not real familiar with behavior wise. How old is he? Very cute, whatever the combo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schrevolution Posted March 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 He's 10 months and ~30 pounds. He has webbed toes too, so I was wondering if there is some kind of lab in him. I guess he could be a true mix-mix dog. I love him no matter what, but I think it was funny how this one guy was vehement about him not being border collie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shetlander Posted March 7, 2014 Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 Smile and shrug. No point in arguing with people like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d112358 Posted March 7, 2014 Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 Seems like a lot of folks think any ticking on a black and white dog means it's a cattle dog mix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GentleLake Posted March 7, 2014 Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 ^^ Yep. Border collies have webbed toes, too, as do many other dogs. It's not exclusive to Labs or even to retrievers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz P Posted March 7, 2014 Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 Every Border Collie I have owned has had webbed toes. He could be part BC. I've seen purebred that look almost exactly like him, but their ears were not rounded like his. Heavy ticking, smooth coat, webbed feet are all found in BCs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waffles Posted March 7, 2014 Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 Seems like a lot of folks think any ticking on a black and white dog means it's a cattle dog mix. And a lot of people think any black and white dog with a blaze is a border collie or mix of. I have learned that guessing mixes is really hard especially since many are not half one breed and half another but a mix of several. We just had a dog at work that looked just like a mix of Newfoundland and Husky. When the owner came back he said the dog came from his friend who had a female Lab and a male Husky and he was from their litter. Never in a million years would have guessed the dog was 50% lab but after being told that, could see the resemblance a bit. And this dog was black and white with heavy ticking! You don't see ticking in labs or typically in Newfies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oko Posted March 7, 2014 Report Share Posted March 7, 2014 Feist gets guessed as an ACD mix a lot, just because of ticking, and I've had people ask if I'm sure she's full BC-so I wouldn't read in too much to what others think. That being said, could be ACDx, is definitely cute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D'Elle Posted March 9, 2014 Report Share Posted March 9, 2014 Hard to say. My only input is that he looks a lot like a foster dog I had who was a BC X ACD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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