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Husky/aussie mix puppies you say?
https://www.petfinder.com/petdetail/35767871[/QUOTE]
The tri-color looks JUST like my Greater Swiss/Flat Coated Retriever mix. 
Also, I don’t think anyone is deciding what the OP has to get for a dog. vfx111 was merely pointing out that such crosses do exist in rescues.
Ultimately it is all up to the OP. She should get whatever dog she wants, when she wants. That is no one else’s choice but hers.
[QUOTE=vxf111;8763008]
Husky/aussie mix puppies you say?
https://www.petfinder.com/petdetail/35767871[/QUOTE]
The tri-color male looks JUST like my Greater Swiss/Flat Coated Retriever mix as a puppy!
[QUOTE=chalice18;8764021]
The tri-color male looks JUST like my Greater Swiss/Flat Coated Retriever mix as a puppy! :)[/QUOTE]
From known parentage? Those are two pretty unusual breeds; I would be surprised to find more than the very rare litter of puppies from that combination. But that color pattern is not uncommon in mixed breeds.
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From known parentage? Those are two pretty unusual breeds; I would be surprised to find more than the very rare litter of puppies from that combination. But that color pattern is not uncommon in mixed breeds.[/QUOTE]
The rescue I got him from got his mom from the shelter when she was pregnant. She appeared to be a flat coated retriever. But as with most rescues, it’s a guessing game. I generally call him a Lab mix, but whatever he is, he is very handsome and I wouldn’t trade him for anything.
[I]As for what I’m looking for:
40 - 70 lbs.
medium double coat - easy to care for and nice to cuddle. The sort of coat where the dirt just falls out, but it still needs weekly brushing to keep it fluffy.
Trainable
Bonded to it’s humans
Stable temperament
Long nosed
Long tailed
Long legged
Sound
Cat Friendly
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I had one of these dogs. He was Coonhound/Shepherd mix, 70 lbs, shep brain, the happiest, goofiest dog I’ve ever owned. He loved EVERYBODY with great enthusiasm. He had the size and the bark to intimidate, and occasionally that lovely hound sound! Smart, obedience trained, just awesome.
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I had one of these dogs. He was Coonhound/Shepherd mix, 70 lbs, shep brain, the happiest, goofiest dog I’ve ever owned. He loved EVERYBODY with great enthusiasm. He had the size and the bark to intimidate, and occasionally that lovely hound sound! Smart, obedience trained, just awesome.[/QUOTE]
How old was he when you got him? Where did he come from?
I will start with that I have never done agility. I own a standard sized American Eskimo Dog. He is 32 pounds. I always thought he would make a really great agility dog for somebody. As a youngster he was very fast. He was very athletic. Sometimes too athletic. He jumped up onto my dining room table directly from the floor more than once to get the cat food. Bad, Casey.
He has the fluffy double coat. However it is a fairly easy coat to maintain. I sorta brush him every 2 weeks or so. He has not needed a bath in over a year. No doggie smell. When he was younger he used to love to roll in the fresh cut grass and turn himself green. He would be back to pristine white by morning. Apparently that shedding the dirt seems to be common with this breed.
He was from a local shelter so I am not 100% sure he is purebred. My guess is he is purebred but poorly bred BYB or puppy mill. There is no question what breed he is and he shows no hint of having anything else mixed in.
I know your roommate doesn’t like white dogs and the standard size is just off the bottom of your size preference but an Eskie may be something to look into.
Casey is 15 years old and his only health issue is he is blind in one eye from a cataract. He isn’t quite as fast as he used to be and has the occasional day where he would prefer me to pick him up to put him on the bed. He is perfect cuddle size. He loves to sit on my lap on the recliner.
[QUOTE=LauraO;8763532]
Rough or Smooth Collie?
Border Collie?
English Shepherd?
Bearded Collie?
sooo many Collies to choose from![/QUOTE]
Smooth collies check off all your boxes easily, IMO.
I think a rough or bearded collie would have more coat than you’d like (although my sheltie has a very heavy coat that is shockingly low maintenance… he’s super wash-n-wear, seems to repel dirt and water, and never mats).
Border collies are probably going to be a little intense for what it sounds like you have in mind.
The right farm-bred English shepherd might have what you’re looking for, but there’s a lot of variation among these dogs.
I really think a big male smooth collie could be where it’s at for you. :yes:
Why not an aussie itself?
There are many of those around, in breeder’s homes, in rescues, in animal control shelters, they even come in smaller sizes if someone wants the shorter kind.
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How old was he when you got him? Where did he come from?[/QUOTE]
He was about 10 weeks old, got him from a shelter. He had been adopted by young girl who saw a sign driving by a farm. Got home and her mother said “no you can’t have a big dog”. So to the shelter he went.
Actually the person who showed him to me said to me, in a disparaging voice, “part hound, you sure you want him?” Black, tan legs and underside, tan face markings,moderate double coat, 1/2 size hound ears, amazing disposition. My heart dog still, and he died 10 years ago…
Smooths and roughs are both nice!! Really the same dog, just wearing slightly different outfits
I would wait for a puppy from a good health testing breeder
Well, it looks like I am going with neither well bred pure bred, nor craigslist puppy.
Out of 24 applicants, or maybe more, my adoption application was approved for this little guy, who was born in a prison dog training program.
I have no good idea how big he will be, as only mom is known. But he will be cute either way.
This is mom:
[QUOTE=LauraO;8843979]
Well, it looks like I am going with neither well bred pure bred, nor craigslist puppy.
Out of 24 applicants, or maybe more, my adoption application was approved for this little guy, who was born in a prison dog training program.
I have no good idea how big he will be, as only mom is known. But he will be cute either way.
This is mom:
https://www.petfinder.com/petdetail/35832445[/QUOTE]
Wait… Adams county pet rescue??? Dang we have dropped off a lot of stray dogs there haha. Small world. They are the only rescue we can get to take in the dogs people drop off at our farm.
They really have an AMAZING program:3 I know three of the drop offs we have taken them have gone through the ridge dog program.
there are only about 1300 to 1500 Chinooks with the breed as rare most Chinook breeders try to place intact dogs and may have 1 or 2 per litter as strictly pet , as a breeder we have only had 1 litter of 5 pups and have had over 40 applications, it is hard reading through them and deciding who is the top choices many people have told us they have been waiting for 2 years , but I can tell you Chinook Breeders really do want to expand the breed
I’m not sure if you ended up getting a puppy or a Chinook just wanted to let you know being a Chinook owner and now a breeder with the population only around 1300 to 1500 not many are born each year (Chinook owner are trying to make that better) I will tell you that I have gotten about 40 applications and so far have only had 1 litter of 5 it is hard sorting through the applications many of them have been looking for a long time , most breeders try to place breedable Chinooks and may have 1 or 2 per litter to place as strictly pets
Don’t support back yard breeders or bad breeders. A reputable breedr doesn’t breed mixed breed dogs or sell on cl or in pet stores. Either research good breeders who do health checks on their breeding stock (like Hipp/Penn testing and testing for genetic diseases common to that breed, screen potential owners, sell on contracts with a guarantee to take back dog if needed, don’t sell until 8 weeks old or more), or adopt from a rescue or shelter.
As far as when…if your dog likes other dogs and puppies, go for it, if you have another dog they can play with as well.
Also, look into doing Adequan injections at loading dose
…one shot every 3.5 days for a month. Shots are easy to give. Vet will show you how. You give for a month, then yearly. Cost is less than 300. For the month supply. Works well for about 80 percent of dogs. No side effects.
@LauraO, gosh I’m glad the original thread was resurrected from its grave. Your puppy grew into a very handsome dog. If I didn’t know his breeding I would have guessed an Akita.
There were some pretty interesting smells on that floor that had to be checked out.
He looks cute and fun!
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