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I have no idea, but she is so cute! We are getting a dog after we move in about a month. We'll probably just get a mutt from the humane society.
She looks like a Corgi, Catahoula, and Australian Sheppard all had a love child. And that would be Pepper Anne haha. She is a beautiful dog! And I love her unique name.
ETA: I say Corgi only because of her face
I would say that she looks like she definitely have some Blue Heeler in her.
I love the first picture. She's like, ugh mom, another picture? I think she's a mix of lots o'stuff. We rescued a dog this year and my mom had a DNA test run on her (crazy, yes) and she was at least 5 different breeds.
@Mrs.ChubbyBunny: That makes sense because we have a Corgi too and their faces and heads look similiar.
@MrsCoachBtoBee: DH and I have been considering getting one of the DNA tests just because we are curious to know what all she has in her.
She definitely has cattle dog in her. Who knows what else she's mixed with. I've done the DNA test on 4 dogs and it's really interesting to find out the results. She's adorable, totally my kind of dog!
she looks pretty straight up cattle dog/blue heeler to me (and we've owned 3). At least, she's half blue heeler. Maybe with an australian shephard or something?
Going to agree, she is a heeler. I have had several and they are smart smart great dogs.
@MrsDibs: Herding dog momma here! The Australian Cattle Dog seems to be a given, but I see a lot of border collie in her, actually. I could definitely see a mix of the two. The shape of the face, the ears, even those super sensitive, smart eyes. The herding, fetching, intelligence and high energy all fit too. When she's herding or waiting to fetch something, does she ever hunch down real low in that "border collie" stance? That's a dead giveaway :)
Whatever she is, though, she sure is adorable!
How much are the DNA tests by the way? We have a rescue dog too that is a big fat mystery to us and we'd love to know what she is because people ask us all the time.
@KateByDesign: ok here goes haha.I got her from the Humane Society coming up on two years ago and she is a big question mark. She has a big wide head like our Pitbull but long skinny legs and large rib cage like a Greyhound.
As a puppy:
Pretty recently:
On a hot day, airing out the lady parts:
I would say the first dog is Aussie Shep / Heeler Mix
and ChubbyBunny my guess on yours would be a boxer/pit mix - my brother has a rescue and that was the mix and they look exactly the same
@MrsDibs: Blue heeler + Red Heeler fo sho.
I had three blue heelers growing up, and that is definitely a blue heeler with a little red in there.
@Mrs.ChubbyBunny: I actually see more Great Dane than Greyhound. And I can definitly see the boxer!
Maybe she has some Kelpie in her, I see a bit of my dog in her
This is my dog as a puppy (She a Kelpie cross Koolie):
This is the best picture i have of my FSIL's dog, He's a Kelpie:
To the OP, I honestly don't think there is any dispute that your dog is a heeler. I'm surprised your vet hasn't distinguished that.
She's adorable! We have a red heeler mix and he is the sweetest, most lovable dog and his character traits sound very similar. I agree with the PP who said your dog might have both blue and red heeler in her because she has both colors of spots. We were thinking about getting a DNA test to see what our dog is mixed with (and be those crazy dog parents!) so you could always do that if you're really curious.
Just for fun, here's our pup...we think he's a red heeler/pit mix, but like you, we can't be sure! It's kind of hard to see in the picture, but he has the red spots like your dog on his belly and arms.
@Mrs.ChubbyBunny: A friend of DH's at his last base had a Dutch Shepherd mix that looked a LOT like your girl.
@MrsDibs: I could definitely see Blue Heeler mixed in there somewhere.
@Mrs.ChubbyBunny: The DNA test we did on our rescue was like $70 or $80. I thought it was really fun! :)
I thought that the DNA tests were faulty?
Even dogs that are technically 100 percent purebred ( parents are papered etc), will get readings like they have coon hound in them or one of the ancient breeds.
I went on eBay and bought the DNA test and I think I paid under $40 for the Wisdom Panel mail in one.
It's neat to see, but ours came back as chow-chow, with the possibility of weimaraner and sheltie...
Here is is.. my chow/weim/sheltie mix per DNA:
As a puppy, he looked just like a baby black lab with a white patch on his front. We knew he had chow with his block spotted tongue (and he curls his taill like a chow).
I say lab/chow still...
I wanted to DNA test our purebred to just see what came back, but haven't gotten around to it. I know there are issues with it though, which is why I don't believe what our other dog got back.
I know a lady who got her dog's DNA tested just for giggles.
The dog is probably 150 lbs easily, solid black without a hint of any other color, he has a huge head, 1 pointy ear, 1 floppy ear and a massive tail. Everyone had always guessed he was a rottweiler/black lab mix.
He was like 45% corgi, 15% rottweiler and a bunch of little mixes but no lab anywhere. It was pretty much the craziest thing I would have guessed...after that I stopped guessing what kind of breeds dogs are =O
@Eva Peron: I don't think they're faulty but they don't narrow down everything so much. It'll come back with like 0-25% Breed A; 25-50% Breed B. It just gives a range of which breeds the dog has more of. It's probably not 100% accurate by any means, just a fun thing to see.
I have a friend who has a cattle dog / corgi mix who looks a lot like your dog! -- SUPER CUTE, a bit crazy and a total snuggle-bug.
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I've had my pup, Pepper Anne, for over 5 years, found her when she was around 1 and I always just assumed she was an Australian Cattle dog but after seeing a few at the dog park recently I'm not sure. I still think she has cattle dog in her but I think she is mixed with something else. Her head isn't as squared as a cattle dog and she's not as thick through the shoulder and chest area. Anyone care to take a guess?
A little big about her personality: She is very energetic, loves to fetch, herd, and run around, extremely intelligent, a tiny bit inquisitive, and a love bug.