Showing off my ACD :) More dog pics?

[Dustyblue]

Hey all, I just wanted to show off my baby He's a blue heeler (australian cattle dog) x border collie.

We got him from a shelter 4 years ago & he's always been the sweetest, most affectionate dog. Energetic yes, but destructive/rebellious no. He's just 70-odd pounds of cuddly furriness

Anyone else have an ACD or similar? Would love to see your pics! And anyone's dog pics- I luurve seeing other people's doggies

http://s757.photobucket.com/home/sagegreen_album/index

[SugarGlider]

Beautiful!

[Dustyblue]

Thanks Sugarglider

c'mon... someone else must have handy doggie pics they can post

[rhiOrion]

I do!

This is my parents' dog. Our best guess is some sort of ACD/BC/shepherd mix.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rhianno...7605722365676/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rhianno...7605722365676/

[Katie T]

Beautiful dogs, I have a furry friend but he is a small dog. Bishon/Shitzu mix, I will post a pic if I can figure it out. lol

[Katie T]

http://s896.photobucket.com/albums/a...Family3005.jpg

Hopefully this works, hurray I uploaded my first pic here ever. He is squinting but thats by Sammy.

[SophieAnn]

This is my Winston - looking at me like I'm a crazy person for making such funny noises.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/4792033...n/photostream/

[HopefulJo]

Lots of sheep dogs! I've got a blue merle Australian Shepherd who I think is the most gorgeous dog in the world- but I'm a bit biased

http://picasaweb.google.com/JoshAndJ...11685679029202

[russsk]

Originally Posted by rhiOrion

I do!

This is my parents' dog. Our best guess is some sort of ACD/BC/shepherd mix.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rhianno...7605722365676/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rhianno...7605722365676/

This definitely looks like an Australian Shepherd to me. Maybe a little thinner, so perhaps a Aussie/BC cross. But you've got a gorgeous Blue Merle there!

I have a mini Aussie (not so mini at 60 lbs, though!). Here he is:
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q...s/IMG_0233.jpg
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q...s/IMG_0234.jpg
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q...s/IMG_0242.jpg

And here's our Aussie/Huskie mix, who is no longer with us:
http://i134.photobucket.com/albums/q...ogs/cooper.jpg

[rhiOrion]

So I showed off my parents' dog because she might have a bit of ACD in her.

But I want to show off my dog, because she's beautiful and I love her

http://www.flickr.com/photos/rhianno...7605722365676/

[Dustyblue]

Awww, cuteness overload!!

RhiOrion, your folks' dog had me & DP laughing loudly at the sheer wacky adorableness. One the loveliest ACD-mixes I've seen lol! Your dog is totally gorgeous too- golden retriever mix of some kind?? What is he/she?

KatieT, your Sammy is a sweetheart, I love the ears! Looks like natural pigtails lol, too cute.

SophieAnn, omg I love Winston! I always wanted a giant fluff pillow old english sheepdog. That coat must be some work though?? He looks pretty well groomed!

HopefulJo, Casey is stunning, STUNNING! What amazing colours. How heavy is he/she? Looks like a pretty big doggie there lol.

russsk, oh wow your 2 are so beautiful.... the 2 ACD mixes we've had (both cross border collie we think) have/had only had the smallest bit of brown/ginger on the legs. I love the colours on your "mini" Aussie sheperd, all different hues of red/ginger/bronze.... lurvely! Your (rip) Aussie/Huskie mix looks a lil like ours in the face but diff colours... beautiful!

Thanks for posting everyone, LOVE doggie pics & stories! Does my heart good

[rhiOrion]

My best guess on Maya's mix is that she's some sort of spaniel/setter/mutt mix. She's got relatively short ears, with long ear fur. She has a short-ish tail (maybe 3 inches or so, and I believe it's naturally that length) with looong tail fur. It looks like she has a whole long tail, until you look closer and see that it's almost all fur! About 35 pounds.

[HopefulJo]

Originally Posted by Dustyblue

HopefulJo, Casey is stunning, STUNNING! What amazing colours. How heavy is he/she? Looks like a pretty big doggie there lol.

Ha, I think that picture was a few months after we first got him. More recent pictures show that he's skinnier now. We rescued him from a situation where he was being left outside during the winter (so, grew in this hugely thick coat) and was being free-fed low-quality food (so, was overeating and not getting good nutrition) & living in a 1-bed apartment (so, not getting exercise). Once we got him a warm bed, a yard, and high-quality food, he slimmed down pretty quickly! He's still plenty big (55-60 lbs), though- but now he can jump! When we first got him, he was overweight and couldn't get but 2 feet off the ground. Now he bounces all over playing frisbee. He's a much happier dog now.

[SophieAnn]

Originally Posted by Dustyblue

Awww, cuteness overload!!

SophieAnn, omg I love Winston! I always wanted a giant fluff pillow old english sheepdog. That coat must be some work though?? He looks pretty well groomed!

We're keeping him in show coat (he's finished his Canadian Championship, soon to start showing in the US). It's about 3-4 hours to brush him out, which should be done once a week. His breeder does the scissor trimming/shaping.

He's a total goofball, loves to be pet, loves to be near his people... and he's a total bed-hog! OES are such loveable clowns!

[KellyAnnW]

The dog pictures are wonderful, i'm enjoying them!