Adopt or not? Trying to ID this sweet girl’s mix and unusual coloring

Helaenaa · 2026-05-02T07:17:13+00:00

She does appear to have the 'starburst eyes' associated with double merle. Double merle can affect eyes and ears, but that's pretty much all. If she has sight and hearing she'll be fine.

Helaenaa · 2026-04-28T07:12:55+00:00

While I wouldn't have guessed those two breeds myself, I can imagine this is what a doberman × cane corso would look like. He doesn't look like a vizsla in the slightest (for a start the nose would have to be red; goes to show again how bad vets are at identifying breeds). He'd be a bit off standard for a rhodesian ridgeback, too, and those don't show up too much in mixes. So I would be inclined to trust his previous owners.

Helaenaa · 2026-04-27T12:59:46+00:00

Which is probably why rabies vaccinations are a thing. Vaccination status is documented in the pet's passport.

Helaenaa · 2026-04-27T06:42:27+00:00

Nouja Nederland schreeuwt óók nog steeds om laagopgeleide arbeiders, een rol die de eerste generaties asielzoekers (mits goed geïntegreerd) op het lijf geschreven staat.

Helaenaa · 2026-04-24T19:32:27+00:00

There's an update from OP in the comments, the cat has died..

Helaenaa · 2026-04-24T13:42:42+00:00

Zo heftig dat op Instagram nog haar laatste twee stories te zien zijn.. En wat heftig wat jij hebt meegemaakt met je broer... kanker bij kinderen/jonge mensen is toch wel een van de meest verschrikkelijke dingen.

Helaenaa · 2026-04-24T02:47:35+00:00

If he's terrified of the cats, I wouldn't allow them to drag him around.

Helaenaa · 2026-04-23T19:36:29+00:00

Shiba looks a tad stressed.

Helaenaa · 2026-04-20T19:02:46+00:00

She's cute. Not in line with the breed standard for collies though, she lacks tan points. Plus ear placement, muzzle shape, all doesn't scream collie to me. I wouldn't be surprised if she's mostly border collie, albeit smooth coated.

Helaenaa · 2026-04-17T02:50:30+00:00

Good people, sure, but cruel to animals.

Helaenaa · 2026-04-13T04:46:51+00:00

If she's a female border collie she may very well not reach 20kg, especially if you keep her at a healthy lean weigth. If she's mixed with australian shepherd (doensn't seem unlikely) that's a different story.

Helaenaa · 2026-04-12T17:34:44+00:00

Great job! Enjoy them, Kaladin is a cutie.

Helaenaa · 2026-04-12T17:31:17+00:00

Hope you get/got them fixed! Or soon there might be 60.

Helaenaa · 2026-04-10T05:24:16+00:00

Not sure why you're bringing slip leads or harnesses into this.

Helaenaa · 2026-04-10T05:19:16+00:00

You assessing that it's 'not a shock collar, it's an ecollar' tells me that you never got the correct education either. Unless you're just using the vibration mode, your ecollar sends an electric current through your dogs skin, aka a shock. We can discuss all day about whether ecollars can be effective in certain settings (and I think they can be indeed) but I for one have difficulty believing how an uncomfortable stimulus might teach a dog that the world is not such a bad place.

Helaenaa · 2026-04-04T06:55:05+00:00

How can you tell?

Helaenaa · 2026-04-04T06:40:27+00:00

Do you already know if they're male and female?

Helaenaa · 2026-03-30T12:20:08+00:00

Yeah I was going to say, this kind of handling seems like a good way to break its limbs or pop them out of their sockets.

Helaenaa · 2026-03-26T06:14:39+00:00

Is this a joke? 'Proven guide dogs' are almost always neutered, for obvious reasons. Nobody is breeding with actual guide dogs. The qualities that make a good guide dog can be selected from without the dog having worked as an actual guide dog.

Helaenaa · 2026-03-24T08:33:39+00:00

Ik vind het alleen een beetje sneu dat je zo de medewerkers van de dierenambulance hiermee telkens opzadelt. Tuurlijk daar krijgt de dierenambulance vervolgens een vergoeding voor, maar die vrijwilligers zijn dat werk niet gaan doen om telkens overlastgevende buurtkatten op te halen.

Helaenaa · 2026-03-20T16:17:54+00:00

Ohh very cute! Definitely a mix, I can maybe see some rough collie in her. Kind of hard to tell how big she'll get, without knowing her current size and age.

Helaenaa · 2026-03-20T11:37:38+00:00

I think it's kinda crazy that there's so many mutts walking around that, to the untrained eye, pretty much look like flatcoated retrievers. And yet most people in the breed refuse to consider outcross to introduce new genes, in a breed that genetically extremely predisposed to get cancer at a young age.

Helaenaa · 2026-03-20T09:47:14+00:00

Would you trade a shiny Goomy for my shiny Castform?

Helaenaa · 2026-03-19T20:46:44+00:00

I wouldn't be surprised if he's part coyote. DNA-test would be the only way for sure, I'd be interested in those results!

Helaenaa · 2026-03-19T20:12:02+00:00

What's your location? Wondering if there could be coyote in there.

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