Would you say this dog is part spaniel?

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Also at 11 months old Is he likely to grow much more?
 
What would you think ? He stands about 42cm at the wither. I had a dna teat which came back as spaniel X chihuahua!
 
I see terrier too, in the shape of the face / snout. But the ears are quite big. Could be spaniel in there somewhere I suppose, but I don't see any chihuahua at all!
 
Dobiegirl said:
Probably more than 2 breeds in there, I would say JR x Collie as those pesky farm Collies get everywhere.
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I wondered collie too but the ones I have known have been fluffy! I guess you might get an idea from the dog's behaviour too.

The DNA breed tests are rubbish/pointless IMO!
 
See, I wondered springer X jrt , I have 4 collies and Def don't see collie traits in him. He is however constantly wired and he lives nothing more than lying down in filthy water. ...
 
There are a couple of black and white springer crosses I walk with you have very similar markings, but they still have the long coat, and the kind of dome shaped spanielly head which yours doesn't. Whatever he is, he's lovely :)
 
Dalmatian it is then! Lol

There are actually dalmatian crosses from very close to where he came from. These are cross collies and are literally a taller version of him... They look identical apart from their size ?


Here is a pic of the dalmation x on the left and him on the right, he was probably about 7 months in this pic
https://www.facebook.com/sam.bowman2/posts/10153271925635421
 
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I don't think the two in the FB post look very similar, tbh. The earset is different, although this is the interesting thing about crosses, littermates can be very different. This is true with pedigrees, too, mine look nothing alike bar the colour.

He could be a spaniel x, the spots are very similar to my two b/w springers, but the ears are a very different shape. It's a shame DNA tests are so unreliable, I'd be really interested to know if I had a rescue too. He's a very good looking lad, bet he's lots of fun!
 
Spaniel can be very different, I've got two sat next to me one is a cob - 21kg, blocky head and lots of bone. The other is 13.5kg, racy, much flashier but still quite masculine.
 
He is certainly very buzzy, and he is very fast, faster than my collie (who isn't slow!) and his tail never stops wagging :)
 
sam-b said:
He is certainly very buzzy, and he is very fast, faster than my collie (who isn't slow!) and his tail never stops wagging :)
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Looking at the pic, I fail to see any spaniel influence, BUT, if his tail is constantly at work, then that's the soundest indication of a spaniel having been involved, somewhere along the line! I also think that what may appear to be 'spots' are actually flecking (or the residue), which is another spaniel influence, and more usually Cocker. Apart from that, Dunno! :)

Alec.
 
Yes, it doesn't stop, he also loves running around with dead birds when he finds them, and any water on a walk, he doesn't just paddle, he will lie down in it... he adores water, the dirtier the better....
 
sam-b said:
Yes, it doesn't stop, he also loves running around with dead birds when he finds them, and any water on a walk, he doesn't just paddle, he will lie down in it... he adores water, the dirtier the better....
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My 100% Jack Russell does all of those things too. And he's spotty.
 
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