Wednesday evening, Farmer H went looking for The Unofficial Hillbilly Family Pupster over at the old chicken house. He had a slice of bread I gave him to lure Pups out of his hidey-hole.
"Don't give him more than 1/3 of the slice. He's a puppy. Don't want to clog him up. The other dogs will want some. So you can toss them some pieces too."
Well. Upon return, Farmer H reported that he was putting little pieces of bread by the edge of the chicken house, and that Pups was coming out a little farther to get them. Then Scarlett ate the piece meant for Pups' bait, and Farmer H yelled at her.
"I had to get onto Scarlett for eating his bread, and she didn't like it one bit. Then he went farther under the chicken house."
"Of course he did! When you yelled at Scarlett, you scared him! He doesn't know who you're yelling at! Now you might never get him out."
About an hour later, Farmer H suddenly got up from his recliner, and said he was going over to Shackytown Boulevard.
"I need to go unplug a wire. I don't want him to get electrocuted if he chews on it. And it looks like he's been chewing on everything."
Farmer H returned with two pictures of Pups. Here's the best one:
Farmer H had been petting Scarlett and Jack, as I suggested. Pups came out from under the chicken house, and was sitting on the porch of the Barber Shop. Look at those feet! And his chest. I think he's going to be a big dog. Still trying to guess his pedigree.
The best I can predict, Pups is a border collie mixed with a German short-haired pointer. The border collie markings are undeniable. The spots on the white parts lend themselves to the pointer. Especially with the short hair. I was trying to think of other black and white dogs with spots. Pups does not look like a cocker spaniel, nor an English setter. Those are not dalmatian spots. His ears deny heeler heritage. When I consulted my estranged BFF Google for "pointer border collie mix pup" pictures, I got the closest match to what Pups looks like.
There's more to Farmer H's Wednesday evening escapades tomorrow...
Pups chest and feet suggest boxer, but I think you've got it right with German short-haired pointer and border collie.
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DeleteI watched a short video that showed different border collie mixes, and boxer was one of them. They just didn't look like Pups. The wide chest and feet could also be heeler, but I think it's a bigger breed. Something about the end of his nose reminds me of a pointer.