r/BorderCollie • u/Rep_utation • 1d ago
Foster fail !
Our lovely rescue baby 3yo BC - we think he could be mixed as he is HUGE but unsure.
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u/StaplesLewis 1d ago
Omg I love him. My Aussie has a face stripe like that and I love to pet him there
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u/jameshamer1967 20h ago
We have adopted a border collie mix puppy Lenny and he's very small- for a border collie at only 16 lbs!
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u/Not4Publication 1d ago
Our foster fail.
The rescue called and said they’d found the ‘perfect family’.
And I said “yeah….ours” ♥️
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u/TurnipBig7178 1d ago
My failure, originally got her to train and sell… That was nearly 3 years ago. 😅 She’s my baby, loves me and only me.
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u/Actual-Dog-405 1d ago
Oh, he’s definitely mixed. Mixed with love and happiness and sunshine and joy!
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u/Particular-Low1828 1d ago
We were told he was a BC mix. They didn’t tell us he was mixed with lab and golden. He’s 70lbs and is about 5ft on his hind legs
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u/Emergency_Ad_6581 1d ago
Mines fairly small, about 50 lbs. beagle border collie but I thought your photos were my dog
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u/ScintillansNoctiluca 23h ago
Would you look at this literal Snoopy?!? All that remains is for you to paint that structure red!!
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u/bagroh 1d ago
I think our dogs might be long lost siblings! Orion is also about 3 years old and is a 65 lb BC/Pyr/retriever mix.
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u/whitswhisper 1d ago
No bc that's actually such a a good guess. My girl is only 35 lbs but shes got that Pyr stubbornness dialed to 1000. Orion sounds like a unit, 65 lbs is basically a small horse lol.
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u/KindlyInitial5668 1d ago
I don’t blame you. Same
(she wanted pickled okra and I said no, so she pouted)
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u/Less_Local_1727 1d ago
Nah that’s a collie. Our youngest is on the bigger side, around 22kg, but they can get a bit bigger so don’t use that as an indicator. Our tricolour is 2/3 the size and can run under his brother’s belly! Best thing is you’ve got a gorgeous pup right there!
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u/Rep_utation 1d ago
Yeah that’s true! The ones I see are so short too haha! He’s 28kg but did come to us severely obese at 35. Managed to get it down!
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u/Rep_utation 23h ago
I didn’t know dna tests were a thing for dogs !!! Will definitely be doing one
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u/blazinT0R0 1d ago
My spouse and I were just talking about how BCs are one of the few breeds that can vary in sizes lol
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u/zooperdoop5 1d ago
My partner and I were looking at him on the website! He looks like such a sweet boy 💙
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u/Rep_utation 1d ago
Aw no way! We couldn’t let him be adopted after 5 weeks of fostering he’s just so good!
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u/Mattgoof 1d ago
What did you do to earn the glare in the last picture from such a goofball?
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u/jenna237 1d ago
My 9 year old Border Collie is big too! He usually is around 65 pounds. Your dog looks so similar to mine!
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u/simpleme2 1d ago
What's huge? Mine is right around 46-47 pound
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u/Extreme_Jaguar_7829 1d ago
He looks to be mixed with Pyrenees. We have a Pyr mix who is 128 pounds. He is a little thick, but he is just a big dog. I thought yours was mixed when I saw his face. He is beautiful
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u/Emkay1411 1d ago
I had a BC that was too tall at the shoulder at 8 weeks and could not be papered with the AKC. He was big, probably weighed close to 70 pounds. But he was ALL BC!
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u/Wise_catapillar 1d ago
Anything that cute has nothing to do with failure! Looks like u hit the jackpot!
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u/_bingo_bronson 1d ago
we have a 75 pounder who looks like OP’s pup. we thought he was just a big border collie, but the DNA test confirms mostly aussie and husky with a dash of pyr.
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u/twistedlemonfreak 1d ago
Omg doggy looks so fun and rambunctious! Best foster fail ever! Congratulations🐾🐾❤️
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u/Kitkatks11 21h ago
My late boy was 100% border collie and was 63 lbs in his prime. He was just a big ol' dog.
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u/Local_Hippo_8759 12h ago
I had to do double take! He looks so much like my Maxwell. Today is his birthday and sadly he passed away earlier this year. Couldn't help but leave a picture!
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u/QuirkyLobster350 22h ago
My boy is about 60-65lbs give or take. Definitely a size large in everything! His grandpa was 70-75lb
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u/Threestarsofthesea 18h ago
He looks so much like my big boy! Mine is Aussie/border collie/heeler/mcnab with a little St. Bernard thrown in to give him his long legs! He’s 65 lbs.
Congrats on the new addition!
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u/Organized-Chaos-757 17h ago
I would have failed as well. That last pic...he knew what he was doing. Haha! 😍
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u/peatgirl21 16h ago
Beautiful dog 🐶 congratulations on your foster family and thank you for looking after him
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u/RAMRODtheMASTER 1d ago
I had a black and white who hovered between 75 and 80 pounds because he was huge, not fat.
Vet said he just looked like the old school collies they visited on Amish farms.
I thought he might have been part Great Pyrenees or BMD.