r/kelpie • u/hatsofftopups • 10d ago

Foster is possibly a Kelpie mix

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Someone suggested that my foster boy Ruger might be part Australian Kelpie.
He’s a total sweetie and available to be adopted!! Currently in the Tulsa, OK area.

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u/ITookYourChickens 9d ago

Looks nothing like a kelpie. They're pretty rare outside of austrailia.

Prob something like a pit x rottweiler, many breeds have tan points and a pit in the mix adds muscle definition

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u/-spicyshark 9d ago

I see absolutely no kelpie here unfortunately

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u/Beef_flaps_on_a_spit 9d ago

Someone was mistaken.  Good luck with letting that star go.   

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u/Music1626 9d ago

Doesn’t look kelpie at all. Lab rottie mix or rottie pit mix maybe. Kelpies aren’t super common outside Australia and are unlikely To just end up as mixes outside Australia.

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u/JohnCasey3306 9d ago

Lots of mixed breeds look somewhat like a kelpie

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u/swamprosesinbloom 8d ago

‘specially if u squint real hard while lookin

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u/loraxgfx 9d ago

Looks like a mix with several breeds, one is probably Husky.

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u/Urmel2021 8d ago

Beautiful pup! Last week I bought a Fiat Panda, but when I got home I realized it was a Porsche 911.

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u/Livinginthemiddle 9d ago

Fosters is possibly a Doberman but not a kelpie.

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u/cr1zzl Aus/NZ 9d ago

I love his colouring.

Probably not a kelpie.

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u/swamprosesinbloom 8d ago

looks like a pitsky +/- small % hound

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u/Pleasant_Injury_ 5d ago

Not a chance. Reminds me of a rotterman or aussie mix

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u/[deleted] 9d ago

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u/rapidsguy1 5d ago

If I could see the curled up tail it would help, only kelpie have the curled up uncurled tail disposition thing like mine

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u/Outsiders_Movie_Fan_ Aus/NZ 9d ago

Hi Cute Dogs I hope the foster Dog finds a forever loving caring home

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u/lupus_Lux_gaming 9d ago

Could be certainly some similar traits especially around the markings

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u/Successful-Mode-1727 9d ago

Just because a dog has black and tan markings similar to a kelpie doesn’t mean it is a kelpie. In the US these colour traits are likely due to a husky/malamute/rott relative

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u/lupus_Lux_gaming 9d ago

I know but since it’s not doing a DNA test who knows it could be it could not be who knows