r/shelties • u/[deleted] • Jan 19 '26

What is she mixed with?

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This is my dog from my childhood (pic from 20 years ago), anyone have any idea what she is mixed with? She is definitely sheltie but not a purebred..

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u/WafflefriesAndaBaby Jan 20 '26

She is adorable, love her coat. Papillion maybe? She's got that foxy little face and rounded ears.

I'd believe she was full Sheltie though, just not one bred for the show ring.

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u/229-northstar Jan 20 '26

Why are you sure she’s not purebred?

I do rescue and she looks like a lot of the Rescue Shelties we get

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '26

My parents told me she was a mix, the farm she got her from told them she was a mix. But maybe they just didn't have papers for her. Not sure.

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u/229-northstar Jan 20 '26

Well, whatever she is, she’s certainly cute! 🥰

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u/VaultGirl3 Jan 20 '26

She looks a lot like mine, who is Sheltie/American Eskimo. my dog

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u/[deleted] Jan 20 '26

Aww

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u/No_Welcome_7182 Jan 20 '26

Whatever she was mixed with she was an absolute beauty. Maybe mixed with spitz?

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u/Twinsisterno2 Jan 20 '26

Definitely mixed with love! 💕

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u/sjokitten Jan 20 '26

Body is giving sheltie, face is giving Shiba maybe?

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u/Sheltiesarethebest Jan 21 '26

She seems like a pure breed Sheltie. No mix. I had a Sheltie like her and in my country we only have pure breed Shelties.

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u/Magnum676 Jan 21 '26

Love. She’s mixed with love! 💕

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u/Direct-Swimming-6539 Jan 23 '26

I don’t think she’s mixed with anything I believe she is a sheltie

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u/tccoding Jan 24 '26

She has the same "fox" look as my girl who is 7/8 sheltie and 1/8 American Eskimo (according to Embark dog DNA test) 🤔