Can you ID this mixed breed Pokemon-like dog pls? (shepherd, breeders, pups)

[tomektomek]

I totally fell in love with this Almost fantastic-looking blue-eyed Corgi/sth mix.
It's obviuous it has Corgi in it - the snout, legs and overal shape give it awa. But what about the other part? It looks like a blue merle corgi but they have shorter fur than this and all other photos of them look completely different. I've only seen 2 dogs looking like this - one in real life and this dog in the photo. Thanks in advance! Someone suggested the other half is from an Australian Shepherd.

Such a cutie!

[Diana Holbrook]

There are fluffy corgis out there, and there are blue merles in the Cardigan lines... but yeah from the one pic, I'd say Corgi Aussie

[springfieldva]

Definitely looks like a Corgi - so cute! The blue eyes throw me a bit, do Corgis sometimes have blue eyes or is that an inherited trait from another breed?

[oregonwoodsmoke]

Merles can have blue eyes. If a breed has the merle gene, the merle dogs can have blue eyes. Cardigan corgis have the merle gene.

[Parnassia]

Originally Posted by oregonwoodsmoke

Merles can have blue eyes. If a breed has the merle gene, the merle dogs can have blue eyes. Cardigan corgis have the merle gene.

Yep. OP if you do a search for images of Cardigan Welsh corgis you'll see blue merle dogs with blue eyes. Its an acceptable breed color.

[tomektomek]

^Yes, but when I Google Cardigan Welsh corgis I see dogs with shorter hair. "fluffy merle corgi" brought more similar pups.

[oregonwoodsmoke]

Corgis also carry a gene for long hair. If they have long hair, they are exactly the same dog only with a long coat instead of a short coat. Probably they can't be shown, but I don't care enough to look up the Corgi breed standard to see if it is a disqualification for showing.


There are several breeds that most people think of as always having short hair that carry a long haired gene. For example, there are purebred long haired Weimaraner, which are quite lovely and rather rare since breeders try not to get them in their litters.