any ideas?

[dab_20]

well there could be some sheppard in her.
Ive been beagle sheppard mixs that were small.

Maybe shes like a sheltie/beagel mix?

I have a border collie terrier mix, and you would think with her dad being a BC she would be bigger.. NOPE.. 20 pounds at most.

I agree... sheltie/beagle could be it. Does her bark sound like a beagle? Definatly looks like some sheltie in there... She's got the cutest little face!!

My friend has a cocker spaniel/german shepered mix and it is about 20 pounds... so there could be sheperd in her, too.

[MissysMommy]

Her bark is very high pitched. She really sounds like an ankle biter!!!! I can see the sheltie in her. Not so much the beagle though. . . unless there are red beagles lol. Like I said the only breed I know a lot about are labs. Thank you guys for your continuing help. I know it's probably lame to go nuts trying to figure out what kind of breed she is, because I am already attached to her. . . . But it's making me NUTS!!! Do shelties or beagles have the tendency to run off the minute the leash is dropped? She's really bad about that, and roamed off for 6 hours the other day.

[BOBS DAD]

Breeds in which yellow-to-red dogs of the "ee" genotype have been detected:

Brittany Spaniel
Clumber Spaniel
Cocker Spaniel
Dachshund
English Setter
Flatcoated Retriever
Golden Retriever
Irish Setter
Labrador Retriever
Miniature Poodle
Portuguese Water Dog
Vizsla

your dog could be part one of these

[BOBS DAD]

another dog that carries the ee allele is a "Rat Terrier". Also of note is the Rat Terrier's ears (similar to yours) and small size. Check out this site to see a red one...

http://www.rushingwindskennel.com/studs.html

[ktreva52]

...but, with that image in mind, Missy could be Sheltie/Rat Terrier, although, Shepherd was my first thought.

Yeah, about any dog that is not properly obedience trained will take off like a shot. They're silly and think that things HAVE to be more interesting elsewhere. I highly recommend getting her into an obedience class as soon as you can. Just to keep her from running off without you having any "grip" on her.

She's adorable!

Christi

[vinjashira]

she probably has a finnish spitz blood in her which explains her colour

[MissysMommy]

She's actually doing better about that. She likes to be on the chain for an hour or so 2 -3 times a day. She got off the chain the other day (collar broke) and came right up to me. Which normally she runs and plays. I think it's a game for her.