Take a look at this dog....?

[Giselle]

You know, I don't know why this never dawned on me before, but his markings remind me a lot of an English Setter. Perhaps ES/Lab and ACD? His tail and face scream Lab/ACD to me, and it just now occurred to me that maybe his particular markings come from an ES rather than a Dal.

Mixes are odd Look at Ivy. Dobie/Lab at a petite 45 pounds

[bckrazy]

OoOoOo... he could be part ES! I'm not positive, but I think long hair is recessive, which could explain the smooth coat.

I always thought he was ACD x Lab. My friend has a Border Collie x ACD with the same ticking pattern, just with a few more black patches. His body type and ear-set seem to be right in between an ACD (stocky, prick-eared) and a Lab (lean, drop-eared).

[Flatcoatluver]

I don't see any english setter, but that could be just me. The ticking just doesn't look like most setters would have, or the body stucture, unless he's mixed with a stocky dog.

We get a dog in at my dog kennel that looks just like him. I sometime even catch myself calling him Nino. He will be coming into the kennel soon, I will take some pictures for you.

[Suki Wingy]

Hehe thanks. I sometimes accidentaly call the neighbor's black dog Raven. My mom and I call those "labeled as dals but not" dogs Niño dogs.