Any ideas on the mixed breed?

[cloverfdx]

I would go Australian Cattle Dog x JRT as well. He looks like a sweety .

[Pinot's Mom]

I gotta tell ya, I'm normally on the cat side, but I was raised at Westminster and we bred Irish Setters...
That dog, in my opinion, has Basenji and rough coat JRT; curly tail, that face, 15-16" high...you're talking Basenji.
How's the voice?

[Twisterdog]

That is absolutely not a purebred JRT, IMO. No way.

A JRT mix, sure. Maybe some ACD in there, I'd agree.

Basenji is an interesting idea, and I see the look ... but only in the last picture. Camera angle, perhaps?

We call certain dogs here at the shelter AAD's ... All-American Dogs. Or, more specifically, WSD's ... Wyoming State Dogs. These are lab/border collie/aussie mixes. Perhaps your uncle's dog is a ATM ... Australian Terrier Mix.

[Pinot's Mom]

I know Basenji's a long shot, but as you said, you can see the possibility in the last photo...that's why I asked about the dog's voice-that might help with the puzzle.

[juzevo]

His bark is quite deep - I can definitely see the cattle dog that was mentioned.

His coat is quite wiry, not soft at all.

He is actually quite fat - well, a very solid boy! At certain angles his head looks too small for his body. He has heaps of energy and gets loads of exercise, so he's not overweight, just solid.

His hair is longer in almost a ridge down the middle of his back, similar to a rough-coated collie...

[luvofallhorses]

I'm not seeing kelpie. we have a pb kelpie at the shelter and I thought they only come in tri? anyways he's cute he looks corgi-ish to me.

[Bella_Sadie_Hailey]

I was thinking he probably has some westie in him?