When I was really young one of the neighbors had a dog, an australian shepherd/german short haired pointer mix, and he looked quite similar to Freckles and that dog, except he had a dudley nose, half pink . He was almost pretty much my dog while we lived there, his owner let him run and didn't really care about him. I'd bring him in with me because I was a latchkey child and would get frightened being home alone, Tripper always made me feel safe and not alone. The owner knew he came for visits and didn't care. He was a such a sweet dog.