Expected Lifespan of an Aussie and Golden Mix. Mixing these two breeds does have at least one benefit. While Golden Retrievers are large breed dogs and often live a shorter life (about 10-12 years), Australian Shepherds are considered medium breed dogs and have a longer lease on life (13-15 years). The resulting crossbreed gets an extended life
The Aussie is a highly athletic and energetic dog that needs plenty of daily exercise to stay healthy, both physically and mentally. If they don’t get between 30-60 minutes of exercise a day, they can become unhappy, destructive and bark for long periods of time. Because this is a working dog breed, the Australian Shepherd is the happiest
Free Border Collie Mix DOG FOR ADOPTION RGADN-1103503 - BC x ACD Earl - Border Collie Border Collie · Remus, MI Border Collie Mix Dog for Adoption in Remus, Michigan, 49340 US Nickname: BC x ACD Earl Posted Breed: Border Collie / Australian Cattle Dog/Blue Heeler / Mixed. One of the most popular coat patterns for the Aussie is the blue merle, which often has blue or china colored eyes. Other herding breeds sporting merle coats include the Border Collie, Collie , Shetland Sheep Dog, Beauceron , American Shepherd (previously Miniature Australian Shepherd), Catahoula Leopard Dog , Bergamasco Shepherd, Koolie and The German Shepherd Border Collie mix can either be a medium-sized dog or a large one; it depends on which parent they take after more. The large variant will be around 80 to 90 pounds, while the medium-sized variant will be significantly smaller at 40 pounds. It’s best to have a larger place to accommodate their potential growth. Merle is not a color. It's a pattern caused by a mutation on a gene (i.e. an allele) that dilutes whatever the base color is. The dilution is rarely uniform, so spots/areas of varying sizes of the base color will come through. So a blue merle is a black dog with areas of the coat diluted to appear grey. iGuX.