I too was curious about a different breed of dog when I was searching, but being that my parents bought my dog I just got to pick out the pup they picked the litter, so I ended up with a half borer collie half blue heeler.........and as far as what kind of dog I got, I got a great guard dog and I half a smaller hunting dog with a great nose, go to YouTube and search Midwestmudhunters and watch the duck hunting opener you can see her first retrieve