“That Aussie in the bottom pic looks just like the one who was part of our family until she died at 15 years-with either an Aussie or that Border Collie, as long as the kid isn’t running, the dog won’t try to herd it...”
That dog may be a Border Collie. Purebred Aussies generally don’t have prick ears, and there are such things as blue merle Border Collies. Then too, we can’t see the tail. There is enough variation of both breeds that sometimes they are hard to tell apart. I currently have two Aussies and had a previous one, so I am very tuned in to their looks.
Thanks-I wasn’t thinking about the ears, but you’re right-and you can’t see if it has a docked tail. I’ve never seen a blue merle Border Collie-only the tri-color ones, and black and white. I’ve only had the one Aussie-we were so heartbroken when she died-albeit in her sleep-that I knew another Aussie would only remind me of her-I now have a Siberian Husky-they live a bit longer.