Now that’s a good dog! :-) ...looks hairy and good for high altitude. What’s the breed called? Can it be trained to avoid chasing cattle, yaks, goats, chickens, and the like?
It looks to be a cross to me, but I am certainly not an expert.
...Australian Cattle Dog + Border Collie perhaps? If that is so, it would be highly intelligent, and eminently trainable, but I highly doubt you'd easily suppress their inate 'herding' instincts... Don't know if it's true, but I have heard that they will even 'herd' your kids for you, if you let them. (...but I don't imagine that the kids like it much.) grin.
Let's ask Fred and Taz...
...Please... Can either of you add info to this for us? (RE: Pic in #14 above)
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2277036/posts?page=14#14
...Thanks!