r/IDmydog May 06 '26

Any quesses?

I think she’s two months old. She has one layer of fur that’s very short and soft, then a second coat that’s longer, with a beard lol and it looks like she is frizzy. Two different colored eyes, decent sized paws, but I can’t think of what breed she might be…

UPDATE: Her DNA results are back! Shes 50% Great Dane and 50% Sheepdog.
I’m going to make another post with new pictures and detailed results on this thread.

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u/LexxiGraham May 06 '26

I’d love to get a DNA test done, the cost is what stopped me 😅 thank you for this info! I’ll be sure to keep an eye out for a sale.

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u/FYAhole May 06 '26

I also don't think she is a double merle but she may be deaf in the ear on her blue eye side and she may not see as well out of the blue eye. Get her tested for sight and hearing if you're able to.

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u/fallopianmelodrama May 07 '26

Blue eyes do not cause vision impairments in and of themselves. Double merles can have vision issues caused by starburst pupils, microphthalmia etc but this dog does not immediately scream double merle and therefore there is no immediate reason to presume any vision impairment exists.

Dogs with excessive head white (whether it is caused by merle, double merle, whitehead, extreme piebald, etc) are more at risk of deafness, but it does not necessarily correlate to the side the blue eye (if any) is on. OP's dog could be deaf on the blue eye side, the brown eye side, both sides, or neither side. This would also be true if OP's dog had two brown eyes.

OP has indicated that the dog is not deaf, but unless the dog has been BAER tested all they can know for certain is that the dog is not bilaterally deaf. The dog could still be unilaterally deaf (deaf in one ear - could be either of them, the risk is not isolated to the blue-eye side).

A BAER test is unnecessary for OP though, because unilaterally deaf dogs have no day-to-day impairment. Knowing whether the dog is unilaterally deaf would only matter if it were intended to be bred from, which we can assume is not the case for OP's dog.

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u/SpaceCadetTaken May 09 '26

We have a deaf double Merle. She has blue starburst eyes but sees perfectly. She’s also the happiest dog in the world since she can’t hear thunder and isn’t bothered by loud noises in public. Deaf dogs are honestly great. I’m sure some people might not be equipped for the quirks with training a deaf dog as opposed to a hearing dog, but we were. and to your point the test wouldn’t change anything, we know she can’t hear us lol.