If you are considering something "like" a Mal but not, consider an ACD. THeir temperaments are generally much better than the old-timey ones I'm told, and they can do almost anything a Mal can do. REALLY SMART.
I think an ACD would be a fine apartment dog. They live for interaction with you, not straight out exercise. Not OCD like some Border Collies, not ever hyper, quiet, serious.
Also, not expensive at all.
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I'm partial to the blues actually.
I've located a few breeders in Oklahoma that would have pups of the right age. I might be able to just swing by on my way to Missouri without committing to a deposit.
My mom is spreading the word among her rescue contacts of what I'm looking for but that's a long shot. I'm pretty open to different breeds I just know that certain breeds are more likely to have the specific temperament and drive level I'm looking for. It's hard enough to gauge a puppy of known parentage.
There's a Boxer litter I found that would be awesome. Working lines on both mom and dad. Pups won't be ready until February though and I know without even asking that they will be way above my price range. Hopefully I can look at a pup like that a few more years down the road.
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If I knew an established breeder of the crosses who had good results and was doing a repeat breeding I would consider it.
It kind of doesn't make sense to me. If you want a drivey mix there's a bunch sitting in shelters. If I didn't have to have an 8 week old puppy(program requires it) that's where I'd be going. I briefly had a terrier mix I picked up as a stray that was very similar to some of the sport mixes people are doing.
I've found an ACD breeder and a pup in Oklahoma but I'm giving it a few days to think on it before saying it's definitely the one.
Good sport dog crosses are going to be $600-$1000. So in your price range I'd be leary of sport dog crosses and well, anything but working lines/crosses with ACDs since you don't have time to thoughly investigate the lines. Hyperness comes from one of two things IMO - the lines and how they're raised. Working dogs (farm/ranch dogs) can't be effective if they're hyper. And then in raising them lots of people tend to encouage the hyper behavior before they realize what it is/what it will become. Out of 4 Border Collies my only really hyper one came from unknown lines through rescue. My current pup is an energetic, driven powerhouse who is also a delightful house dog 95% of the time.
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