Grey Blue Merle Border Collie Puppy

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Grey blue merle border collie puppy.

The american kennel club akc breed standard allows all colors or combination of colors and or markings for border collies. The border collie originated in the united kingdom in the 1800s for use as a herding dog and guard dog along with a variety of other sheep herding dogs over time certain kinds of these sheepdogs became preferable over. These merle variations are akc registered as blue merles according to a recent discussion by the collie club of america in august 2018 previous article i found explaining what was known about this rare color of blue merle before the recent research was completed by dr. As a result the border collie will show patches of pigmentation throughout the body.

This breed is not for everyone. Health issues are riskier with merles double merles every now and then two merles both carrying the merle gene mate and when two merles mate they have a 25 chance of producing a double merle puppy. You can cancel your email alerts at any time. Blue merle border collie puppies for sale.

The blue merle border collie is a clever herding dog with ancient roots. Please do your research before bringing home a border collie puppy. Blue merle border collie puppies like all puppies may be challenging to train but it s more than possible and will pay dividends in the future. It has the same incredible work ethic intelligence and energy as any other colored border collie.

The merle color effect is caused by a dominant modifying gene. Find border collie puppies and breeders in your area and helpful border collie information. 10 16 years energy level. Not only will this gene affect the coat color but also the nose and eyes.

Enter your email address to receive alerts when we have new listings available for blue merle border collie puppies for sale. 20 21 inches tall 25 45 lbs lifespan. Blue merle border collie breeders as we ve touched upon should avoid breeding merles with one another. We also have wonderful puppies of color from over thirty years of selective working ability and pedigrees.

Leigh anne clark and sarah murphy in 2018. A merle pattern will create merle puppies but a non merle border collie without the gene will not spontaneously throw merled puppies. Blue merle is actually one of the rarest border collie coat colors. All border collie found here are from akc registered parents.

These include solid bicolor tricolor merle and sable with no color or pattern preferred over another. For blue merles the border collie will have a white gray ish base colored coat with black blue ish patches and spots. Risks in breeding blue merle border collie.