Blue Merle Border Collie Australian Shepherd Short Hair

The merle gene creates mottled patches of color in a solid or piebald coat blue or odd colored eyes and can affect skin pigment as well.

Blue merle border collie australian shepherd short hair.

See more ideas about collie blue merle collie blue merle. The australian shepherd is used to herd sheep and cattle alongside the tough cowboys that created them however this cowboy s comrade is also a popular family dog and has been ranked as the 17th most popular breed by the akc. Even the origin of the breed s name is unclear variously claimed to describe the early shepherd dog s dark colour coaly or derived from the name of a breed of sheep with black faces once commonly kept in scotland colley or derived from an anglo saxon word meaning useful. She is now 5 mos old and her hair is still short which made me question what other breed is mixed in.

Mar 1 2014 explore natalie johnson s board blue merle australian shepherds on pinterest. Dense feathered straight short moderately long. Before buying a border collie australian shepherd mix or any hybrid dog breed from a breeder there are a few things you should be on the lookout for to make sure they are responsible breeders that care about the health and wellbeing of their parents and all of the puppies they have bred. Merle is a genetic pattern that can be in a dog s coat merle comes in different colors and patterns and can affect all coat colors.

Feb 22 2012 explore jacque verrall s board blue merle collies are the best on pinterest. She looks exactly like a blue merle aussie with short hair long skinny legs not big boned has incredible herding instincts nipping at our heels and our border collie s and is smart. The border collie and the australian shepherd look very similar. 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.

There are two general types of colored patches that will appear in a merle coat. Red blue merle black. The early history of the smooth collie like that of many dog breeds is largely a matter of speculation. Although they are both medium sized dogs the australian shepherd is heavier and bigger in stature than the border collie.

See more ideas about blue merle australian shepherd blue merle australian shepherd. Risks in breeding blue merle border collie. Blue merle border collie breeders as we ve touched upon should avoid breeding merles with one another. Black white tricolor tan blue merle blue merle tricolor slate merle red merle black brindle gold lilac red sable sable merle saddleback sable white blue white blue merle white red white red merle white ticked seal slate white gold white.