Grey Blue Merle Border Collie Puppy

As a result the border collie will show patches of pigmentation throughout the body.

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. Medium long and dense shedding. For blue merles the border collie will have a white gray ish base colored coat with black blue ish patches and spots. 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.

The merle color effect is caused by a dominant modifying gene. All border collie found here are from akc registered parents. Besides being one gorgeous dog the border collie is also very hardworking and somewhat of a workaholic. By proceeding you consent to our legal notice and acknowledge.

It has the same incredible work ethic intelligence and energy as any other colored border collie. Blue merle is actually one of the rarest border collie coat colors. Beautiful blue merle red slate lilac border collie puppies if you have never owned a border collie before. 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.

Risks in breeding blue merle border collie. Blue merle border collie puppies for sale. Leigh anne clark and sarah murphy in 2018. We also have wonderful puppies of color from over thirty years of selective working ability and pedigrees.

The blue merle border collie is a clever herding dog with ancient roots. This breed is not for everyone. Please do your research before bringing home a border collie puppy. Not only will this gene affect the coat color but also the nose and eyes.

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. Blue merle border collie breeders as we ve touched upon should avoid breeding merles with one another. 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.

You can cancel your email alerts at any time. 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. These include solid bicolor tricolor merle and sable with no color or pattern preferred over another.