Australian Shepherd Puppy Brown Eyes
She is hands down the happiest heartiest pup i ve ever seen.
Australian shepherd puppy brown eyes. The right eye turned brownish. The breeder says it is an optical illusion because in her darker eye she has a brown color ring around her pupil and that s why it looks bigger. Cataracts and distichiasis are the most common. They may have two different colored eyes or even have bicolored or split eyes for example breeders have historically docked the tails when the puppies are born.
She talks a lot and is very smart. Or use the search box in the upper right or the menu to the left to find information you want on eye issues in australian shepherds. Having blue eyes does not mean a dog is blind. Some aussies have solid blue eyes or eyes that are brown amber or gold in various shades but that are solid in that shade.
Blue eyes in aussies. Her eyes are not runny nor are they dry. Australian shepherd puppies can have golden green blue brown and even marbled irises. However most black australian shepherds regardless of color markings have two brown colored eyes.
The breeder will take her to an eye test next week. I have never seen just one eye go red. My pup has a solid temperament is very active but not nervous at all. Blue eyes or partially blue eyes can occur in any color dog.
Since there are several genes that affect a dog s eye color it s hard to even breed australian. I am a former. She is a black bi with strong pigmentation and no white around her dark brown eyes. Aussie eyes have been seen that are golden lemon yellow amber light brown dark brown green orange and blue.
The australian shepherd is one of a few dog breeds that commonly have two different colored eyes called heterochromia. For this specific color coat a darker brown is most common. They may have two different eye colors or they may have marbled eyes were at least two different colors occur in the same eye. Although it s possible to have different colored eyes as seen in many other aussies it s not common.
We breed to improve the breed and fill supply gaps as set forth by demand from the buyers bu t our goal is to provide you with a quality happy healthy devoted loving member of the family. Our breed standard allows eyes of any pigment color or combination of pigment colors. Aussies might have any combination of brown blue hazel amber or green. In all pictures the left eye blue one has a smaller pupil than the other.
This is more common in merles but i have seen it in tri pups as well. On very dark individuals they may even appear black. The australian shepherd often known simply as the aussie is a medium sized breed of dog aussie eyes may be any shade of brown or blue.