Double Merle Red Merle Border Collie Puppy

Puppies will come without kc or isds as we want them to go family homes on.

Double merle red merle border collie puppy. Both parents are kc and isds registered. The red merle bitch puppy on the left is called dakota of maranns home and the red merle male on the right is falconmoor merle invasion called indy. We have 10 beautiful border collie puppies and will be ready to leave 19th november. Beautiful blue merle red slate lilac border collie puppies if you have never owned a border collie before.

Merle comes in different colors and patterns and can affect all coat colors. Please do your research before bringing home a border collie puppy. Father is brown and white smooth coated. Some borders would be mostly white with red brown or cinnamon patches all over their bodies.

Double merle dogs have a higher risk of deafness blindness and sunburn. In a double merle the marbling lightening effect is doubled and the coat becomes predominantly white. Red merle australian shepherd. Double merles often have a predominantly white coat.

Both beautiful dogs live in belgium with marnix and christel van den steen who own the border collie kennel of maranns home. If two merle dogs are bred together each puppy in the litter has a 25 chance of being born a double merle. Blue merle border collie puppy. The males have an average height of 52cm while the females average.

At the moment all of our puppies have homes we have some outstanding plans for next year please check back when we. This is most common in double merle or lethal white borders. They also have a liver colored nose. 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.

Indy is an english import. Merle is a genetic pattern that can be in a dog s coat. While these dogs can still live fulfilling lives responsible breeders will work to prevent cases of poor welfare in their puppies. Due to the decreased pigment on the skin double merles are at a high risk for hearing and sight impairments.

Some double merle puppies end. Red merle border collie. Mother is tri red merle medium coated. It s generally alert intelligent and tenacious.

In a merle to merle breeding 25 of the puppies are double merle. Not every dog breeder has the resources or knowledge to care for a deaf and or blind puppy. Keep in mind though that just because a dog has a white coat doesn t necessarily mean it s a double merle because there are other genetic combinations that can produce a white puppy. The border collie is a herding and working dog breed developed in parts of the anglo scottish border region.

One copy of the merle gene causes a marbling effect on the coat and creates lighter spots throughout the solid color coat. A double merle inherits the merle gene twice. They require lots of time and a secure space to be outdoors. This breed is not for everyone.

It has an average lifespan of between 10 17 years.