For blue merles the border collie will have a white gray ish base colored coat with black blue ish patches and spots.
Grey blue merle border collie puppy.
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10 16 years energy level.
Risks in breeding blue merle border collie.
All border collie found here are from akc registered parents.
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.
Leigh anne clark and sarah murphy in 2018.
Blue merle is actually one of the rarest border collie coat colors.
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.
Blue merle border collie puppies for sale.
Medium long and dense shedding.
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.
We also have wonderful puppies of color from over thirty years of selective working ability and pedigrees.
20 21 inches tall 25 45 lbs lifespan.
The american kennel club akc breed standard allows all colors or combination of colors and or markings for border collies.
Beautiful blue merle red slate lilac border collie puppies if you have never owned a border collie before.
As a result the border collie will show patches of pigmentation throughout the body.
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The merle color effect is caused by a dominant modifying gene.
Blue merle border collie breeders as we ve touched upon should avoid breeding merles with one another.
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This breed is not for everyone.
Besides being one gorgeous dog the border collie is also very hardworking and somewhat of a workaholic.
The blue merle border collie is a clever herding dog with ancient roots.
A merle pattern will create merle puppies but a non merle border collie without the gene will not spontaneously throw merled puppies.
It has the same incredible work ethic intelligence and energy as any other colored border collie.