Grey Blue Merle Border Collie Puppy

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.

Grey blue merle border collie puppy.

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. Risks in breeding blue merle border collie. 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.

The blue merle border collie is a clever herding dog with ancient roots. Besides being one gorgeous dog the border collie is also very hardworking and somewhat of a workaholic. For blue merles the border collie will have a white gray ish base colored coat with black blue ish patches and spots. All border collie found here are from akc registered parents.

As a result the border collie will show patches of pigmentation throughout the body. 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. Please do your research before bringing home a border collie puppy. Blue merle border collie puppies for sale.

It has the same incredible work ethic intelligence and energy as any other colored border collie. A merle pattern will create merle puppies but a non merle border collie without the gene will not spontaneously throw merled puppies. These include solid bicolor tricolor merle and sable with no color or pattern preferred over another. 10 16 years energy level.

By proceeding you consent to our legal notice and acknowledge. You can cancel your email alerts at any time. Blue merle is actually one of the rarest border collie coat colors. We also have wonderful puppies of color from over thirty years of selective working ability and pedigrees.

Leigh anne clark and sarah murphy in 2018. This breed is not for everyone. Not only will this gene affect the coat color but also the nose and eyes. Medium long and dense shedding.

Beautiful blue merle red slate lilac border collie puppies if you have never owned a border collie before. 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.