Sentences with phrase «merle coated dogs»

But there are health problems associated with the merle mutation and the risk of these problems occurring increases when two merle coated dogs are mated together.

It is known that merle coated dogs have a slightly increased risk of hearing problems, possibly due to the Silv gene.

As long as there are merle coated dogs, double merles will be produced, usually by accident or through ignorance on the part of the breeder.

In this article I will share the breeds that can carry the merle coat accompanied by beautiful pictures of these merle coated dogs.

Not exact matches

The gene that cause merle coats in dogs can also affect eye color, such as causing ice blue eyes, and can also effect skin pigment.

Border Collies, classically working dogs, known for their high intelligence can come in a Merle coat pattern.

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Dogs with predominantly white or merle coats may be at increased risk for congenital deafness.

The United Kingdom Kennel Club decided in May 2007 not to register puppies with «Merle coat color in dogs» coloration due to the health risks associated with the gene responsible, and in December of that year formally amended the Breed Standard to say «Any color or mixture of colors but never merle (dapple).&rMerle coat color in dogs» coloration due to the health risks associated with the gene responsible, and in December of that year formally amended the Breed Standard to say «Any color or mixture of colors but never merle (dapple).&rmerle (dapple).»

The defects appear to be linked to the dominant merle gene, since severely affected dogs are homozygous merles and often have excessive white in their coats.

Other dogs will be lightly merled, where their coat is mostly black, with small areas of merle.

Merle dogs have a solid - color coat, which is usually black, broken up with irregular patches of another color, such as blue, red, and chocolate.

The merle pattern can occur in dogs of all coat colors.

The word Merle refers to a pattern in a dog's coat, which may include different colors.

Merle Great Danes are often produced when breeding for harlequin - coat Great Danes, dogs that have black spots on white fur.

A good example of a dog with a merle coat is the blue merle Border Collie.

A merle Great Dane is a dog of the Great Dane breed that has a mottled coat consisting of a gray or light - cream background and small black spots.

Although the genetics for merle are associated with the genetics for harlequin patterned dogs, harlequin is a recognized coat pattern for the breed, while merle is not.

The problematic traits include viciousness or aggressiveness toward humans, extreme shyness, deafness, a long and / or merle coat, albinism, a screw tail, dwarfism and any other disproportionate physical characteristic that interferes with the dog's ability to work or perform.

(The eye anomaly «merle» can be confused with choroidal hypoplasia, primarily in dogs from merle to merle breeding and whose coat color is whiter than their littermates.

In the past, a double merle Catahoula, which has been phenotypically identified by many breeders as a dog displaying more than a 70 % white coat color, may actually have a full colored coat.

Dark colored dogs may display their merle coat variance when sunlight is shining on them.

To avoid producing «double merle» (M / M) puppies, dogs with a copy of M (particularly those with M alleles near the size which is likely to produce the classic merle coat color / pattern) should only be bred to dogs that do not have a copy of the M allele.

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Merle is inherited in a dominant fashion, meaning that only one copy of an M allele is necessary for a dog to display some variation of the merle coat color / pattern, which is marked by random dilution of eumelanin (black pigment) leaving patches of normal coat color within areas of diluted pigmentaMerle is inherited in a dominant fashion, meaning that only one copy of an M allele is necessary for a dog to display some variation of the merle coat color / pattern, which is marked by random dilution of eumelanin (black pigment) leaving patches of normal coat color within areas of diluted pigmentamerle coat color / pattern, which is marked by random dilution of eumelanin (black pigment) leaving patches of normal coat color within areas of diluted pigmentation.

Merle: Coat pattern seen on many breeds of dogs that mixes white with the predominant coat color to form spots throughout the body of the Coat pattern seen on many breeds of dogs that mixes white with the predominant coat color to form spots throughout the body of the coat color to form spots throughout the body of the dog.

A dog with one copy of H but two copies of M (double merle) has a coat color that can be indistinguishable from a dog without the harlequin variant.

Sometimes dogs may appear to have normal coat colouring but are in fact merles and will produce puppies with the merle colouration.

In a wider context, such breeding brings the ethics of all dog breeders into question and casts a pall over the show dog world, as there is a perception that show dog breeders are the worst offenders for producing double merles as they are striving for the perfect merle coat pattern.

The merle coat pattern is popular because it is unusual and very unique, with each merle dog having a different coat pattern.

Although you will find descriptions of blue merle as «mixed black and white hairs,» looking closely at a merled dog's coat will show that statement to be inaccurate.

A dog with a merle coat is characterised by having patches of hair with diluted pigment (colour).

If two dogs with the dominant merle genes bred together, there's a 25 % chance that the pups will have a double merle gene, which creates an extreme lightening of the coat and often deafness and eye defects.

There is no such thing as a «blue merle» or «red merle» coat coloration in Cattle Dogs.

The double merle genetic defect can be found in the Australian Shepherd, Great Dane, the Dachsund, the Sheltie, the Collie — any dog with the merle or dapple coat.

For instance, deafness is linked to white and merle coats in both dogs and cats.

The Merle gene is responsible for a wide variety of beautiful coat and iris colors in the dog.

The eye color should fit the coat color, but a blue eye in anything but a blue merle colored dog is a disqualifying feature.

Dogs with merle coats often have one or two blue eyes as well.