Border Collie Blue Merle Lilac

Beautiful Blue Merle Red Slate.

Border collie blue merle lilac. This special merle gene is called heterozygous also known as homozygous and can merely cause light-colored eyes. On March 12th rain our beautiful blue Merle border collie had her second litter. Some people would call his color muddy.

16062020 Lilac merle Border Collie In lilac merle Border Collies. We have an absolute gorgeous litter of Border Collies. 27022019 The gene which causes merle coloring in Border Collies and all other dog breeds is the same one which causes the unusual eye colors.

Her dam is Pepper below also possibly a lilac tri a lilac merle or just a red merle. What it does is take a dominant color like black and dilutes it to make that grayish or bluish shade with swirly and splotchy streaks or lines. In some dogs such as Boots top left with puppies and Mac above center the merling of the coat is fairly light and is predominantly noticeable on the face.

Well-pigmented dogs will stay this colour throughout their life although some blue dogs darken to an almost black. I am seeing a black nose which rules out both of those genes. He has a faultless temperament is highly intelligent and athletic.

For a pup to possess this color one of its parents should carry the merle gene or the incomplete gene. Lilac merle occurs when the merle pattern overlays the lilac color. HTFs Fiona above right is a standard red tri merle and the merle pattern is much more distinct.

X3 border collie X blue Merle puppies. Having a blue merle Border Collie parent doesnt guarantee a puppy with the same color pattern. Blue is a lovely 21 month red Merle collie dog.