Brown Blue Merle Border Collie Puppy

We also have wonderful puppies of color from over thirty years of selective working ability and pedigrees.

Brown blue merle border collie puppy.

Mum is a family pet and can be seen with pups. 4 stunning puppies with amazing colourings available 1 red merle bitch 1 blue merle bitch and 2 blue merle dogs. Very well socialised and used to young children. Suitable for an active pet home or working home.

For this to happen the dog needs two copies of the recessive dilute gene and just one copy of the merle. 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. Dad is a working dog.

This breed is not for everyone. Please do your research before bringing home a border collie puppy. Blue merle border collies have slightly blue or slate tinted appearance generally with black splotches. The slate merle border collie is similar to the blue merle.

Risks in breeding blue merle border collie. Blue merle border collie breeders as we ve touched upon should avoid breeding merles with one another. Find border collie puppies and breeders in your area and helpful border collie information. Medium long and dense shedding.

The border collie is a working and herding dog breed developed in the anglo scottish border county of northumberland for herding livestock especially sheep. The american kennel club akc breed standard allows all colors or combination of colors and or markings for border collies. However this slate color is apparent because the blue black white coat color has been diluted. 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.

All border collie found here are from akc registered parents. Often referred to as the bleach gene merle breeds exhibit a combination of darker and lighter patches and speckling on the coat. 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.

Merle is a visible genetic pattern that affects the base colour of a collie s coat. It has the same incredible work ethic intelligence and energy as any other colored border collie. These include solid bicolor tricolor merle and sable with no color or pattern preferred over another. Blue merle is actually one of the rarest border collie coat colors.

10 16 years energy level.