BlueMerle Border Collie. The merle pattern is dominant in most cases, therefore merles are more common than tri-coloreds or bi-colors. The merle gene dilutes random patches of hair on the coat to
. Bluemerle Border collies are the rare and unique coat color collie dogs. These dogs have a white chest with grey or blue fur. These blue merle Border collies
Merleis a coat pattern. The pattern can be expressed on a dog that has either a blue, chocolate or lilac base coat with darker and lighter patches on the coat. Eyes of a merle dog are sometimes blue, brown or marbled. One eye may be one colour and the other may be a different colour. The nose leather can be black, brown, blue/grey, pinkish or Yes but it is very rare. Border Collies with merle coats are more likely to have blue eyes. Border Collies are one of the few breeds that have this coloration. Most Border Collie eyes are brown, with some Border Collies having amber or green eyes. Their eye color ranges from dark brown to lighter shades of honey to amber, but they canPostedOctober 19, 2009. Blue eyes are quite common in Border Collies and, according to Dr. Ackland, are not and never have been a problem of any kind health wise. The only problem lies in the eyes of the beholder and, if you are looking at the eyes when the dog is working you are missing the rest of the picture.THEMERLE. Probably the least common of the Border Collie colors or color patterns is the merle. Merle is a dilution of overall body color--black or red--with streaks or splotches of darker color. If the basic color of the dog is black, the merle version will be a soft gray, often referred to as "blue"; if the dog is red, the merle will be a
Blue/red Merle Collie Puppies. 3 Stunning Puppies Available From A Litter Of 6, These Rare Merle Pups Are rare Merle Puppy Is Highly Intelligent And Will Be Easily Trained In Herding, Agility And As A Family Pet. Reared With Love And Plenty Of Attention. #border collie ; #Collies ; #dog ; #Female ; #forCute She looks a little like she could actually be a lilac merle. Or maybe just blue merle with tan points. FYI if she is lilac its very rare. She needs to have two genes for red and two dilution genes. So she is actually a very lucky strike. Two red genes, two dilution genes and one merle gene. π. _mcat β’ 3 yr. ago.