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Is she a merle?

Discussion in 'Sheltie Colors' started by Sheltie.Mama, Mar 9, 2014.

  1. Tagg

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    Whatever colour, she is a cutie! The bitch from the puppy mill that Tin was in was a sable merle but it really wasn't apparent. She was mother to 5 double merle pups. It might be easier to spot, now that she is healthy and probably has a better coat, but when she came, to the untrained eye - mine- and to a couple of the breeders that also do rescue, she looked like a sable. Her mom is on the forum so I wonder what she would say about her colour now.
     
  2. Sheltie4

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    My Tres is a rescue, so we didn't know anything about his parents.

    When I adopted him at 2 years of age, he looked like a sable and white.

    As he approached 4 years of age, I noticed some gray hair through out his coat.

    About that time, I asked my groomer to trim the wild growing hair around his ears really well . . . . and that exposed some merling.

    I think your little Shay looks like a sable/white right now, but if she is like Tres, her merling may come out later.
     
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