I am not sure if the question goes here or in the color forum but this one gets more action, so here goes.
Our "puppy" Sadie, will be a year old soon and is starting to develop a more mature coat but she is changing color along with that change in ways we didn't initally expect. She is a very light colored sable, basically strawberry blonde, and instead of getting darker via an overlay she is getting grayer and a gray Merle is forming on her face, tail and patches on her back. Is developing merling this late normal and does that make her a sable Merle?
I have attached a picture of her face where you can see the light grey color on her face.
Our "puppy" Sadie, will be a year old soon and is starting to develop a more mature coat but she is changing color along with that change in ways we didn't initally expect. She is a very light colored sable, basically strawberry blonde, and instead of getting darker via an overlay she is getting grayer and a gray Merle is forming on her face, tail and patches on her back. Is developing merling this late normal and does that make her a sable Merle?
I have attached a picture of her face where you can see the light grey color on her face.

