Ok...for starters...
The throwing up in the car is a classic case of car sickness.It does'nt matter what color the dog is,white,black or orange..I know as we have battled car sickness with Jasper for months & months. We just muddle through,and clean up the mess,and drive on.
We are down to a slight drool,but it is still considered car sickness.And he has no other sensitivity issues because he is a sable merle.
As far as Izzy/Belle being 85% housebroken,well at her age and the lack of potty incidients,is probably due to the fact you are outside with her at the right time,and she needed to go. Peeing in the house,well at her age she does pee often,and will probably squat to go because she can't hold it,due to excitement,or playing hard.
I have never had a pup,that at 12 weeks was 85% or even close to being housetrained.Both Trapp & Jasper were not even close to being trained at 12 weeks.
Now at 5-6 months,yes I could easily say,especially Trapp,he was house broke totally.And he has gained free roam of the house since an early age.At 6 months,he did not know what it was to be crated at night,as he was totally trained. Luck I guess,and and patience & consistancy,he was a breeze.
He is now a year old~
Jasper is 9 months old,and totally housetrained,but he was a differant dog all together.At 12 weeks...he preferred the kitchen floor for pooping.I could have him outside for hours playing,and he would pee no problem.
But come right back in the house,and in seconds he would deposit his treasure on the kitchen floor....Back to puppy 101,crate training,and tethered to me,or potty every hour to make sure he went.But once the light clicked in his little brain to poop outside,we have not waivered nor seen an accident.
He is still crated at night,but that will cease soon,as he has free roam of the whole house.Only crated at night.
I now will have Mia coming home,so I do not know what to expect,with her being blind & deaf.
I personally do not think you are looking at a cryptic blue,a merle in your dog.To me she is a classic tri-colored pup.Those blue rings could be simply the way the light is entering the eye,or the fact she is still so very young.
Those marks,which you say are merling patterns on her legs,are freckles.Plain & simple.I have looked at nearly all your pictures,and those are freckles.Trapp has a generous amount of freckling on his one front leg,and one or two on his other.A nice trait he inherited from his mom & dad.
Jasper being a sable merle,has no markings as freckles.But his undercarrige of coat,is almost pure white now,the tips of his ears have now lightened to a creamy white,and has creamy white coat coming in on his flanks,and his pants are very light as well.
I have noticed your pup changing as well.Her white marking on her head has now nearly faded to just a whisper of white,and it was much more pronounced when you first brought her home.She is definately looking lanky & long,and going thru an awkward stage.All legs,head & ears.
She will go thru so many changes,and her coat will change also.What seems like one day she will look one way,then wake up the next day,and she will change again.
I commend you on your time,love,patience that you have givin this pup.I would think more energy could be spent more on making sure she is eating,playing,being socailized,then to dwell on the fact you think she is a merle,or cryptic blue or what ever.
Why is that such an issue?
I would think just knowing she is progressing,and doing well considering she had such a rocky start would be more important than wishing she was cryptic,or a merle.I guess I don't understand.
Brian & I will soon have a double merle joining our home.And she is the offspring of either a breeder not versed in merle to merle breedings,or very possibly an accidental issue.We will never know.
But Mia has suffered the consequences,as she is blind & deaf.A special needs dog for sure.We are not opening our home,because she is pure white,nor becuase her ears are pink inside,or because to some dog fanciers,she is considered "rare"....
The quality of life,and the fact she will be loved,cared for no matter what color she is,is our goal.
