The new kid in town (and her Sheltie puppy)

corbinam said:
I didn't know that! Are you sure that you can't register her with AKC? Interesting.
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Yea, I'm pretty sure that they won't register sable merles, and I'm not sure about the reasoning, but the most logical thing I've heard was because when sable merles get older, they tend to lose their merle marbling, which can confuse judges (or whoever registers dogs for the AKC) into thinking that they are just sables. This is a huge problem if anyone were to ever breed a sable merle while thinking it is a sable, because if you breed a sable merle to a blue merle (or any other dog who has the merle gene, I think) you could end up with double merle puppies, which tend to have horrible hearing and sight problems.
 
Nova said:
Yea, I'm pretty sure that they won't register sable merles, and I'm not sure about the reasoning, but the most logical thing I've heard was because when sable merles get older, they tend to lose their merle marbling, which can confuse judges (or whoever registers dogs for the AKC) into thinking that they are just sables. This is a huge problem if anyone were to ever breed a sable merle while thinking it is a sable, because if you breed a sable merle to a blue merle (or any other dog who has the merle gene, I think) you could end up with double merle puppies, which tend to have horrible hearing and sight problems.
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Welcome to the forum. Nova is very cute.

No they register Sable merles. My friend has a sable merle sheltie named Pike. He is fully AKC, UKC and Canadian registered. He has his AKC UD, RE and is pointed in AKC conformation, he is also a UKC Grand champion(breed) and has 7 points towards his Canadian CH. My Ember's sister is a sable merle and has her AKC MX ,MXJ, UD and is well on her way to her MACH, she also has AKC breed points which she got before she was spayed.

Nova couldn't show in AKC breed because of his blue eye but he can do everything else. If you can't get full AKC registration you can get a PAL # and compete in preformance events.
 
Nova

Nova said:
Hello fellow Sheltie enthusiasts!

I'm new to the forum, and just wanted to say hi! I'm 26 years old and I grew up with sable Shelties and just can't imagine owning any other kind of dog. I'm so excited to be able to meet so many other Sheltie lovers.
I just adopted my own Sheltie, a sable merle with one blue eye, and I named her Nova. As of right now she is 9 weeks old, and I just tipped her ears (with chewing gum, which is actually working out nicely), because they just started to stand up when she began teething. I plan to agility train her, and I'm here to learn even more stuff about the breed and get guidance on training and things of that nature. So, hiyo everyone! :-D
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what a beautiful pup. wow her paws look perfect. your smile is as contagious as Nova's. enjoy this forum as you will have access to much
great information.
the faulks & prince
 
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Nova said:
Yea, I'm pretty sure that they won't register sable merles, and I'm not sure about the reasoning, but the most logical thing I've heard was because when sable merles get older, they tend to lose their merle marbling, which can confuse judges (or whoever registers dogs for the AKC) into thinking that they are just sables. This is a huge problem if anyone were to ever breed a sable merle while thinking it is a sable, because if you breed a sable merle to a blue merle (or any other dog who has the merle gene, I think) you could end up with double merle puppies, which tend to have horrible hearing and sight problems.
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If your sheltie is from an AKC litter (both parents AKC registered) then you can register the puppy- even as sable merle. If you do not know the parentage, then you can get PAL listing for performance (obedience/agility etc).
Cranberry is registered as a sable merle and his sister Dixie is registered as a sable. Dixie has gotten a little darker- shading into mahogany. Cranberry has been all over the spectrum with his colors but his darker brown coat area is shading into mahogany now too.

pup pic of Cran:
http://cranberrycallie.shutterfly.com/31

more recent pix:
http://cranberrycallie.shutterfly.com/549 (Christmas so just over 1 yr)
http://cranberrycallie.shutterfly.com/636 (about a yr and a half old here)

Dixie:
http://cranberrycallie.shutterfly.com/641
 
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