Is a red merle Aussie rare?

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1. Is a red merle Aussie rare?
2. How much is a red merle Australian shepherd?
3. What does a Red Merle Mini Aussie look like?
4. Do Merle Australian Shepherds have health problems?
5. How do you get a merle Aussie?
6. Can an Aussie be Red and blue merle?
7. Are merle dogs rare?
8. Can an Aussie be red and blue merle?
9. What color eyes do blue merle Aussies have?
10. What's wrong with merle dogs?
11. Can 2 Tri Aussies have a merle?
12. Why is merle breeding bad?
13. Do Aussies with blue eyes go blind?
14. Why do Aussies have blue eyes?
15. Is merle a defect?
16. What is a ghost merle?

Is a red merle Aussie rare?

Red is a recessive gene, so that means it is a rarer coat color than the other Aussie colors. Aussies can inherit one of two coat patterns.

How much is a red merle Australian shepherd?

The average price of the Australian Shepherd ranges from $650 to $850. However, an Aussie can cost anywhere between $300 to $1,800+ USD depending on breeder reputation, coat colors, pedigree and location. Australian Shepherds are not the cheapest dog breed available, but they're not terribly expensive either.

What does a Red Merle Mini Aussie look like?

Red merle Aussies have similar speckled coats to blue merles, but their coloring is golden-red, with patches of dark brown and white. Like blue merles, they often have blue eyes or different colored eyes and similar markings, but they have red noses and paw pads.

Do Merle Australian Shepherds have health problems?

Yes – merle dogs can be just as healthy as dogs that have a solid color. They have the same life expectancy, they are just as strong and athletic and smart as their counterparts without the merle gene. In lines with responsible merle breedings, all offspring will be healthy and live a long life.

How do you get a merle Aussie?

Two dominant copies produce a “double merle” which will most likely have serious eye defects and may be deaf. Two recessive copies result in a dog that is not merle. One of each is a normal merle, a state midway between the two homozygous forms.

Can an Aussie be Red and blue merle?

A blue merle is a black dog with the merle pattern; a red merle is a liver dog with the merle pattern....Coat Color.

Black Tri – Black, White, Copper	Black Tri – Black, White, Copper	Black Bi – Black and White
Red Tri – Red, White, Copper	Red Tri – Red, White, Copper	Red Bi – Red and White

Are merle dogs rare?

The merle gene is quite rare among Dachshunds, and not seen too often. It can appear in all three coat varieties: long, short and wire-haired. The AKC breed standard specifically states that merle is an allowed coloring. The smaller and more even the spots are, the higher these dogs score in conformation shows.

Can an Aussie be red and blue merle?

A blue merle is a black dog with the merle pattern; a red merle is a liver dog with the merle pattern....Coat Color.

Black Tri – Black, White, Copper	Black Tri – Black, White, Copper	Black Bi – Black and White
Red Tri – Red, White, Copper	Red Tri – Red, White, Copper	Red Bi – Red and White

What color eyes do blue merle Aussies have?

Blue, pictured in the blue merle section, has dark amber eyes. In both eyes he has a darker amber ring around the iris and several brown flecks in the iris.

What's wrong with merle dogs?

Health Issues The merle gene is known to cause a number of health problems, mostly deafness and blindness, and also sun sensitivity and higher rates of skin cancer. These problems are unusual in heterozygous merles (Mm) but more common in homozygous merles (MM).

Can 2 Tri Aussies have a merle?

A merle Australian Shepherd, whether red merle or blue merle, has one merle gene & one tri gene or merle/tri, & WILL offer one gene to each puppy. ... When breeding two tri's together the result is all tri's because both parents are tri/tri on the gene scale & only have tri genes to offer making all of the puppies tri's.

Why is merle breeding bad?

A double merle inherits the merle gene twice. One copy of the merle gene causes a marbling effect on the coat and creates lighter spots throughout the solid color coat. ... Double merles also have a very high chance of being deaf, blind, or both because they lack pigment where it would normally be.

Do Aussies with blue eyes go blind?

Blue eyes in Aussies: Having blue-eyes does not mean a dog is blind. ... Cataracts and distichiasis are the most common eye diseases in Aussies. Less frequently seen are progressive rod cone degeneration (a form of progressive retinal atrophy), collie eye anomaly, iris coloboma, and persistent pupilary membrane.

Why do Aussies have blue eyes?

It all comes down to genetics. Those two different eye colors, which is also known as wall eye, is one trait of many in dogs that their mother and father canine can pass down. With two parents, a puppy's gene copies double. ... By the way, as cool as wall eye is, it's not unique to Aussies.

Is merle a defect?

An autosomal, incompletely dominant trait, merle coat coloring predisposes dogs to inherited deafness. When inherited in the homozygous state, the merle mutation causes dogs to be white and have an even greater incidence of deafness, blindness and sterility.

What is a ghost merle?

Dogs with cryptic merle (also called phantom or ghost merle) typically display little to no merle pattern and some may be misclassified as non-merles. The cryptic merle alleles occur in the lower end of the range (typically from 200-255, however, this range and designation varies by study).