Australian Shepherd Colors

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Australian shepherd colors. Blue merle tri color is another beautiful color combination. Click to e mail one of our volunteer experts with color questions. Blue merle australian shepherd there are many variations of the blue merle kind depending on the percent of blue in the coat. It may have white which can also be called blue merles with white.

Australian shepherd coat patterns come in solid and merle. The recognized colors are blue merle red liver merle solid black and solid red liver all with or without white markings and or tan copper points with no order of preference. Coat color genes is a reference chart in easy to download pdf format. Merle is the dominant gene while solid is recessive.

Merle is the mottled blend of the dog s color black or red to a near white or white. Click for faqs about color. Merle is represented by an m while solid is shown as m. The breed standards state all colors are strong clear and rich.

It lists the various genes known to impact aussie coat color the different versions. Black colored australian shepherds come in four variations all. Some blue m erle australian shepherds also have brown and dark brown in most of the parts see the image. One of the most common colors combinations of australian shepherds breed.

The blue merle and black have black pigmentation on nose lips and eye rims. Black tri australian shepherd. Australian shepherds come in four officially recognized colors. Tri colored australian shepherds 1.