It s also free to list your available puppies and litters on our site. March 26 2011 akc breeds who have merle in them please read this newest update.

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The board of the asc asked the ascf to take on the task of researching the hereditary aspects and related issues of merle cocker spaniels.

Blue merle english cocker spaniel colors. Valliant is a blue merle parti. Dec 9 2014 explore blue fawn s board blue merle cocker spaniel on pinterest. Believe that breeding merle colored dogs poses serious health risks and should be ceased.

A cocker with the merle color pattern is not a pure bred cocker spaniel. The picture on the left is a sheltie with what the sheltie breeders would call a blue merle coat. See more ideas about cocker spaniel spaniel blue merle.

English cocker spaniel colors. While the merle coat pattern is very uncommon in american cocker spaniels it s not at all uncommon in several other breeds. March 26 2010 updated.

Luckily english cocker spaniels are not bred to be merle or harlequin in color. The specific hypothesis presented to the ascf was that the merle color was not a cocker spaniel color but was instead introduced into the gene pool by a specific breeding that occurred in the 1980s. The term merle cocker is actually an oxymoron.

No sporting breed including the cocker spaniel and the english cocker spaniel has ever been merle. 1 2 face a cocker spaniel with or without eye rims with a lack of color around the eye. I find it interesting when pet people are looking for a cocker and they don t know.

Despite the fact that merle colored cocker spaniels exist they are not considered an authentic breed. Permission to copy is granted. Find blue and merle cocker spaniel puppiess from a breeder near you.

But the merle gene has caused all but some small patches of his chocolate fur to be diluted to a tan color. Comes with prepaid american kennel club certification 1st shots. Overall there is no significant research or evidence to suggest that english cocker spaniel colors are indicative of the dog s current or future health.

Beautifully marked american kennel club blue merle parti located in lawrenceburg in. Merle colored dogs are bred for the novelty of their unusual color. Up close photo of a merle s eye partial blue eye this is the same dog at a farther distance merle both blue eyes.

Associations like the american spaniel club inc. Two chocolate merle cocker puppies and a blue merle parti cocker puppy in this litter. Sable merle girl one brown eye one blue eye one blue and one partial merle no blue eyes you can see this is a chocolate merle.

The truth about merle cocker spaniels. Merle cockers asc views updated.

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