I have tried to get mine as close to breed standard as possible. He will be sold to a pet home only.

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Coile s biggest issue is the double merle like jamie which can produce a deaf and or blind dog.

Double merle merle cocker spaniel. Gunner is a gorgeous boy. Although most do go to pet homes for the most part those pet homes still want that ideal cocker spaniel that they see on t v. Outstanding litter of cocker spaniels have both girls an boys available mothers my chocolate working cocker spaniel you will meet when viewing.

Despite the fact that merle colored cocker spaniels exist they are not considered an authentic breed. Gunner is very sweet nautred and loves to nap. If two such dogs are mated on the average one quarter of the puppies will be double merles which is the common term for dogs homozygous for merle and a high percentage of these double merle puppies could have eye defects and or be deaf.

If we could test every single cocker spaniel even those with the merle mutation if they have only been bred with cocker spaniels would test pure at the dna level for. It is a story about a disabled dog that endured hardships to find a forever home and a mama that loves him. Associations like the american spaniel club inc.

This site is about jamie and the book i wrote about him. He will not be available to leave our home until he is 8 weeks old. The term merle cocker is actually an oxymoron.

The truth about merle cocker spaniels. Dads a working chocolate merle cocker spaniel puppies ready to leave 28th onwards 8 weeks will leave micro chipped flead an wormed upto date 1st vaccinations full health check. Merle is actually a heterozygote of an incompletely dominant gene.

He will be current on vaccinations and wormer prior to going to his new home. Quality merle cocker spaniels there is a whole world of difference from my merles than others that might have merle cocker spaniels. A cocker with the merle color pattern is not a pure bred cocker spaniel.

No sporting breed including the cocker spaniel and the english cocker spaniel has ever been merle. Jamie s journey blind deaf double merle cocker spaniel. Merle colored dogs are bred for the novelty of their unusual color.

See more ideas about cocker spaniel spaniel blue merle. The problem with the merle pattern in cocker spaniels is that it more likely entered the gene pool by way of crossing with a merle dog of another breed according to dr. He will be a blue merle color with merle eyes.

Believe that breeding merle colored dogs poses serious health risks and should be ceased. Jamie has a story to tell. Knowledgeable and responsible breeders who want to produce merle puppies mate a merle.

Dec 9 2014 explore blue fawn s board blue merle cocker spaniel on pinterest. We do require a signed spay agreement. If the progeny of this breeding were then backcrossed with cocker spaniels following 6 breedings or approximately 10 years all progeny would test 99 pure cocker spaniel.

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