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  2. Merle (dog coat) - Wikipedia

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    Merle (dog coat) Merle is a genetic pattern in a dog 's coat and alleles of the PMEL gene. It results in different colors and patterns and can affect any coats. The allele creates mottled patches of color in a solid or piebald coat, blue or odd-colored eyes, and can affect skin pigment as well. Two types of colored patches generally appear in a ...

  3. Dog coat genetics - Wikipedia

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    The merle gene results in a bluish iris, and merle dogs often have blue, walled, or split eyes due to random pigment loss. Some genetic variants cause Heterochromia iridum. [68] The second way blue eyes can appear is when a dog has a lot of white fur on the face.

  4. Australian Shepherd - Wikipedia

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    The Australian Shepherd is a medium-sized, athletic breed; they typically stand between 18 and 23 inches (46 and 58 cm) and weigh between 35 and 70 pounds (16 and 32 kg). [2][4] The parent club, the Australian Shepherd Club of America's breed standard states male dogs should stand between 20 and 23 inches (51 and 58 cm) and females between 18 ...

  5. 10 merle dog breeds with dappled coats - AOL

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    This is caused by genetics: if a dog inherits a dominant and a recessive copy of the same gene from its parents, then it will have a standard merle coat (Mm) but you may have also heard about a ...

  6. Catahoula Leopard Dog - Wikipedia

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    The merle gene does not normally affect the entire coat of the dog, but dilutes the color only in areas that randomly present the characteristic of the gene. Deeper colors are preferred; predominantly white coats are discouraged. Since Catahoula is a working dog, coat color is not a primary consideration. [1] [6]

  7. Great Dane - Wikipedia

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    Fédération Cynologique Internationale. standard. Dog (domestic dog) The Great Dane is a German breed of large mastiff - sighthound, which descends from hunting dogs of the Middle Ages used to hunt bears, wild boar, and deer. They were also used as guardian dogs of German nobility.

  8. Rough Collie - Wikipedia

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    The Rough Collie (also known as the Long-Haired Collie) is a long-coated dog breed of medium to large size that, in its original form, was a type of collie used and bred for herding sheep in Scotland. More recent breeding has focused on the Collie as a show dog, and also companion. The breed specifications call for a distinctive long narrow ...

  9. Shetland Sheepdog - Wikipedia

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    A blue merle Shetland Sheepdog A bi-blue Shetland Sheepdog with blue eyes, caused by the merle factor Blue Merle Shetland Sheepdog. Shetlands have a double coat, which means that they have two layers of fur that make up their coat. The outer coat is made up of long hair and is "harsh-textured and straight".