Jynx your dog is beautiful!
About Merles. Merle is a tricky pattern to deal with genetic wise. you should never, NEVER breed a merle to a merle, that's unethical breeding. Most aussie and sheltie merles are bred to a tri color or a sable. Only 1/4 of the litter will turn out real merle and with a sable/merle sheltie breeding, the rest will be a sable merle which is an undesired color for show.
Breeding a merle to a merle will create a litter that is 100% merle, but they will be double merles and most, if not all will end up with deformities. They are often born deaf and/or blind.
And about GSD colors, Here's some pics of my girl, she will be a year old next month. It's hard to tell if she is going to stay a sable type color or is going to change to black and tan.
About Merles. Merle is a tricky pattern to deal with genetic wise. you should never, NEVER breed a merle to a merle, that's unethical breeding. Most aussie and sheltie merles are bred to a tri color or a sable. Only 1/4 of the litter will turn out real merle and with a sable/merle sheltie breeding, the rest will be a sable merle which is an undesired color for show.
Breeding a merle to a merle will create a litter that is 100% merle, but they will be double merles and most, if not all will end up with deformities. They are often born deaf and/or blind.
And about GSD colors, Here's some pics of my girl, she will be a year old next month. It's hard to tell if she is going to stay a sable type color or is going to change to black and tan.