Myown personal opinion is that breeding for sports/show is not breeding true Border Collies. The very breed is defined by the work they were bred to do. Posted January 12, 2011. Hi Killi ~. Sometimes excessive white, especially in merles, (whether Aussie or BC) can be indicative of deafness or vision problems.
BorderCollie puppies price can be influenced by a number of different factors. Depending on the breed, different coat colors/patterns (tan border collie, blue merle border collie puppies for sale), eye colors, sizes, and more can all influence price. Luckily, you’ve got options—take a look through the Uptown Network and you’ll quickly BorderCollies are dependable doggos and are pretty popular in America. The most common Border Collie color is black and white, and what many people don’t know is that there are 17 standard colors on the Border Collie coat rainbow. These include Black, Blue, Blue Merle, Red, Red Merle, Sable, White & Black, White & Blue Merle, BreedOverview Height: 18 to 22 inches Weight: 30 to 45 pounds Lifespan: 12 to 15 years Colors: White, blue Suitable for: Active families, with plenty of space and a yard Temperament: Loyal & loving, Howmuch is a blue Border Collie? Color can also affect the cost of a Border Collie. Black and white Border Collies are the cheapest, while rare colors like merle will cost more. You could pay $4,000 for a rare blue merle puppy, while a black and white puppy will typically cost you around $1,000.
Theyhave a thick, weather resistant, water-repellent double coat that is often black and white but may be a variety of colours including any solid colour (except white), bi-colour, tri-colour, merle or sable. The coat comes in two varieties: Smooth or Moderately Long. Photos displayed courtesy of Heidi Beckett, Southview Border Collies, Ontario.
Totell between them, you need to look at their noses: blue merle dogs will have a black nose, while the slate merles will be gray. Sable Border Collies are quite rare, usually with a tan base coat, and often with white markings. The tan-colored hairs have black tips, giving the coat the distinctive sable look of brown and black.
However all Border Collie coat patterns will be based on a mainly white layer. Tricolor patterns will show various combinations of red, black and white. The coat colors for Border Collies are: Black and white. Black and white tricolor. Blue merle. Blue merle tricolor. Chocolate/liver. Chocolate/liver tricolor.
Somemerle dogs have even won the Agility World Championship – definitely a sign that the gene are not unhealthy or bad! A difficulty in breeding merles is that certain colorings might hide the merle pattern, leading to accidental merle-to-merle breedings. E.g. in Border Collies the rare color ee red/gold hides the merle pattern. TV12C.
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