#sable merle

[purplesaline]

Lance may look like he's a sable collie but he's actually a sable merle! It was much harder to see his merle pattern when he was younger but as his colour fades toward grey the brown areas affected by the merle gene (it blocks some of the coloring from coming through for example black will look silver.) have very little colour left to them so the unaffected areas stand out a lot more than they used to.

It was always more noticeable on his ears but you used to have to look closely to see it. Now it's quite easy!

I've always loved his colouring. I'm a big fan of the redder sable and he's got a perfect unbroken rough. The little white forehead line used to end just where the white for his rough began too (can't really see it now with all the grey). Very symmetrical, it pleased my OCD lol.

#Lance #collie coat types #sable merle #i love my boy so much #can't believe he'll be 12 this June 😭😭😭

[zeldathesheltie]

Doubt you know these 

#Perfect example of how sheltie ears should not look #shelties #shetland sheepdog #tricolor #zelda the sheltie #tricolor sheltie #sable #sable sheltie #blue merle #blue merle sheltie #dogshow

[kangals]

Important followup: will Kep get the bangs 🤔

I have yet to see a tri collie that has bangs, but I will keep hope alive 🙏

#my pet theory is that bc darker hair tends to be harsher/sleeker it’s far less likely #bc the only bangs-ed dogs I’ve seen have been sables and sable merles #but I’m literally just making that up so. Who knows!

[chasteblowjay]

I got Amelia a harness for her second birthday (which was Tuesday) I can’t believe she’s so big now 😭

#my pets #I am waiting for my mom to ask me to start talking to breeders again for their second dog #they want another rough collie #she really wants a mahogany sable since Amelia is so washed out #although she also loves every tri collie she sees #but she is anti-blue merle collies while my dad wants one #Amelia is the compromise #a sable merle #to clarify she doesn’t dislike them she just doesn’t want to own them

[sleepy-eyes-boney-knees-club]

Kevin and Oscar 💞

#cute #dog #border collie #chocolate Merle #red sable #working dogs

[pghchele13]

Maverick in the rhododendron- Mav and Phoenix

#rhododendron #spring #dogslife #german shepherd #working dog #sable #gsdlife #gsdlove #top gun maverick #blue merle #golden doodle

[fjordfolk]

okay so i'm not an expert and there are a couple of different collies but:

australian shepherd:

medium-large

pretty fluffy

may or may not have a tail (may or may not be on purpose)

ears supposed to be nice and sophisticatedly folded

comes in blacks and reds and tris and merles

sh jusht a little chonky maybe

Australian but in the sense that it's American and has really nothing to do with Australia at all as far as anyone can tell

collie:

medium-large with a side of large

either smooth coat or stupidly fluffy, anything in between is illegal

long tail (should reach the hock)

ears meant to stand on top of the head maybe with a fashionable little forward tip

comes in brown (sable) and black tricolour + merle

legs legs what's on the menu legs legs

longest snout you've seen in a while

British

shetland sheepdog:

what i have (allegedly)

see: collie, but 1/4 of the size (unless something went wrong)

but calling it a mini collie is a federal crime

the fluffier the better. needs more fluff.

colors are sable and black tri- and bicolour as well as merle

very sweet but should have capacity for evil to keep things spicy

Shetlandish (Scottish) (British) (twice removed)

border collie:

insane<3

rectangular-esque

sneaky bastard

size: approximate. ears: yes. tail: most likely. coat: usually. colours: sure

from the BORDER REGIONS OF SCOTLAND

you'll know

#long post #can you tell ive got a degree #(i dont have a degree)

[fyanimaldiversity]

Domestic dogs displaying a specific piebald pattern called Irish markings: white on the legs, neck, face, chest, and tail tip.

Red basenji [mine]

Fawn Portuguese podengo [x]

Brindle bull terrier [x]

Black Cardigan Welsh corgi [x]

Blue border collie [x]

Sable Shetland sheepdog [x]

Blue merle border collie [x]

Tricolor bull terrier [x]

Red tricolor chihuahua [x]

#piebald #selective breeding #domestic dog #dog #canis lupus familiaris #canine #mammal #was this an excuse to share my favorite picture of my late dog Nala? #yes #yes it is #basenji #bull terrier #border collie #chihuahua #shetland sheepdog #Portuguese podengo #cardigan welsh corgi

[golden-reedwolf]

Anything really will be merled these days. Even golden jackals come in merle now!

In the mottled animal’s case, the phenotype was highly resemblant to agouti or dark sable merle dogs’ look that is caused by a SINE insertion in the SILV gene. Using fragment analysis, we found a peak at 434 basepairs with a wild-type allele of 171 basepairs, which means the animal has a 263-basepair SINE insertion, which categorizes it as Ma +, atypical merle animal.

White and other fur colourations and hybridization in golden jackals (Canis aureus) in the Carpathian basin

#dead animal cw #jackal #jackals #golden jackal #have there been any documented merle coyotes? #there's gotta be merle coyotes

[carnificaprince]

ID PACK 〜 Hajime Kokonoi ✦

（ ✦１ ）. Names （ ✦２ ）. Titles （ ✦３ ）. Pronouns （ ✦４ ）. Genders

（ NAMES ） 〜ㅤAbel , Abeque , Able , Adalric , Amon , Anobaith , Archias , Blackburn , Blackwell , Blaque , Caliban , Cherno , Ciaran , Cobra , Cyrene , Danger , Désespoir , Diesel , Dodge , Duarte , Dynamis , Eadwulf , Eamon , Edric , Eisele , Eivind , Eivor , Elodie , Emari , Esai , Fabre , Farrar , Fortune , Hazen , Inali , Ji-Yu , Jou , Kali , Kamui , Kanika , Kehinde , Keir , Koko , Long , Lucretius , Lykke , Matrix , Mel , Melanthios , Merle , Nine Odette , Odo , One , Opiter , Opsius , Otokar , Pitch , Pluto , Riziero , Ryker , Ryu , Ryuko , Ryuu , Sable , Senza , Seven , Sevyn , Snapdragon , Sullivan , Tamir , Tarragon , Teije , Tomi , Tyche , Uda , Ward , Worth , Zura , 01 , 07 , 09

（ TITLES ） 〜ㅤThe Seventh Division Member , 10th Generation Elite , Guard Captain , Black Dragon Elite , The Pawn , His Financial Authority , The Wealthy Black Dragon , His Prosperous Pawn , He Who Stays Behind , The Treasurer

（ PRONOUNS ） 〜ㅤAuthority/Authorities , Delinq/Delinquents , Dragon/Dragons , Elite/Elites , Finance/Finances , Fortune/Fortunes , Pawn/Pawns , Material/Materials , Money/Moneys , Out/Law/Outlaws , Punk/Punks , Sev/Seven/Sevs/Sevens , Seventh/Sevenths , Tarra/Tarragons , Treasurer/Treasurers , Wealth/Wealths

（ GENDERS ） 〜ㅤAldervillain , Dragonhoardic , Genderplated , Felikleptogness , Hatemaincharic , Menacelexic , Misfortunefollowic , Ocularic , Royalvillainic , Serpevil , Tarotlexic 

#꒰ ⚔ ꒱ 〜 The Box Cutter's Emblem #mogai #xenogender #xenogender identity #mogai identity #xenogender help #pronoun help #pronoun suggestions #name help #name list #name ideas #name suggestions #title help #title list #title names #neopronouns #neopronoun suggestions #mogai gender

[thespringertails]

#Ik there are technically more but this is the best I could fit into 10 slots #dogblr #pls reblog

[niyogreatandsmall]

if you havent done any, can i get some tips + and an ID pack (without names) for a red merle Collie and Australian Shepard and a black German Shepard? domestic

-@k9catastrophe

Sure, @k9catastrophe!

Red merle collies are known for their distinctive coat, with patches of black and white fur. Consider incorporating these colors into your clothing or accessories. You might also enjoy wearing flowy skirts or dresses that mimic a collie's fur.

Collies are intelligent and energetic herding dogs. You might find yourself feeling a natural instinct to herd or organize things, or a love for wide-open spaces and herding animals (even if it's just sheepdogs in video games!).

Collies are known for their devotion and loyalty. You might find yourself strongly bonded to loved ones and enjoy working towards a common goal.

Australian shepherds are known for their marbled coat patterns, often in black, white, and tan. You can incorporate these colors into your attire or accessories. Aussies are also known for their piercing eyes, so consider colored contacts (consult an eye doctor first!) if you feel comfortable.

Aussies are loyal and eager to please. You might find yourself highly trainable and willing to learn new things.

German shepherds are intelligent, loyal, and protective working dogs. You might find yourself feeling drawn to guard work, security, or anything that involves protecting others. They are also highly trainable, so you might enjoy learning new skills or dog training.

German shepherds are known for their loyalty and bravery. You might find yourself feeling fiercely protective of loved ones and willing to take on challenges.

Red/redself

Merl/merlself

Coll/collself

Ash/ashself

Shep/shepself

Blaze/blazeself

Sable/sableself

Ember/emberself

Rock/rockself

Nova/novaself

Rust/rustself

Coral/coralself

Jasp/jaspself

Raven/ravenself

Onyx/onyxself

Tegan/teganself

Hunt/huntself

Shadow/shadowself

Ruby/rubyself

Quinn/quinnself

#kin #fictionkin #fiction kin #kintype #kin stuff #kin care #kin help #kin request #kin blog #kin account #open requests #id pack #id kit #kin id

[kangals]

I know it’s very unlikely but it’d be hilarious if your new boy turns out to have bangs as well 😂

you know i have never seen a tri with bangs? it's always sables/sable merles that have them. i have no clue if thats like a real thing or just coincidence. but yes i would love another prick-eared surfer-bangs collie. my brand.

[clocksallzeros]

Basic dog color genetics

Okay, so I really love dog color genetics and wanted to make a post explaining them because there’s so much cool stuff going on. 

Most of my info will be coming from the DogGenetics website, along with the Facebook group Dog Coat Color Genetics, and the UCDavis website. 

I’ll be assuming a basic understanding of Mendelian genetics, if you don’t know about Punnett squares there are tons of great resources around the internet, and the DogGenetics site has a great beginner article. 

I will not be using breed-specific terms, just generic ones. There are simply too many breed terms to define and explain. Also, they are confusing, since GSD people call agouti "sable".

Above left: Loki, @lokivonkrusenbusch eurasier Loki. He is Agouti.

Above right: Maki, my mixed-breed dog, is a shaded sable.

These are the basics, I’ll be making a new post for each locus later on!  

Before we get to the actual colors: Dogs have two pigments, Eumelanin and Phaeomelanin. While each can be modified to different shades, the default for eumelanin is black and phaeomelanin is red. I’ll call them Black and Red pigment for ease of reading, but be aware they can be modified. White is a lack of pigment.

A Locus is a gene location, which has several alleles that have different outcomes. Basic genes have two but some have many more. Loci is the plural of Locus.

Dog coat colors work in layers, so I’ll go from the top down.

C locus: (not named): albinism and color point. This locus affects the color expression and whether the entire dog is white or color point. 

S locus (S/s/others): white spotting. This goes on top of everything else. Determines how much white is on the dog.

T locus (T, Tr, t): ticking and roan. This determines whether white areas will have ticking. 

E locus (E/Em/Eg/Eh/Ea/e): masking/grizzle/recessive red. This layer determines whether or not the black pigment shows, and if so, where. 

K locus (KB/Kbr/Ky): black/brindle/patterned. This layer also determines where black pigment shows up, after the E locus. Brindle dogs will be striped on the Red pigmented areas, as determined by the A locus. Seal is involved here somewhere. It makes the black pigment on a dominant black less opaque so that the A locus will show through. 

A locus (ASIPdy, ASIPsy, ASIPag, ASIPbs, ASIPbb1, ASIPbb2, ASIPbb3, ASIPa): sable, agouti, tan point, saddle tan, and recessive black. This determines which areas of the dog will have black hair and whether the hairs will change which pigment they produce over time.

The following Locii modify existing layers:

I series: (I, i, potentially more): intensity. This gene controls the richness of the red color exposed by the E locus. 

D locus (D/d): blue/grey. This layer changes the black to grey. 

B locus (B/b): brown/liver.  This layer changes the black to liver, different shades depending on the specific allele. Cocoa is another allele that does basically the same thing. A dog can be both grey and liver, also known as Lilac.

G locus (G,g): progressive grey. This gene causes some breeds to slowly fade the Black pigment to grey. 

M Locus (M, Mh, Mc,m and more): merle. This determines if the dog has merle fur and how strong it is. 

H locus (H,h): harlequin. This is a modifier of merle that only exists in Great Danes, it turns merle into black patches. 

These genes all come together to "build" the color of the dog. They can be as simple as a black lab or as complex as a sighthound with grizzle, lilac, progressive greying, and brindle. These can combine in surprising ways to make all sorts of interesting colors.

Above left: Ponzu, @intriga-hounds silken windhound. She's brindle with visible white.

Above right: Tilly, @teacup-labrador 's labrador retriever. She's a solid black dog.

#dog #dogblr #dog genetics #color genetics #theres so much more to cover but this takes a lot of research #thank you to dog friends for letting me borrow pics #next i work on showing you what every one of these looks like

[nefja]

Favorite dog color/pattern

I'm a sucker for a good light sable colouring.

Also, this one is gonna be controversal probably, I appreciate a nice blue merle but ONLY on Mudis and Rough Collies/Shelties.

In Icies it's red (duh)

#ask

[purplesaline]

So you might think Lance has a Sable coat to look at him. Here let's get one of his older pictures where he's not quite so grizzled.

He is, in fact, a Sable merle though! It's actually easier to see now that he's turning so white. It's always been easiest to see on his ears

And you can even see some on his head there too. It's also not too difficult to see the merle pattern on the rest of his body in his old age

The top of his head used to be entirely Sable except for a thin white line that ran from his ruff to the tip of his nose 😭😭 Mr. Salt and Pepper over here

#Lance #I've always loved his merle patterning #it wasn't very noticeable but it gave his colouring some depth and texture #and he's so RED #my boy was never blond #a classic red head is Mr. Lance