HUGHES Miniature - TOY Australian Shepherd dogs
503-505-2124 mjehughes@gmail.com
COLORS OF AUSSIES
| BLUE MERLE - can be dark (almost black) to light
(almost silver)
either eye can be blue, brown, green, marbled |
 dark blue merle |
 med blue merle |
 light silver blue merle |
| RED MERLE- can be from dark brick red to light
"blonde" to silver red either eye can be blue, brown, green, marbled |
 dark red merle |
 med red merle |
 Very LIGHT red merle (yes she is colored to her shoulders - not white and is not a double merle white) |
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| BLACK TRI/BI usually brown/green eyes = blue eye(s) RARE
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 black tri - w copper |
 BLACK BI - does not have gold "tri" coloring |
 black tri w/ blue eyes |
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| RED TRI/bi Red coloring can be from dark(almost black) to light brown/ usually brown/green eyes = blue eye(s) RARE |
 Dark red tri |
 light red )blonde) tri |
 red BI - does not have gold coloring |
| "WHITE MARKINGS" from no white
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 very little white,
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 white blaze, full collar-4white feet |
 "pinto" - addl white on body - we like it.. |
 "mismark" - white/dark is not symetrical on face |
| OTHER |
E- locus yellow - golden "unaccepted" by breed standards= as it masks the underlying color - same as golden labs - we like it - not rocket science to know if the dog is a merle or not... |
"irish spotting gene white- this puppy was from known "BLACK TRI" that was not a phantom merle - was all white w/ blue eyes and can see and hear just fine - the white markings just got 'overdone".. owners tell people she is an "irish shepherd" to stop ignorant people from telling them the dog is deaf- will die. |
DOUBLE MERLE WHITE -if get a puppy that looks like puppy to right from merle to merle breeding - it is likely deaf these dogs are the result of merle to merle breeding and are usually DEAF, can have eye problems - we have them humanely euthanized by our vet when we have tails/dew claws done.. |
