Border Collie Sable Merle

Border Collie Sable Merle. Border Collie Sable Merle A canine with a sable merle coat has a merle pattern on top of a sable base color, which turns some of the dog's typical black fur a bluish-gray While sable is a beautiful coat color, there are over a dozen other Border Collie colors—even two other variations of sable: saddleback sable and sable merle

In this article, we'll rank all of the Border Collie coat colors from rarest to most common Sable hairs cover most of the body of a Border and they may have white patches on their chest, neck, muzzle, head, legs and tail.

Tricolor sable merle Border Collie with blue eyes

Sable Borders have fur that's tan- or cream-colored and darker tips Both sable merle and blue merle coats are the result of the same merle trait But first, we'll discuss the AKC-approved coat colors and what it means if a dog doesn't meet the breed standard

Border Collie Sable Merle. Sable is a pattern that is very prominent in other breeds such as the German Shepherds, but rather rare in Border Collies Here is another red merle piebald Border Collie - this stunning pup is owned by Julia Barnes

Border Collie Colors All 24 Coat Colors Explained With Pictures. Sable hairs cover most of the body of a Border and they may have white patches on their chest, neck, muzzle, head, legs and tail. Instead of having an unbroken sable pattern, there may be patches of diluted brown or tan throughout their coat in a mottled pattern.