Marble Australian Eyes

A blue merle australian shepherd is much more than a uniquely colored coat.

Marble australian eyes. A cataract is an opacity of the lens which sits just behind the pupil in the eye. The merle gene creates mottled patches of color in a solid or piebald coat blue or odd colored eyes and can affect skin pigment as well. For example a blue eyed aussie may have brown highlights and vice versa. Yes it s true that most blue merles have solid eye colors.

In australian shepherds there are various eye abnormalities that result from the merle gene that happen from an autosomal recessive trait indicating that the condition is not sex linked. Bounce eye is thought to have been in existence for more than 200 years. Each player takes a turn dropping his remaining marble over another player s marble trying to knock it out of the circle. Here the distinction between blue and dark amber is a very soft blending without sharp distinctions.

A recessive trait is only expressed when homozygous meaning that dogs with these abnormalities must be double merle mm. Even their eyes can be special in terms of coloring. Aussie hereditary cataracts almost never occur in young puppies. There are two general types of colored patches that will appear in a merle coat.

In both eyes he has a darker amber ring around the iris and several brown flecks in the iris. Nov 10 2013 blue merle toy australian shepherd with blue eye and marble eye. Blue pictured in the blue merle section has dark amber eyes. Most hereditary cataracts in aussies arise in the center of the back of the lens referred to as posterior polar.

A merle aussie s eyes may even be two completely different colors or color patterns called heterochromia. After a 12 inch circle is drawn each player deposits two of his three marbles in the center. They are medium sized smart loyal dogs and make devoted companions to active families. We call this marble eyes and they re amazing to look at.

The eye is marbled in blue left corner and by a grayish color bottom center. We called this marble eyes as for the base color of the eyes blue merles have been known to have brown or blue eyes often marbled with the other color. Aussies often have distinctive merle coloring and bright striking eyes that come in a variety of colors. Merle is a genetic pattern that can be in a dog s coat merle comes in different colors and patterns and can affect all coat colors.

Marble is a male australian shepherd puppy for sale at puppyspot. The eyes of dogs displaying the blue and red merle coat colors will often take on a flecked or marbled color pattern. Affected dogs most commonly present signs as mature adults though cataracts may. Call us today to learn more reference 632798 when you call.