merle lurcher

[dawnraider09 75]

i found the breeding i was after and the added bonus of there being merles in the litter as i have always liked the look,i would not have chosen my pup purely on her colour or patern so i guess i was just lucky,she is saluki grey collie grey broken coated from her dams side,hope you find what your looking for.

[jammo1 0]

Why merle? It's a genetic fault and should be avoided...It doesn't often produce problems in single dose but it can do and in double dose is very bad news. If you're looking for a worker then colour should be the last of your priorities and merle should be the last choice of colour even if it does look pretty.

 

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merle_(coat_colour_in_dogs)

there is nothing wrong with merles in fact they have made great workers and should not be avoided i have bred 2 litters of them and every pup turned out to be dead on in the feild

 

There's no reason why a merle can't be as good a dog as any other but there are risks involved and why take them? Because they look pretty? If you've got a fantastic dog that's merle then by all means breed but be aware of the potential problems. To go out and look for a merle makes no sense to me.

 

BTW Clover I'm aware it's not a colour...you know what I meant.

 

Sorry Jammo1, I know you didn't ask that but it's important to know. If you are going to select a dog for colour (which I wouldn't advise) then merle is probably the worst choice.

thanks i will take it onboard.what cross do you suggest

[jammo1 0]

i found the breeding i was after and the added bonus of there being merles in the litter as i have always liked the look,i would not have chosen my pup purely on her colour or patern so i guess i was just lucky,she is saluki grey collie grey broken coated from her dams side,hope you find what your looking for.

thanks for pic ,pups a beauty

[wila 11]

its not just merle lurchers and collies that suffer with blind and defness you risk with english bull terriers and dalimations only its if you breed 2 whites or breed thm at the end of the day yav got 2 take a risk 2 get the desired dog mate

[jammo1 0]

its not just merle lurchers and collies that suffer with blind and defness you risk with english bull terriers and dalimations only its if you breed 2 whites or breed thm at the end of the day yav got 2 take a risk 2 get the desired dog mate

cheers

[mickmck 716]

i had this merle last year , and she was a mint litle dog , so good i got her sister this year

[jammo1 0]

i had this merle last year , and she was a mint litle dog , so good i got her sister this year

cheers whats the breeding

[mickmck 716]

i had this merle last year , and she was a mint litle dog , so good i got her sister this year

cheers whats the breeding

 

 

collie x grey hanncocks this her siter saluki grey x collie grey

Edited December 24, 2009 by mickmck

[jammo1 0]

i had this merle last year , and she was a mint litle dog , so good i got her sister this year

cheers whats the breeding

 

 

collie x grey hanncocks

how much collie to greyhound thanks

[mickmck 716]

i had this merle last year , and she was a mint litle dog , so good i got her sister this year

cheers whats the breeding

 

 

collie x grey hanncocks

how much collie to greyhound thanks

 

not 100% but 3/8 collie 5/8 grey

[jammo1 0]

thanks whats it like for stamina

[Paid 935]

dawnraider09 that pups a beaut, and the breeding is what I've been thinking for my next dog, please keep us updated as to how she comes on mate.

[mickmck 716]

she got some go in her mate , she just runs all day , father is mustard on hares pre ban !!

[dawnraider09 75]

dawnraider09 that pups a beaut, and the breeding is what I've been thinking for my next dog, please keep us updated as to how she comes on mate.

will do mate was going to anyway as i got her of someone on here

[Chaz 6]

A good link dealing with double merle breeding

 

DOUBLE MERLE

 

And as for the original question a nice 3/4 greyhound 1/4 collie or a line bred collie lurcher should suit what you want regardless of the colour but of you want a rough you may be better looking fo somthing containing either some beardie, beddy or deerhound in it`s make up as well as border , after all colour and coat type is down to personal taste

 

 

 

 

 

thank mate whats the breeding of dog in pics

 

He was 1/2 beardie/border collie 1/2 greyhound