cooper101 86 Posted March 4, 2010 Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 i have read a book and was told by D.Hancock that breeding two blue merle lurchers( or any other cross) together can result in blind and and deaf puppies!! has anyone got experiance of this as im not sure if its true or not???? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chuck 4 Posted March 4, 2010 Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 Its true. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mwncidur 0 Posted March 4, 2010 Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 It is true, something about the merle gene being dominant. I'll get my wife to explain in more detail and give you a better answer later on. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cooper101 86 Posted March 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 It is true, something about the merle gene being dominant. I'll get my wife to explain in more detail and give you a better answer later on. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Phil Lloyd 10,738 Posted March 4, 2010 Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 i have read a book and was told by D.Hancock that breeding two blue merle lurchers( or any other cross) together can result in blind and and deaf puppies!! has anyone got experiance of this as im not sure if its true or not???? Not a practice to be recommended.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paul in North Lincs 15 Posted March 4, 2010 Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 I've heard that mearles carry a reccessive gene that causes eye defects..............Im no expert though Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cooper101 86 Posted March 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 i have read a book and was told by D.Hancock that breeding two blue merle lurchers( or any other cross) together can result in blind and and deaf puppies!! has anyone got experiance of this as im not sure if its true or not???? Not a practice to be recommended.... so its not scaremongery like a bloke i mentioned it to said it was!!! he told me he thought hancock was just saying it to stop others producing blue merles!! i have a blue pied with a tiny and i mean tiny bit of merle in his face and a few dots on his back does this also mean he cant be crossed with a merle bitch??? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ASME IX 1 Posted March 4, 2010 Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 chalky are you refering to hancock or the breeding of blue merles asme Quote Link to post Share on other sites
unlacedgecko 1,466 Posted March 4, 2010 Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 breeding blue merle to blue merle can result in all kinds of nasty problems with the pups; http://www.idexx.ca/diseasesinseason_profile.cfm do a search on google for blue merle breeding in australian collies. it doesnt matter how much blue merle the dog has on its body, if it has any then it carries the dominant blue merle gene, and should not be bred to a blue merle bitch. Ug Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cooper101 86 Posted March 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 thanks for that fellas!! i never had a blue merle type before this 1 so never came across this subject until now!! a practice i will steer clear of and will advise others not to attempt!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
patterdale88 16 Posted March 4, 2010 Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 what about red merle to a blue merle does the same apply ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lawrence 657 Posted March 4, 2010 Report Share Posted March 4, 2010 from what i've read,merle to merle matings regardless of colour, isn't recommended, around a quarter of the resulting litter will have defects, the other 3/4 should be sound though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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