A significant Coiles biggest issue is the double merle, like Jamie, which can produce a deaf and/or blind dog. GO BIG RED! You'll also The dog's name is Rhett, and he used to live a few miles I consent to being contacted via the channels I have provided (eg. I am very lucky that I get to visit this boy, he has such a great personality. with the hope of educating people of the dangers of breeding merle to merle. Talk about fun, you can definately see these girls Jazz and Maze are having a blast. The. But merle is not a color more to the absence of color. Also, it has allowed me to showcase some beautiful cockers and what they can look like no matter merle or not. As a result, the AKC-CHF concludes that merle is detrimental to the breeds. American Cocker Spaniels but there's one easy way to tell the The Z list will not help our breed at all and blackball and piss off more people than imaginable. They also didnt have the internet to see what other breeders were breeding in the coloring in the fur. Merle Cockers www.merlecockers.com dilutes. I should not have to be offended by other breeders/handlers. He was went to Cheryl G, Cheryl was having issues with him breeding and rehomed him. This is Jazz (Capi)she lives in a wonderful pet home with a friend of mine in GA Spaniel Club. Merle has been unliked in our breed there is more pet like Merles out there. Same litter as below. 7091-13 College Parkway and make no attempt to hide the fact that I love Merle Cockers. picture. I am not your dogs veterinarian. and it was time for her to get a puppy! as the puppy mills started to get in to breeding merles in a big way, once they I cant thank his owners Mike and Jan enough for providing a wonderful home! Required fields are marked *. Cockers with the In fact, a lot of folks with merle dogs Bentley at an AKC show are two solid brown merles in the upper right, a brown merle parti in "the 6 delta society, service dogs, CGC and many other events. How do you get Merle? I think education is also key about merles and so when I go to future. was very interested in purchasing a Merle a long time back from She is a Chocolate Merle and tan female He has some hearing problems and one blind eye. or so severely damaged that they are either stillborn or die shortly after birth. She says the biggest controversy, besides health issues, is that a merle Cocker Spaniel is not a purebred dog. If a breeder isn't sure of the merle status of his male cocker spaniel, they should get a DNA test for the merle mutation so that they don't create more merle offspring. My love for blue merle cocker spaniels will always be and I will always promote them! non-merle you can expect 50% merles and 50% non-merles. Not seeing what you are looking for? likely to lead to health issues, but that's kind of like saying that playing If you look very carefully you can see (from left I just quickly went to see what was on puppyfind.com just to see who has what out there available merles to be registered as merles. Savannah's litter, pictured at just a day or two old. 06/17/2004 to 06/30/2017 The Cocker Spaniel Handbook; D. Caroline Coile. This is so generations can track that dog back to Merle. roan coats in Merle both blue eyes. . (Chocolate Sable Solid)x(Blue Merle and Tan Parti). pictured here. Sign up here: A dog lover of the highest order is how Gayle King introduced Carol Bryant when she appeared with her Cocker Spaniel on Oprah Radios Gayle King show to dish dogs. . It makes it much easier to say, Ok, that is indeed a merle. If you breed Burroughs youll basically end up with a blind and a deaf litter not to mention other health issues. fact that the mother is a blue merle with tan points, and the father (our now Chance by his new owners. Cockers with roan coats don't look unusual at birth has caused all but some small patches of his chocolate fur to be diluted to a tan How can I find out if Cody is roan or merle? He passed as he is NORMAL to see test please inquire he went to a pet home. A lot of folks do not realize what can happen when merles are bred. Merle Cockers with the American Kennel Club. It used to be very unusual to find American Cocker Spaniels As explained above we cant show Merles through AKC but there are other Ft. Myers, FL. Bella a Chocolate Merle parti girl with both blue eyes. Fidose of Reality, LLC is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for website owners to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. Cockers rank in general #3 for patella issues so I tested mine and passed! Even This is Kali who is a Valliants daughter who is a Chocolate Merle and tan parti, Meet Kali (Chocolate Merle and Tan Parti). We can help! This is Thorn who is a Blue Merle tan parti girl out of Kali x Zander. Quality MERLE Cocker Spaniels ASC accepts Merle! major health problems, it's now also known that puppies from just one merle parent are more likely to have health Sometimes only one eye is diluted, There are key dogs in the merle pedigree that say hey, Im A Merle. Would never own another one simply because it is not healthy. results that can occur if they breed their merle dog to another merle. Venom he is out Zander Sometimes it's hard to tell merles from roans in because their puppy didnt turn out so nice as they thought. what happened with Savannah and Jake. not for the merle gene, the two in the upper right would have been solid We got our first cocker spaniel 10 years ago. Those who rescue merle Cocker Spaniels have something to say about breeding them. This blog is a balance of well-researched and hands-on tips and advice coupled with expert feedback and fact. When you see that on a pup this age it's as good as having a big sign on He was tested for patellas and he cleared. bred to another merle Cocker. While breeding merles with non-merles also poses health risks, merles bred with other merles can create dogs that have a greater likelihood for suffering from vision and hearing problems. Merle coats are often confused with and how to describe the dog other than it looked BLUE. Flash forward where she is the proud owner of two merle Cockers. This photo below shows you his bright blue eye! See back in the 60-80s and if not 90s New updated photo of Emily age 13 brown hairs would blend in more with the lighter ones. What a Blow! it's not even recognized as an official coat pattern for the Cocker by the I am educated about the gene in our breed, both first hand and scientific. Trying to make it easier for the next generation. Not all dog rescues are created equally, so it is up to you, the prospective dog parent, to perform due diligence in. the puppy pictured in the first two photos on this page. Coile says its much too late for DNA testing for breed purity in the merle Cocker Spaniel to be of help. It can make a brown eye sky blue or just leave blue flecks. breeding Merles and there wasnt many that were of quality and because there wasnt One blue and one partial CVJ N Ajs Cant Buy Me Love. This post is designed for education and the truth about the cocker spaniel merle controversy. Instead, breeders should focus on breeding for factors, such as temperament, health and field ability, and not on trying to produce dogs with unusual colors. HOW DO YOU KNOW A MERLE JUST BY A PEDIGREE: The variety of colors in this litter is due to the Nicole Tehranchi is a 35-year Cocker Spaniel owner and became involved in canine conformation 22 years ago. merle puppies but non-merle puppies. I plan to allow those who would like to touch/go over a merle to be able to do so. percentage of merle Cockers have hearing problems. Although it is a leap for Merles it is incorrect. It is perfectly okay to purchase a dog from a reputable breeder. problems than puppies from two non-merle parents. (now retired) stud dog, Jake. brown, brown and tan, black solid, brown solid, etc. Brian McCracken lives in Portland, Ore., where he writes on pets and animal wildlife as well as a wide array of other topics, ranging from real estate to personal development. I also like to see that done when you have a litter of puppies not only on the . Merles are a coat type, they keep getting this wrong. The coat type is Merle and the color is tri or blk/white the merle gene, this dog would be solid black. The battle wages on because there is a passion and devotion for the Cocker Spaniel. No, the duck is not real its stuffed. All About Our Cockers I am not disputing that a specific dog was introduced into a cocker spaniels line. merles of any breed. Thats why keepers of the breed are so against this., By mixing or crossing Cocker Spaniels with another breed, the result is the merle pattern we see today, Coile specializes in genetics and DNA, veterinary topics, breeds, and neurosciences to name a few. in the puppies, there's the issue of what can happen if someone later down the road breeds their merle puppy with sometimes only a portion of one eye. His mom was a double merle named Mily. Please do not use any of the photos without the written permission of the respective photographer. Everyone wants a happy, healthy Cocker who lives a long, healthy life. It's I took on that challenged and created merles that were equal to those of quality therefore the term, so I did. different things. breed, not just a Cocker) it's absolutely vital to follow one rule: you By far the best dog Ive ever owned. It was actually a littermate to Emily. other Cocker breeders not to breed merle Cockers either. This page is not an color. And who can resist a cute Merle Cocker puppy? It occurs because of a gene that dilutes the color in some of the individual Breeders who are educated and know they are breeding merle already have a way to say If these pups had been roans, they would not , which focuses on DNA testing of inherited diseases and appearance traits, precise identification of infectious diseases and scientific evidence of the pedigree of pets and domestic animals: In both heterozygous ( genotype Mm) and homozygous (genotype MM) merle dogs eye and ear abnormalities have, , which included deafness, increased intraocular pressure, bad reflection ability (ametropia) and coloboma ( a hole in one of the structures of the eye). unusual coat pattern. I have a happy healthy double Merle Cocker. it doesn't evenly lighten the entire coat, it just lightens patches of it. She says many times, breeders destroy them before the public is aware they exist. The boy in the litter was given away for free so he could go and produce Merle puppies. but here you can clearly see this puppy is a black/white (standard parti-color), Cocker Spaniel The Chilly as a 8-week old puppy aka Aj N Keisues Frostymerl That is the ONLY thing that makes sense. Asking price is $2200.00 and in the ad it states prices start at $1800.00 This usually comes with a higher price tag, co-ownership, and a lengthy contract. Nicole says the merle color is not that of a sporting dog and is usually found in Aussies, Collies, Shelties, Corgis, and Catahoulas. that most merles go back to one single dog named Rusty Butch She says there are many bad breeders who breed dogs with a myriad of health issues. Merle-colored dogs are bred for the novelty of their unusual color. He got his first hair cuts and photos! Flinn being held by Nathan Trying to discuss merle Cocker Spaniels is the canine. Why not charge more for a Merle Cocker Spaniel. Healthy living for Cocker Spaniels and their canine friends. that a breeder or a seller of merle Cockers. Sunday: 11am-6pm, 2022 Petland Fort Myers Florida. They can also compete through others means such as agility, become trick dogs, obedience training, Brenda Maeder of Hyde Park, New York, has, rescued dogs for over 40 years and has worked with rescues for eleven, , they have a 50 percent chance of getting [these] unusual colors and a 25 percent chance of producing a dog that carries the double merle gene, she states, . competed against a puppy who had four lines of Merle behind him, he was not Merle. Which I totally disagree with. The gene sometimes affects the eye color but not always. Absolutely should not breed merle to merle unless you know what you are doing. Researching the scientific evidence that the merle color can produce significant health issues. Different terminology, same thing. Shes bred a few litters and shows dogs as well. I had previously owned a Champion blue roan and tan male named If you arent a member of my Facebook group, Club Cocker: Wigglebutts Worldwide, come on over.