Australian Shepherd Red Merle Copper

Red merle tri aussie.

Australian shepherd red merle copper. Do not trust breeders who state such. He does love to steal and chew the odd shoe though. Just as the background color can vary so can the color and size of the red areas. A black or red dog with copper and white trim is called tricolor or tri while a black or red dog with white trim but no copper is called bicolor or bi.

Red merle tri color red merle and white and solid red merle. The recognized colors are blue merle red liver merle solid black and solid red liver all with or without white markings and or tan copper points with no order of preference. In fact once you learn about the incredible amount of genetic diversity that can go into dictating your dog s adult colors you will understand why it is quite unlikely any two red merle australian shepherd dogs will ever look exactly the same. Light cinnamon to dark liver color on a background that can range from buff to silver.

The breed standards state all colors are strong clear and rich. Red merle australian shepherd dogs are very active dogs that need a great deal of exercise on a daily basis 12. Red merle australian shepherds are one of the double coated breeds with short undercoats that insulate their bodies and longer outer coats. It did not take long for us to know how much we were in love with this breed.

The red merle australian shepherd a visually striking variation. The solid merle aussie is when there are no white markings or copper tan markings on the dog s body. You will rarely find an australian dog with blue merle as a base coat and copper or tan markings. They have so much love to give and are highly intelligent with lots of energy.

The red merle australian shepherd color group comes with three different versions. Red merle australian shepherds. Recognized aussie colors are solid black solid red liver blue merle and red liver merle. With that we have covered everything there is to cover on this beautiful variation of a wonderful breed.

This is one of the rarest color versions of australian shepherds. Red merle australian shepherd. Your red merle australian shepherd has inherited a particularly unique and beautiful color pattern. We have a red merle named cooper coop he is a bundle of energy right now and loves to annoy our 15 yr old jack russel.

Welcome to cooper australian shepherds specializing in dog breeding of top australian shepherds. Aussies are more likely to shed their undercoat. If hearing this makes you feel curious to learn. The blue merle and black have black pigmentation on nose lips and eye rims.

They need regular brushing. They re just as exotic looking as their blue merle counterparts except with a different color merle effect. In 2005 linda and i bought our first aussie which was a beautiful female red merle named lilly. Spots can be small speckles to patches that cover large areas of the dog.

Basically it has a gray coat with black spots. Red merle is a combination of red patches or spots i e.