Are bi black Shelties rare?
Bi Black Shelties have solid black hairs which make up most of the color. They’re named for their distinct black-and-white combination, with bi being Latin for two. The Bi Black allele is recessive, which makes it the least common Sheltie color.
How much do Shelties cost?
What Is The Average Price For A Sheltie? You can expect to pay anywhere between $600 and $6000 for a Sheltie puppy. The average median price is said to be $900, but you could pay either more or less, depending on where you purchase the puppy.
Where are Blue Diamond Shelties located?
Small hobby breeder of Shetland Sheepdogs. Located in Cumberland, Md.
What is a BI Blue Sheltie?
A Bi-Blue has no tan coloring. These Shelties are Color-Headed-Whites (CHW) They have normal coloring on their head, but have predominantly white bodies. This sheltie is a Double Merle. The result of a Blue to Blue breeding. These dogs are predominantly white, and often deaf and and/or blind.
What is a sable merle?
It is characterized by reddish hair shafts that are tipped in black (black nosed dogs) or tipped in liver (liver nosed dogs). It can also be black or red hairs interspersed among the reddish ones. If the dog is a black nosed sable blue merle, there will also be some blue tipped hairs.
What is a mahogany sable?
Sable is a tan coloring overlaid with varying amounts of black. Mahogany or shaded sables have abundant black in their coats, and are sometimes incorrectly called tri-colors.
How much is a sheltie pup?
Litters are small, usually from one to four pups, so interested owners can expect to wait up to six months for a pup. Prices range from around $600 for a pet to around $800 for a show dog.
Do Sheltie puppies change color?
Certain Sheltie coats can change color quite a lot! I think it depends on what colors they have in their ancestry, for instance Piper had Sables and Tris and it shows! When Piper was born his breeder wrote “Tri Color” in his vet book, so he must have been pretty dark.
What is a Harlequin merle?
For a dog to exhibit the harlequin pattern, he must inherit a merle gene and a harlequin gene from his parents. The merle gene is required for the harlequin color to become visible. The harlequin gene causes grey or marbled patches on a merle coat to turn pure white, thereby creating the harlequin coat pattern.
Is merle the same as brindle?
Brindle is a coat pattern and not a color, and has a wild-type allele which is the product of at least two recessive genes and is rare. Merle and black are dominant genes. A blue merle has two blue genes as well as one merle but can carry others as well. Read more on Brindle.