What happens when you breed a bi-blue merle male sheltie to a

What happens when you breed a bi-blue merle male sheltie to a sable merle female sheltie?

Answer #1

Something awful.

You must NEVER breed a merle to a merle. There’s something in the genes that causes a defect if two merles are bred together. Mating two merle dogs usually results in many puppies that are born either deaf, blind, or so severely damaged that they are either stillborn or die shortly after birth.

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