Blue Merle Australian Shepherd Border Collie

However unlike the tri color these aussies do not have the copper and tan markings on the coat.

Blue merle australian shepherd border collie. The result is that many are confused about the differences between border collies and australian shepherds. The border collie comes in a wider variety of colors. As a result they re considered the second most popular variation among blue merles. These dogs have the iconic blue merle coat as a base color.

Blue merle border collie appearance the american kennel club describes border collies as. With blue merle red merle black or red with or without white markings the australian shepherd also has a distinctive coat. The colors in which the two breeds are available varies. The blue merle and white australian shepherd is a merle variation as marvelous as the blue merle tri color.

A well balanced dog of athletic appearance displaying style and agility in equal measure with soundness and strength which is about as succinct and accurate a description as you re likely to come across. Blue merle border collie a color variation of the border collie. The australian shepherd is heavier at an average of 10 pounds. A working and herding dog breed developed in the english scottish border region for herding livestock especially sheep.