Merle is a genetic pattern that can be in a dog’s coat. … The merle gene creates mottled patches of color in a solid or piebald coat, blue or odd-colored eyes, and can affect skin pigment as well. There are two general types of colored patches that will appear inRead More →

Merle is an incompletely dominant coat color pattern characterized by irregularly shaped patches of diluted pigment and solid color. Is the merle gene rare? The merle gene is quite rare among Dachshunds, and not seen too often. It can appear in all three coat varieties: long, short and wire-haired. TheRead More →