The term ticking refers to small flecks or spots of colour in the otherwise white areas on the Sheltie. Welcome! Sable merle? LND Shelties is a Sable Merle Shetland Sheepdog breeder in Elizabethtown, PA. Our dogs come from champion bloodlines and are perfect companions. Please read about us & view pictures of our beautiful shelties available from the past, present and future. CHWs can come in any Sheltie color - Sable, Sable Merle, Bi Color (blue or black), Tri Color and Blue Merle. On the one hand, it is a predictable color in the breed, given that both blue merle and sable are acceptable colors in the breed, and it is a natural result of crossing these two colors. Feel free to post pictures of your pretty sable merles. This is Dallas, one of the first CHW Champions in the UKC after the pattern was allowed for competition. Weight A page for Sable Merle Shelties :) A community page for those of us that love the Sable Merle Shelties!! You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post. His coat comes in three colors: sable (from golden to mahogany), black, or blue merle (blue-gray with black). Please click here for examples. This is a Blue Merle CHW. Sable merle shelties can have blue eyes, merled eyes, brown eyes, or eyes of two different colors. It’s also free to list your available puppies and litters on our site. The Dam is a Blue Merle, and the Sire is a Tri colored Sheltie with Champion bloodlines. Average Height: 13-16 inches. He is a very fun, and funny, active, curious and snuggly puppy with the personality to match, he is a adorable little Sheltie. Stormie, our Blue Merle had her litter of 5 healthy Sheltie puppies. Click to view! Sable Merle photographs The sable merle color is subject to a great deal of controversy. This little male is a Sable Merle, he has a gorgeous full collar, and will be very handsome. What do you guys think? They can also come in many patterns. Ronna58 Posts: 660 Joined: Fri Nov 12, 2010 1:26 pm. Find sable Shetland Sheepdog puppies and dogs from a breeder near you. Chase AKC - Sable Merle Sheltie (Male) This is Chase, and we were spot on with the name we decided for him, if he looks like he has somewhere to be in the pictures, its because he does! Top. This often results in a mottled sable coat color, which is the result of the merle gene acting to dilute the sable color into more pale tones of gold and browns. I was told she was a red merle but I have never heard that term used before for a color with shelties. The colour of the ticking is the same as the base coat colour so a sable will have sable ticking. Sable merle shelties are shelties that have a sable gene as well as a merle gene. A Sheltie who's more than half white or has a brindle coat will be disqualified from the show ring, but still makes an excellent companion dog. Height.