Merle Dog Breeds French Bulldog

Lilac merle french bulldog to get the beautiful lilac merle color you must inherit two copies of the black gene on the a locus two copies of the dilute gene on the d locus two copies of the chocolate gene on the b locus one copy of the merle gene.

Merle dog breeds french bulldog. M merle and m non merle with merle m being dominant to non merle m. Merle patterning patches of lighter colouring appearing in the coat is the result of the m gene in the dog. Or that it is not recognized by the akc. The ideal merle french bulldog is bred to the akc french bulldog standard with sturdy bone structure and a typical frenchie head and expression.

Find merle bulldog puppies and dogs from a breeder near you. Some people even breeders will tell you that a merle french bulldog or any other rare color french bulldog is not a french bulldog. Their fur has hundreds of markings usually colored in dark brown or black. Lilac fawn merle french bulldog.

It s impossible for a merle french bulldogs to be purebred. This is because it requires crossbreeding and potentially brings health issues to the target breed. This is not true. Our merle french bulldog puppies all come with akc registration.

There are two alleles of this gene. You can find them in acceptable akc color standards such as fawn brindle cream and white as well as in rare lilac isabella blue chocolate and sable coats. The color that dominates is usually cream white or fawn all mixed with other darker colors. Merle is a distinguishing marking of several breeds particularly the australian shepherd and catahoula leopard dog and appears in others including the koolie german coolies in australia the shetland sheepdog various collies the welsh corgi cardigan the pyrenean shepherd the bergamasco sheepdog the old english sheepdog the american bully and the american pit bull terrier.

Merle coat in dogs has been introduced into a range of other breeds. Acceptable french bulldog colors french bulldog breed is famous for its wide variety of colors. The practice is controversial. It s also free to list your available puppies and litters on our site.

For most people the merle colored french bulldogs present the most unique and strange coat color. Inventive breeders are crossing into other strains that do carry merle typically chihuahuas to create merle french bulldogs. The cross bred pups which can be created are subsequently weeded out to pick the merle examples which are bred back to every other. The akc does limit participation in conformation events to the standard colors.