In Dachshunds, it's called "dapple" - long and shorthaired (I don't know if there's dappled wirehaired dachsies). The corgi is blue; this dachsie is red.
Harlequin Great Danes. This lovely puppy is very blue, but more people think of "harlequin" as this Dalmation-looking configuration: However, a Dane shower told me that every Harlie has, somewhere on kir body, at least a tiny patch of blue.
Dalmatians have a similar genetic problem, where badly-bred dogs can turn out, like the good girl in the video, mostly white, very deaf and occasionally blind as well.
Curiously, Catahoula Leopard Dogs, who are famously spotty, do not manifest the merle gene the same way other breeds do. It's quite intriguing.
That dachsie in the video was quite fortunate - she has a normal mind and personality; she did not go mad from lack of sensory input (it's been known to happen); and she had ONE person give her a chance at the right time.
Corgis, Australian Shepherds, Rough and Smooth Collies, Shelties... basically, herding breeds.
In Dachshunds, it's called "dapple" - long and shorthaired (I don't know if there's dappled wirehaired dachsies). The corgi is blue; this dachsie is red.
Harlequin Great Danes. This lovely puppy is very blue, but more people think of "harlequin" as this Dalmation-looking configuration:
However, a Dane shower told me that every Harlie has, somewhere on kir body, at least a tiny patch of blue.
Curiously, Catahoula Leopard Dogs, who are famously spotty, do not manifest the merle gene the same way other breeds do. It's quite intriguing.