French Bulldog Colors Merle
Other patterns that are approved are pied piebald black masks black shadings and white markings.
French bulldog colors merle. Here is the list of colors that are approved by the akc for showing purposes. Available merle french bulldogs. These are the result of their body containing the m locus or merle gene. Brindle frenchies usually have dark color dominant with lighter color strands.
Their toes necks chest and. Of the three frenchie colors black tan and fawn the dominant gene shines through giving the black merle its color and name. This pushes out the other coat colors. Blue merle french bulldog.
This gene causes random pigment dilution which lightens their eye color. The rare color species of french bulldogs the blue merle and other rare color species of french bulldog are prone to allergies and poor health conditions due to their genetic disorder known as color dilution alopecia. Solid self black black and tan black and white blue blue and fawn liver merle. Brindle color is one of the oldest colors in french bulldogs.
Solid blue no brindle dna aa dd solid chocolate dna is aa bb. Merle french bulldogs have blue eyes one of the most distinctive features of the merle french bulldog is its vibrant blue eyes. A french bulldog with merle coloring can only possibly occur due to crossbreeding. Different types of french bulldogs 1.
Here s the genetics on. Since french bulldogs have small litters i usually only have one or two merles per litter. The disorder causes hair shaft deterioration hence the stunt hair growth that eventually leads to hair loss and baldness. Get on the waitlist.
Disallowed french bulldog colors and markings. Appearance the ideal merle french bulldog is bred to the akc french bulldog standard with sturdy bone structure and a typical frenchie head and. The black merle french bulldog occurs when the dominant gene is black. It is believed that some frenchies are being bred with chihuahuas possessing the merle gene to be able to come up with a merle dog.
About merle french bulldogs merle is a dominant gene on average half the puppies in a litter will be merle. We currently do not have any merle frenchie puppies available. Rare colored french bulldogs are pictured below some of the dogs pictured below are owned by other people and are shown here only to represent a specific color. Blue fawn french bulldog.
Fawn bulldogs spot an elegant mix of cream reddish tan golden tan light tan and cream coat.