Hi there! I've been wondering about the coloration of my mom's dog, Ivy, ever since we got her. Documents from different vet offices call her either a red merle or a blue merle, and I'm not sure either way! What's your opinion? According to embark, she's half Australian Shepherd and a quarter each Australian Cattle Dog and Boxer, if that helps at all.
Also, is there a term for her eye color? Thank you!
Lovely Ivy is a black tanpoint merle with moderate white spotting!
ky/ky at/- E(m)/- B/- D/- S/- M*/-
Some herding breeds call black merle or black tanpoint merle "blue merle", so while that's not super specific, it's not incorrect. "Red merle" usually refers to b/b brown merle, which she is not.
Dogs mostly don't have super specific eye color terms, but I'd probably call her eyes amber.
