[ClaireandPickles]

Pickles the cockapoo is 13 weeks old now and the sweetest pup. We just can't decide what his colouring is, from what I've read about blue roan's they have white intermingled but his is a definite grey. Just wondered what people thought?

 

[Anthonyj]

That is a blue Merle, without a doubt

 

[2ndhandgal]

I would say blue roan, the coat will also change as the pup matures and particularly as the coat is cut.

Merle will only be seen if one of the parents was merle and the pup would almost certainly have been sold for an inflated price if that was the case. Merle is also a dangerous gene to be playing with and I would be very happy to see dogs no longer bred with it.




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[Anthonyj]

Here is my dog. He was genetically tested, I never provided personal info or pictures. They state in the report that he has the Merle gene. Just checked the report and no Roan gene. Looks very similar to Pickles

 

[ClaireandPickles]

Hi both, appreciate your replies!
Your cockapoo looks beautiful 😍
Pickles' mum was an apricot cockapoo (a family friend's dog) and dad was a standard black poodle. The rest of the litter was all black, aside from Pickles and another who was a mix of black and Pickles' colour.

 

[brendamorris011]

Here is my dog. He was genetically tested, I never provided personal info or pictures. They state in the report that he has the Merle gene. Just checked the report and no Roan gene. Looks very similar to Pickles
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He is def blue merl, i have 4,there father is a blue merl poodle, were did you buy them as i have not had any response to my advert, and they have two weeks till its new home time xx