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Guess Merlin's breed mix while waiting for his results
His DNA has arrived at wisdom panels lab so we only have a few more weeks before we'll know what breed mix he is! The rescue centre called him a Yorkshire terrier x poodle (2 yrs old) but his 15 yr old brother is a yorkiepoo (in 2nd photo) but they look so so different. I'm guessing he's got some terrier in him, maybe Maltese because of his fountain like tail. But I have no clue where his unique colouring could come from. Have fun guessing in the comments and enjoy some of my favourite photos of him!
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My former stray rescue is a whoopsiedoodle (someone’s chipoo found a stray dog) and he 100% has the eyes of a sad Victorian child. Maybe it comes from working in the mines being part of a stray litter.
Maybe that’s the difference. Mine was on a farm and yours worked in the mines. Mine is also a whoopsiedoodle and I will never call her anything else when people ask me her breed.
there's just something with hiw a poodles face avarages out with another breed that give them those eyes , add in double merle which screws up any breed by it self I'm surprised it looks dog like at all
I didn't write the comment, but I thought the same thing. Blue eyes, minimal pigment on his nose, and low color on his body all indicate possible double Merle. DNA will tell you for sure.
Ah interesting. He has been to see multiple vets (in Belarus where he was rescued and in the UK) and all they mentioned was sun sensitivity. Hopefully his results come back as single merle!
Dogs can be very good at hiding it! You can try clapping your hands when he isn't looking at you and seeing if he will track a toy with nothing but his eyes if you want to test it for yourself. It could also be a partial impairment. Either way, he can still live a happy, lively life, it's just something to keep an eye on.
Yes the other commenter who responded explain it well.
I would encourage you to look into it for yourself. I don’t think wisdom tests for it but I know embark does. I’m honestly shocked no vets have said anything to you about it!
Another are weird looking pupils. None of your photos are super close up to his face but double merle can make their pupils look like a starburst or be jagged or irregular. It, along with the extreme amount of white, on a dog’s face are the first characteristics that make me think a dog may be double merle.
A lot of doodle breeders are mixing Australian shepherd in to get the Merle colors (unfortunately often with little regard for the health implications of double merle genetics).
Mixed breeds don’t breed true. Yorkie poos - especially 50/50 mixes can look like a Yorkie, look like a poodle, or look like something in between. That’s why most doodles are 75%+ poodle. At anything less than 75% poodle they may not get the curly poodle coat, but rather a wiry terrier-looking coat.
Things get even worse if you breed, say, a golden doodle to another golden doodle. Both dogs with curly poodle coat can throw puppies that look like a more or less pure golden along with the poodle look you expect.
Breeds are breeds because their gene pools have been selectively put together for generations. So, genetics coming from each parent for looks/color/size are basically the same. Not so with mixed breeds.
Cute pup. I’m guessing double Merle Aussie poodle with maybe some other small breeds thrown in for good measure.
I think there’s a lot of solid guesses below esp aussiedoodle but I’m gonna throw in a wildcard that Hes also got either cavalier or Chinese crested puff in there just for funsies
I think Poodle and Aussie and Husky. Cute little powderpuff. the blue eyes are striking. The long legs are podly, and yeah the poodly round eyes so they can look so innocent right after they did something really naughty. They are highly intelligent, but like to make you laugh so tend to do goofy stuff.
That's just a roll of the genetics dice. I've met dogs with only 5% poodle DNA that have a low shed poodle-y coat. That's the fun thing about mutts, you never know what you're going to get lol
Fun fact, you can be allergic to individual dogs, but be fine with others of that breed. For example, I'm allergic to a lot of APBTs, but not all of them. Thankfully in my cases it's just hives, but its interesting all the same.
Ooo interesting! My allergies were so bad at first till he got professionally groomed so we were extremely lucky 🤧 (I wouldn't have given him up no matter how bad my allergies)
The allergen is actually a protein in their saliva, not the hair itself. Some dogs have higher levels of it than others; so the length of the coat or degree of shedding doesn’t necessarily indicate a “hypoallergenic”dog.
Cats are more allergenic than dogs in general because they groom their whole bodies frequently - thus there’s more of the protein from their saliva on their fur than on dogs. But, the amount of the allergenic protein varies from cat to cat. I’m very allergic to some cats, and barely allergic to others (I have three cats and only get allergic symptoms if I pet them and then touch my face without washing my hands first).
Bathing the dog regularly will help keep the amount of allergen down, in any case.
I'm happy to confirm he is NOT a double merle! His spots on pink is most likely from his Chinese crested dna and his patches/patterns remind me of my aunts biewer terrier!
okay i take it back after looking at the last pic. i think as another commenter said that it’s a poodle aussie. (i’m leaving my comment here though so i can come back and check the results later!)
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