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Aussies can have brown, blue or amber eyes, and sometimes a combination of colors! This is a high-energy herding breed known for having stunning blue merle or red merle coats.
Each hair follicle is surrounded by many melanocytes (pigment cells), which make and transfer the pigment melanin into a developing hair. Dog fur is colored by two types of melanin: eumelanin (brownish-black) and phaeomelanin (reddish-yellow). A melanocyte can be signaled to produce either color of melanin. Dog coat colors are from patterns of:
Eyes are engaging and bright. The color ranges from brilliant gold to a dark amber. Puppies will have milky bluish-gold to amber eyes until a few months old. The coat color comes in liver or chocolate (shades of brown). Coat length and density vary widely due to the variety of breeds that make up the recent background of this breed.
In humans, eye color is a highly sexually dimorphic trait. [18] Several studies have shown that men are more likely to have blue eyes than women, while women are more likely to have darker eye colors (green and brown eyes) than men. [18] [19] Sex is therefore a major factor in the expression of eye color genotypes. [18]
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Based on a sample of 48 still-living dogs, the most common health concerns noted by owners were eye problems (red eye, epiphora, conjunctivitis, and cataracts). [10] Dermatological and respiratory problems also ranked high. The Australian Shepherd is one of the more commonly affected breeds for an autosomal recessive mutation of the MDR1 gene. [11]
The story, written by author Carol Aebersold, follows an elf whose job is to keep an eye on children for Santa. In the days leading up to Christmas, the elf reports back to Santa every night about ...
The coat is usually short and smooth, characteristic of a warm-climate dog. Colors vary, and may include reddish ginger, buff, fawn, black-and-tan, or piebald [15] with or without white areas on toes, chest, tail tip, and muzzle. The eyes are at an oblique angle and almond-shaped. They vary in color, but are usually dark brown or medium to dark ...