JazzAprilPups

Booger is 13 inches tall

Jazz is 13 1/2 inches tall

More pics of the litter coming soon. For now here is what we have:


Blue Merle Female, full collar $1,000 SOLD! Thanks to the Morgans of OK!	Black tri female, half collar. $800 SOLD! Thank you Valerie of OH!	Pattern white black tri female SOLD! Thanks Lynn of FL!


Beautiful boy, full collar, looks just like dad. He will be staying here!	Black tri boy, white on neck legs, chest and face $450 SOLD! Thank you Denise of CA!	Black tri girl...this girl was going to be kept back, but we're seriously considering keeping her brother so she is for sale! We're keeping her! At 6 months old, she only weighs 11 lbs!

Well, to say the least, this has been a surprising litter! After the first pattern white puppy was born I went straight to the computer to find out what was going on! I've done quite a bit of research on aussie color genetics, but hadn't heard of color headed whites (or pattern whites) out of a merle to tri breeding. I want to share with you what I found! Apparently, since Jazz has heavy ticking, this enhances her chance to throw pattern whites especially when bred to a dog that carries genes for more white trim as apposed to a dog that carries for less white. (less white is a more dominant gene) These dogs are not merle to merle, see her last litter with Opossum, they had a normal litter. (actually with little white.) For more info on this link. Pattern White Dogs For another interesting page, Click Here (Colored Headed Aussies and Pattern Whites)
An interesting thing I found on that page... Minus Modifiers Take some time to look at these pages. They are very interesting! There is a lot of info about other aussie genetics on there too!
Minus Modifiers

Minus modifiers act to remove pigment. White toes on Labradors and Dobes are often the result of minus modifiers acting on an otherwise self colored animal which lacks any white spotting genes. If a spotting pattern is present, such as the Irish spotting pattern (or ticking) in most collie breeds, any minus modifiers present will enhance its effect and may be responsible for collars and blazes exceeding their boundaries.