I was looking at a website of Cocker Spaniel coat colors... and these two dogs I thought were so unique I had to share.
This dog has it all...
Merle, parti, tan points, and ticking, too.
What's especially unusual is that there is both black ticking and tan ticking.
His name is Riley.
Here is is a mis-marked parti that comes pretty close to a solid white.
Genetically, this is a black & white parti, but there is almost no black actually showing.
She has a small black area on one ear, and two freckles on her back. That's it.
The other Cockers that look similar to this are the solid silver colored Cockers,
but they are really just a very light shade of buff, not truly white like this gal is.
Unfortunately, whatever genetic fluke did this to her coat color also made her deaf.
I know all you experienced Cocker people are thinking she's a double-merle... but she is not.
While breeding two merles together is the most common way to get a mostly white dog with
blue eyes and deafness, it's not the only way. This dog has no merle ancestors whatsoever.
All this info comes from www.zimfamilycockers.com/cockers.html. It's pretty interesting if your into the breed and genetics.
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