merle cockers

[lv4dogs]

oh and also. is there certain rules about registering partis? because i don't know if mine would be the right color to show. (im not registering him)

he's a black and white parti with little tiny spots all over him. which i found out is called ticking.

There probably isn't many rules about registering a parti but there is usually guidlines for the colors when you show them. If you show a dog you usually have to register them.

I don't know about cockers but just for example, an Aussie can not have white on his/her body, only on the face, neck & legs & the white on the neck must stop at the withers. etc...

[dab_20]

yep i guess you can't trust everyone who sounds professional, huh?

[dab_20]

i guess i could find out about it on dogbreedinfo.com. in 4h they dont need to be registered to show. (since it is for kids) its not really showing, more like obedience. you can even show mixes.

[cali]

accepted and possable are 2 entirly different things, the border collie standards says they should not be mostly white, they simpley dont exept mostly whit BCs, in the real world mostly white BCs are VERY common and there is nothing at all wronge with them, brindle is not accepted either, but they come it that too. this is the same with any breed, just because a a colour is not accepted hardly means the colour does not exist.

[poofy]

I never knew any of that , thanks..

[Jessika]

Why would they breed a dog that could never be showed or registered?

Some breeders don't breed for conformation, some breed for working, and when you're working looks play no role (fur color, etc) in how well a dog performs.

[dab_20]

Yep, I suppose thats true for alot of breeds. But cockers are barely used for hunting anymore. (that I know of)

[lute]

the merles are pretty cute, but i don't agree with breeding for merles. same goes for merle danes and chihuahuas. i agree with everyone else here that people should breed for accepted colors.

[dab_20]

yep i do too. than ppl can show them. i mean, its fine with me if someone buys a merle cocker, dane, etc. but breeding them is not good. besides you can go to a shelter and find a dog just as cute and kind!

[Flatcoatluver]

Actually cockers are still very commen in hunting or atleast where i live.

[IRescue452]

There are lots of merle cockers. I thought it was a normal cocker colour. English cockers come in merle all the time. Most breeds have colours people don't know about because the AKC chooses to only accept colours they like.

[Suki Wingy]

colors that are historically correct.

I know I said I wouldn't post in this thread but I have almost no self control() You should register your pup because if you ever want to do agility or obediance it makes it a whole lot easyer. I'm doing 4H conformation with Niño.

[Vette]

Oh my goodness.. i had no idea there was merle Cockers!
adorable!

anymore pictuers?

[dab_20]

well we have no reason to register him. it doesn't make him anymore important or better than he is now. besides, i can do agility and obdience in 4h, and he doesn't need to be registered.

VETTE: here is a link to lots of merle cockers: http://images.google.com/images?clie...ch&sa=N&tab=wi

[bckrazy]

"well we have no reason to register him."

Honestly, is that true or is he just not registerable because his parents aren't registered? Not to offend you. I think that if you're going to buy a "purebred" from a breeder, they should at least have papers for the puppies so that you can track their lines and be sure that your pup IS indeed purebred. Registration isn't making your dog better or worse, it's making sure that the breeders are responsible enough to improve the breed by breeding registered, confirmed, purebred dogs.

meh no comment about merle Cockers. I've never seen a merle Cocker, though it does sound like a BYB scheme to me (I can already see it in the Classified ads ~ "RARE unregisterable Merle Cocker Spaniel Pups"). From the Cocker Club article, it sounds like people might have added the color in by crossbreeding with another breed of dog that carries merle. I know there are PLENTY of other BYB's doing this to breeds such as Pit Bulls... they cross in Catahoula's and Aussies sell those pups as "Merle Pit Bulls". I have seen ROAN patterns in Cockers, but I would not consider that merle. Merle is obviously not a registerable color, and is considered a flaw (like Merle Danes and white Boxers can't be shown) and people should not be breeding Cockers FOR merle coloring.

heh.... this pic from your link is not a merle Cocker, its a red merle Mini Aussie