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Kimptone β NEW Border Collie Colour Chart
Published: 2009-03-30 08:58:39 +0000 UTC; Views: 30353; Favourites: 206; Downloads: 25461
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Full View - though large, it's worth it. Feel free to use reference, link back if used, howeverDrawn to a general three-sheep working border collie line art.
1. Standard Black and White
2. Standard Chocolate and White (Considered as Red out of Australia)
3. Standard Red and White (The colour varies from this to chocolate in general)
4. Black (and white?) (Can come without ANY white. I just added some for the sake of it)
5. Blue and White
6. Blue Merle (I didn't add red merle as it isn't Australian standard, but you can have them)
7. Sable
8. Tri-Coloured
9. Wheaton
10. Flecked
11. White (NOT albino)
12. Mismarked (black and white type)
Group A consists of Australian Show acceptable colours (although I'm not certain on the sable), whereas Group B consists of dilutions, mismarks, and un-recognized colours. I didn't add red merle but it's just a blue merle...in red. I've never seen one, and they're not accepted in the Australian show ring (blue merle was only accepted in the late 1990's, red never was).
I wrote this as a basic help for people who wanted to see pretty colours of border collies. Stop being technical and having bitches about it being not perfect in technicalities. Grow up, it's a chart to display that there's more than just black and white.
If I get anymore complaints I'm taking it down.
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The "lethal white" genes in border collies is not actually lethal. It's a different genetic phenomenon in dogs than in horses. (:
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Curious as to the Lilac border collies and the Chocolate Merle? Are they recognised in Australia? Recently came across a lilac tri in a puppy obedience class. (NSW)
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I have 9. Sable and he's a purebred Australian Border Collie. I was also told that it's not that rare nowadays, (as his mother was this colour and his father also had a habit of also throwing this colour, there were three of his colouring in the litter.)
I have been told by several breeders that the sable are never used as show dogs in Australia, in line with the Scottish rule of thumb. (Only trusting black and white collies to herd sheep.)
I've also been told that it is regarded as a throw-back gene, because the original shepherds dog type Border's once came in all sable or all black with a couple of white points.
(I do have a photo of him in my gallery on here.)
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HI I HAVE, 1 AND 3 FOUND VERY GREAT YOU TALKING TO POST A PICTURE OF EACH COLOR OF RACE OBG.
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I'm in working border collies in the US and you see a far wider range of colors, Black and whites and red/liver and whites are common. I have one red sable in my working string, and have had another dark red sable and a black sable as well. You see the occational but rare brindle over here (I have a black tri who's tri points are brindled, who's parents actually came of Australia)
That said I've never (and never will) dealt with show lines so I can't honestly tell you what's accepted in the show ring. I shudder every time I see the short stocky heavy coated dogs paraded around a show ring.
As for your comment on mixes, I couldn't resist adding that I also don't mind Lurchers, and Alaskan huskies. They are doing some experimental breedings between Belgian Malinois and German shepherds that have produced some nice police service dogs.
And what I meant to say from the beginning and got distracted was, a very nice chart and nice to see something other than just the reds and blacks featured.
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Oh wow, I've only seen the chocolate (or dark red) sables, I'd love to see the other types if you have photos. I can't even imagine a black sable haha. Also didn't know brindle was possible - again, photos?
Thank you, but it seems it needs updating once again
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I'll have to dig up a picture of my Baby doll but it's a similar color as a black sable in a german shepherd, she looked almost black until she moved then you could see the tan undercoat.
As for brindle there's a good picture of one here on Deviantart actually
[link]
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Just a random question, but can merles have bown eyes?
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Thanks(I've already found a pic of merle with full-brown eyes). I was just worried because I get used to characters with blue eyes, and I made my new(merle BC) with brown xD
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Haha naww, except for albino, all colours can have brown
Although reds have a lighter yellow brown (but it's still brown, lol).
It's good to see someone caring about the reality of characters
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In Sweden only the black and white are accepted and then the dog can't have too much black or too much white.. Though I have two purebred Tricolour BC's, father and daughter, my extra dad breeds tricolour BC's he chooses them after mentalhealth and body.
Both SΓ‘jtte (8y) and Sirkka (10w) are bred like that end they got some nerves, best dogs ever. Calm, soft, easy to handle at all times. I could go on forever
Well to the point: Thank you for posting this chart, makes me remember that in other countries they allow more than just black and white!
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Is there such thing as a Chocolate Tri-Color? That would be friggin' adorable
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Nice
I love border collies and I have one. He's black and white. Before him I had another border collie, who was flecked.
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I hae showd before, and the sable's wre not allowed or rognised. Loved this ^^
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They're pretty, aren't they?
I'd never heard of them until I got involved with really really old pedigree bred collies
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On the Black coloration: It can come without Black? Then why is called Black? Or is it a typo?
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It's black because it is predominantly black
I am yet to see a black BC with no white. The closest I've seen is black with a white spot on the chest.
Remember that not all of these are 'official' names, but the colloquial names people give them 
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Oh, okay! Thanks! I have a dog that looks rather like it so I was curious, since I'm new to the BC breed. Thank you for being so nice as to answer so in depth!!!
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No worries
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The fourth one, The Black, Looks Just like my Border Collie, Rigel! Very nicely done.
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so how do you breed to get a white collie then?? is there a way to do it without risking the merle cross? (i'm no breeder but i like border collies enough to ask)
p.s. i used to have a border collie/lab/somethin' else mix when i was little--her name was Boots and she was like a nanny/second mother
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You breed two whites together
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Wow, this is gonna help me with my character's design a lot.
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Thank you for including the Ticked (flecked) colour!! My girl is a pure breed BC and is heavily ticked, its rare to see them in colour charts. YAY! <3
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Sable Border Collies are my favorite. 
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(Thought I should add, when I do go for a purebred I'll be getting one from a rescue, not a breeder. Rescue dogs are the best ~<3
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Oh wow, this is great!
I never knew Border Collies came in so many colors. o:
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Thank you
Exactly why I made this. And people still ask for photo proof
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Isnt 4 like a lab/collie crossbreed?
lol idk XD
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No just a black border o_O
They're accepted in the show ring.
Eww crossbreeds
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What's wrong with mutts? >.>
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Useless crosses such as a border X lab I think is a waste of time. Something like a border X kelpie for a working dog is useful~
But hey, that's just my view, yours could be different
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Accidents happen. 
My dog is a Westie/Sibe/Tervuren mix according to the DNA test and she has a super high prey drive as well as enough herding instinct to know not to kill what she's going after. She's incredibly smart, and even though there's supposedly not a lick of Border Collie in there, she could be just as useful as one. I would love to get her involved with local parks to help chase geese off the fields. She's wonderful at it. But aside from that she's already a working dog. She's my ESA (emotional support animal) and alerts me to drastic mood changes and incoming panic attacks.
I have a soft spot for rescues.
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Just stumbled across this while browsing BC's, nice chart, don't think i've seen any white/white flecked borders in person!
But i do know a couple of Red Merles, they certainly do show this genotype...
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Which country are you from?
In Australia they certainly don't, so I've never seen one
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I'm in the UK
I think Red merles can be shown over here but not sure..
Heres a pic of a BC that's very similar to the two i know: [link]
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Ohwow they're like Aussie Shepherds xD
When we lived in England we were going to bring over a red merle apparently (I was just informed haha), but didn't as we were showing and they weren't a recognized colour over here c:
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It's a shame they can't be shown where you are! I think it's a gorgeous colour
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They are c:
Although I must say with the new breed standards they would look like Aussie Shepherds with tails in Australia, which is a shame :c Should of stuck to the old standards, they actually made sense instead of these ridiculous short and stocky things
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Agreed
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Aw. I love wheatons, I didn't know it could be fatal. Why is that ?
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Double dose of a particular gene carries the ability to create the issues. The same thing happens with Australian Shepherds.
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I thought that merle was the only fatal one. Buut, then again, I am not a vet or anything xD.
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Not hugely sure, actually. Just something I've heard from a couple of show/colour breeders. Could be because it is a dilution? Then again, you'd think that Blue would be bad then. Hmm. I dunno xD
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Yeah. In most cases, dilutions don't seem to involve risks. I actually can't recall any situation. Except albinism, of course xD.
Well, I don't know xD. Awesome chart, by the way :3.
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wow, i didn't know Border Collies came in this many colors. great job on coloring and drawing!
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