Sable Merle?

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Hi all! I got my sheltie puppy about 2 months ago, and when we got her she was very orange. Now, she’s 4 months old and developing lots of gray/silvery patches throughout her fur. Originally we thought she was a sable but we’re now wondering if she might be a sable Merle? Any help is appreciated!

Here are some pictures: https://imgur.com/a/iEmtvuK
 
I think she's a sable only. the thing with brown/sable dogs is the fur is not just one shade of brown and most of the undercoat is more of a gray color and I think that's what you are seeing. Based on the very dark brown strip on her back and tail, I'll guess her coloration as an adult will be a lot like my girl. You can also look through other puppy threads here- there are lots of puppy pix to compare the color as they grow.
the magic of the merle is it's very obvious in a small puppy and becomes less obvious as the fur grows in.
I have a sable merle and a sable- not sure how many puppy pix I have of her (the sable) though.

tiny smerle puppy
vs regular sables and tris

8 week smerle boy
pic 1
pic 2
pic 3

9 weeks
pic 1

~4-5 months
pic 1
pic 2

~8-9 months
pic 1
pic 2

adult coat

sable girl
~7-8 weeks

sable merle in the back and sable girl in front- the day that I brought her home at ~10 months

adult coat
 
Calliesmom said:
I think she's a sable only. the thing with brown/sable dogs is the fur is not just one shade of brown and most of the undercoat is more of a gray color and I think that's what you are seeing. Based on the very dark brown strip on her back and tail, I'll guess her coloration as an adult will be a lot like my girl. You can also look through other puppy threads here- there are lots of puppy pix to compare the color as they grow.
the magic of the merle is it's very obvious in a small puppy and becomes less obvious as the fur grows in.
I have a sable merle and a sable- not sure how many puppy pix I have of her (the sable) though.

tiny smerle puppy
vs regular sables and tris

8 week smerle boy
pic 1
pic 2
pic 3

9 weeks
pic 1

~4-5 months
pic 1
pic 2

~8-9 months
pic 1
pic 2

adult coat

sable girl
~7-8 weeks

sable merle in the back and sable girl in front- the day that I brought her home at ~10 months

adult coat
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Nice pics!
 
Cute girl! I'm pretty sure that's shading she is showing. She may be a shaded sable (also called a mahogany sable), was one of her parents bi-black? Always helps to know the colouring of the parents. Most Shelties come with some level of shading though.
Tully is a full shaded/mahogany sable - here she is at 6mths
Tully 6 months.jpg
Nowadays
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ghggp said:
Gosh, what a cutie Piper was as a pup! I LOVE Mahogany coloring on sables! My favorite as Mr. Chance was that coloration.
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Piper was adorable...and very small (although I didn't know it at the time, him being my first Sheltie lol). I carried him everywhere, hence even now he loves to be carried lol.
 
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