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Bon the black and white border collie (via @naoki.iguchi on Instagram)

Balou the blue border collie (via @balou_thebordercollie on Instagram)

Beau the chocolate border collie (via @k9tailsnz on Instagram)

Base colours

Odin the ee/Australian red border collie (via @odinthebordercollie_ on Instagram)

Gobi Devon Exe the ee/Australian red border collie. He is also genetically blue, which comes through in the colour of the nose, lips, eye rims, and eyes.

Murphy the ee/Australian red border collie (via @murphy_thebordercollie__ on Instagram). He is also genetically chocolate (a.k.a. red), which comes through in the colour of the nose, lips, eye rims, and eyes.

ee red

Loki the tricolour border collie (via @loki.border.collie on Instagram)

Blue tricolour border collie (via @bmt832_ on Instagram)

Sadie the chocolate tricolour border collie (via @sadie_thebordercollie_ on Instagram)

Tricolour (tan points)

Vision the sable border collie (via @margaret__german on Instagram)

Leela the blue sable border collie (via @tiersichten on Instagram)

Alvin the chocolate sable border collie (via @chazakbordercollies on Instagram)

Sable

Lara the blue merle border collie (via @lara_thebordercollie on Instagram)

Rumple the slate merle border collie (via @freestyle.paws on Instagram)

Mio the chocolate merle border collie (via @beautiful_mio_and_katla on Instagram)

Merle colourings

Piper the classic merle border collie (via @piperandranger_the_bc on Instagram). Merle is a coat pattern. The merle gene’s “classic” expression results in much of the dog’s coat being diluted, with patches of undiluted base colour.

River the harlequin merle border collie (via @riverthecollie on Instagram). Harlequin merles have segments of fur that are diluted to white.

Kiwi the atypical merle border collie (via @fruity_team on Instagram). Atypical merles have weaker merle patterning, often with little-to-no patches, but with a notable difference to the normal base colour (e.g. their coat may exibit some dilution or red tinge).

Merle phenotypes

Akira the saddle-patterned border collie (via @akira_border.collie on Instagram)

Meg the brindle border collie (via @brindleborders on Instagram)

Bryn the brindlepoint border collie (of Oregon House of Adventure; see: effd.weebly.com). She is both tan-pointed (tricolour) and brindled. On such dogs, the brindle pattern is only visible on the tan points.

Other patterns

Neo the border collie with Irish spotting (via @neo_kun_bc on Instagram). Irish spotting is the usual type of white spotting in border collies. It is characterised by white fur through the centre of the face, and on the collar, belly, paws (and often legs), and the tip of the tail.

Finn the piebald border collie (via @raising_borders on Instagram). Piebald border collies have significantly more white fur than those with classic Irish spotting.

Bear the solid-coloured border collie (via spiritdogtraining.com). It is very rare for border collies to have no white spotting.

White spotting

Bon the rough coat (i.e. long-haired) border collie (via @naoki.iguchi on Instagram)

Fennrir the smooth coat (i.e. short-haired) border collie (via @ballyearlfennrir on Instagram)

Joy the curly-haired border collie (via @joy.and.vinny on Instagram)

Coat types

Viga the border collie with brown eyes (via @juliagers_photography on Instagram)

Freud the border collie with grey eyes (via @border_freud) on Instagram). Blue border collies often have this eye colour.

Gwynva the border collie with amber eyes (via @gwynva.thebordercollie on Instagram). Most chocolate (a.k.a. red) border collies have amber or green eyes.

Eye colours

Neo the border collie (via @neo_kun_bc on Instagram)

Manato the border collie (via @bmt832_ on Instagram)

Echo the border collie (via @theresonlyoneecho on Instagram)

Nose colours

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Unique markings

Comprehensive but easy to understand basic run through of colour genetics and the different loci within the border collie breed.

List of all possible combinations of A, B, C, D, K alleles, and corresponding phenotypes, for border collies

Visit the linked webpage for info on each characteristic.

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