Archive for month: May, 2009
Support the Sable Merle Movement
We are accepting and appreciate donations of any amount to help defray the costs of running ads that are trying to get the truth out about Sable Merles. Donations can be mailed to Charlotte Holzman7121 Highland StSpringfield, VA 22150 We also have T-shirts and other items with GoSableMerles on them. We are working on getting […]
Read moreDr. Leigh Anne Clark on the Merle
Merle is a coat pattern caused by a dominant mutation in a pigmentation gene called SILV. The mutation (an insertion of repetitive, mobile DNA) causes dilution of the base fur color and often blue eye color. Merle affects all coat colors, but is more apparent in dogs with darker colored coats (e.g., black) than those […]
Read moreGreat Dog Rights site
Here is a great site to keep on top of what is happening with dog laws. follow this link
Read moreNew Smoothie !!!
I don't have a name picked out yet but this little girl is pretty special. When I first started looking at Collies I was drawn to Andre. And all along my journey in Collies I keep coming back to Andre and Rocky. I made my mind up last year that I wanted to add some […]
Read moreSable Merle article by Linda and Diane Burnes
This was in the 1987 CCA publication……… What is up with this issue STILL being an issue???? I believe that the CCA is still in the dark ages!!!!
Read more1987 CCA Presidents Note ~ Sally Futh
Here is a Presidents note written bt then CCA Pres. Sally Futh. VERY interesting to read what she writes about the Sable Merle issue….. WAY back then…..
Read moreThought for the day
"We have to decide for ourselves what’s nourishing to our souls, and do those things over others." — Thomas Moore
Read moreCCA Sable Merle Document
Here is the work of the Standard Review Committee. Download Sable-merle-doc
Read moreQuote that applies to life & The Sable Merle Issue!!
Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity. ~~ Martin Luther King Jr.
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