Brindle Border Collies?

[Wendy M]

I've heard of sable BC's...but not brindles. However, there is some disagreement about whether or not a BC can be a brindle (I say no, there has to be some kind of mix in there somewhere) What say you all?

Here is a boy "Dino" in Stillwater, OK, who's conformation (head shape and what can be seen from the pound photos) seems to be mostly BC...but there's that BRINDLE coat! They have him as a BC/greyhound mix.




Anyway, he is a handsome boy! http://www.petfinder.com/petnote/displa ... d=11762481

-Wendy M.

[Ally]

Whatever he is, he's a good looking boy.

[Aquarius89]

Well, Dino wouldn't be a brindle Border Collie. Could be BC/Greyhound... that colouring could have come from the Grey.

This is what a brindle BC looks like. And yes, I believe there are brindle BCs out there.


http://www.gis.net/~shepdog/BC_Museum/P ... indle.html

In all honesty, though, I don't believe some of the dogs on that museum page are purebred brindles... because some are rescues. You'll never know.

[PSmitty]

I agree that Dino does indeed look to be a mix of some kind, I'm not even sure I see BC. He's really cute, though.

Brindle border collies exist, but they are very rare.

[IceAngel8381]

I'm not sure how clearly it shows up, but if you look at my avitar, there is a pic of my brindle BC, Smokey. I'll see if I can post a better picture later.

[nataliesue05]

I have a dog I rescued that I believe is a BC mix, he has a brindle coat, I have had people tell me he looks like he may have some pit in him?, I myself do not see this. I will try to upload a pic, please tell me what you think!

[sue_w]

I adopted a dog from a rescue back in July not caring what she was just like her energy, intelligence, and friendliness. I had many people tell me they could see the 'pit' in her but I have a friend with a couple of pit mixes and a full bred pit and I knew she wasn't one. She was short-haired brindle coated with a deep chest and short legs. I decided to have her DNA tested. I usually answered people's replies as to 'what breed is she?' with she's a mixed breed. You could have knocked me over when I opened up her DNA results. Her primary DNA was 'border collie' with no secondary 'DNA' and she has a german shorthaired pointer 'In The Mix'. The 'In The Mix' means she had a 'grandparent' who was probably pure-bred pointer. I've posted her puppy picture so you can see. She has some pointer instincts but none of the pointer appearance. I've been reading that brindle and short haired borders are possible but one parent has to be brindle to make it happen.

If you want to know what your dog is, then get him or her DNA tested. I am glad I did so now I know that I need to 'give her a job to do' and watch for medical issues unique to her breeds.

Dolly at about 5 months

[Seelie Fey]

A lot of people seem to associate brindle exclusively with pit bulls and don't seem to realize it occurs in other breeds. Maybe that's what's making them think pittie mix?

[Falcon]

Beat me to it! I know a lot of people (especially back when I worked at a Petco) that honestly think brindle only occurs in pit bulls. Heck, when I was younger my dad wouldn't let me adopt a dog because it was brindle and "that means it has pit bull in it somewhere". I bet greyhound rescuers, especially, get a lot of silliness about that.

[kaywally10]

I too have a brindle border collie and it looks a lot like that little pup right above. She is two years old now and I have been wondering what she is mixed with since I got her. I am about to get the DNA test done with her just to see.

[Stexia]

I also have a completely Brindle Dog that everyone says looks like a border collie. She is super smart.. I know her mother was chow. Thats all i know. But everyone says Ohhhh what a pretty coat! She is very unique. I love her she is my best friend. Let me know if you guys think she looks like a BC mix she weighs 43lbs, she was shaved 3 months ago the fringe on her ears hasn't grown all the way back yet...

thank you

[gforcebordercollie]

With Brindle being a dominant gene it is funny to me that we do not see more brindle BCs.

[Bellaclan]

haha I agree with the above!

[Seelie Fey]

I don't understand genetics very well, but this http://homepage.usask.ca/~schmutz/brindle.html seems to indicate that brindle is dominant to fawn, but recessive to black, so dog breeds who commonly have a fawn coloring, like pugs, greyhounds and some of the bully breeds, will have a higher incidence of brindle, but dog breeds with black coloring won't manifest the brindle unless they get it from both parents.

However, I start reading this stuff and my brain starts screaming "LALALALALALA" and blocking it out, so my understanding may be wrong.

[lucky123]

My dog looks just like the one above.

We got him as a resuce dog at the age of 7, he's 13 now and still going strong.

Fantastic nature, so good with kids. Gets scared when strangers come to visit though.