hpjoe2001 Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 First off I am new here, but not to border collies. I have owned 3 of them one tri rough coat and two black and whites. I am about to get my first RED MERLE /w BLUE EYES. She is 5 weeks old and when I went to go visit her she was running around and playing like normal. I got home and looked at the pictures I noticed her eyes where walleyed (They point to the side like a fish). Is this normal for a 5 week old pup. Are they going to straiten out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelpiegirl Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 THis should go in the health section, this is for questions on working your dog on sheep/stock. But, no, that is not normal. Do you have the pics? First off I am new here, but not to border collies. I have owned 3 of them one tri rough coat and two black and whites. I am about to get my first RED MERLE /w BLUE EYES. She is 5 weeks old and when I went to go visit her she was running around and playing like normal. I got home and looked at the pictures I noticed her eyes where walleyed (They point to the side like a fish). Is this normal for a 5 week old pup. Are they going to straiten out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hpjoe2001 Posted January 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 THis should go in the health section, this is for questions on working your dog on sheep/stock. But, no, that is not normal. Do you have the pics? Here is a picture.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelpiegirl Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 I risk getting in trouble by answering.... Sorry admin!!! Please feel free to move this to the health section! I am concerned because her pupils are not lined up- I would be getting that pup to a vet for a check long before I ever decided to bring her home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShoresDog Posted January 15, 2008 Report Share Posted January 15, 2008 Yes, this thread should be in the Health section. However, the thread Merle Explosion in the Politics and Culture section has a lot of information and links about the health problems of merles. There you'll find reference to vision problems, which are reported to be more common in heterozygous merles and are especially a problem in homozygous merles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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