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[furtech]

We made a trip to Marymoor Dog Park and saw an amazing number of dogs. Along with the usual number of goldens, labs and huskies were a few that really stood out. One of them was this sleek border collie: he had a coat that was part blue merle and part black and white (there's a name for that, but I can't remember it now). Really a striking patternation!



Another dog whose coat I really admired was a collie mix that also had a mish-mash of red merle and collie markings:



At another dog park (Calicougar will recognize this one!), I added another breed to my life-list of dog breeds I've met: a Kuvasz!



The owner was impressed that I guessed correctly!

Here is the compete Flickr set

Comments

[okojosan.livejournal.com]

Wow, the reddish collie dog almost has markings like an African Wild Dog. And the blue merle is delicious! Blue merle is one of my favorite dog colors.

[furtech.livejournal.com]

They were also both really nice dogs-- the merle bc was ball-crazy (you can see it in his eyes-- very steely!

Someone I used to game with had a very leggy border collie whose blotchy brindle coloring made her look -just- like a wild dog (but with pointier ears).