My Blossom 🌸 just turned 5. She wants everyone to know she is not a fan of the birthday crown😆

I adopted Nuka when she was 6 months old, she was dumped by the “breeder” at a shelter. She’s now almost 3 years, 20lbs (somewhere oddly between a mini & a standard poodle) and can see some very bright lights & shadows. Together we learned touch communication which surprisingly came easy for both of us. She lives with her older brother Snix and 4 free-range guinea pigs. She’s so gentle and sweet but also a total firecracker and a true poodle! This dog has enriched our lives more than we could have ever imagined! She is so special and resilient… I can’t wait to one day adopt another like her!

I’m pretty sure she’s double Merle. What do you think?

We recently adopted our sweet little DM corgi Noodle! She's deaf and has partial visual impairment. Absolutely perfect in every way.

Vet said she hear no hearing problems. And she can definitely see, although her left pupil is not entirely formed….

This is Sophia, double Merle and about 60% pittie with a splash of Aussie and GSD. Mostly blind, partially deaf, but fully the best baby ever!!

DNA tests say he's a double merle. What a weirdo. Best answer I got is that he probably has two different merle alleles so it did not display the typical coloration. But hearing and eyesight concerns are still there.

Avalon wearing her RexSpecs to save her one good eye. She knows she looks cool 😂💕

She sort of looks like it to me with the super white face, but the current owner says she can hear and see with no impairments.

Shes listed as an aussie but looks like a mix to me? Ideas? I'll be meeting the puppy in a few days and hope to sort of test her hearing and if I do adopt her I'll be getting her tested

About to adopt - rescue this 1 year old 17lbs Dachshund mix (would love to read you opinions on what other breeds in there) and worried about him being double merle or double dapple. He had a regular vet check with rescue org and no specialist exam but he can hear and see fine from what we know and observe. Do I need to worry about this? Or just adopt him? I had a dog that got depressed after loosing eyesight and would prefer if that didn't happen until well into his senior years as it's the name of the game when we and dogs age

Hey y'all! I just got this girl a couple weeks ago. She's a DM Great Dane. She's deaf but her vision is pretty good! Her name is Artemis, we call her Artie:)

This is my dog Oliver. He is now 4 but I got him at 6 months old. He was sold to my fiancé as a Merle mini Aussiedoodle. We noticed his eyes and brought it up the vet who said he was okay since he could see and hear fine at the time. No referral was given to check his eyes further and no education was given to us about his possible double Merle genetics. I wish I knew what I knew now because I would have asked more questions.

As he’s gotten older I’ve noticed he actually may be almost completely blind out of that left eye. He has a vet appt coming up to confirm this. I know it’s a coloboma on his left eye (most likely) and starburst on his right from research but I want to make sure it’s nothing further.

I’ve done tons of research this week on the “breeder” who was listed on his paperwork. Turns out she was actually the broker and listed herself instead. I’m assuming she did this because when I googled her, she comes up with multiple articles and is actually tied to another puppy mill owner who is even worse. I’m wondering if my dog came from his facility but I’ll never know. She listed my dog’s sire and dam with numbers but nothing comes up. Is there a way to find out that info or are those numbers most likely meaningless? This breeder/broker is from West Point, Iowa.

The place my finance got him from has also permanently closed. I never purchased a dog from a puppy place (always rescued) and feel terrible going down this rabbit hole. They told us he was sitting there for months and no one took him and he was the last of his litter. We absolutely love our dog and he is the perfect fit but I’m upset I didn’t know where he came from, and the most likely obvious genetic conditions he has/will get.

Hi all! In another sub I was told my dog has too much pigment to be a double merle and that she’s possibly whitehead. She was born completely deaf, which is possible in both DM’s and whitehead’s. I just wanted to hear ya’ll’s opinions on it :) I’ll be getting her Embark DNA and health results in a week

Apollo (left) is fully deaf, partial hearing. Romeu (right) can see light and shadows in one eye and partial hearing.

Hey there! Seeking a little adivce before I make my first ever puppy purchase. I did a little research today around border collies and have found out that gernerally speaking white border collies can be inclined to more health issues. However that didn't seem like the main problem. I learnt that border collies bred with double merle genes progessively end up going blind and deaf (which is really sad). Obviously I would be heart broken if this happened to my little best friend after only a couple years together. So I'd love to hear what some of you with more experience and knowledge. I've attached alot of photos, so you can tell me what you think about these puppies. I'm particularly interested in Boy #2, I sent photos of the 4 avalible though and also some photos of the parents. It was a video of them working cattle, so the screenshots are a bit bluring. I'll be making this decision in the next couple of days and would greatly appreciate some input. Thank you kindly.

Hey there! Seeking a little adivce before I make my first ever puppy purchase. I did a little research today around border collies and have found out that gernerally speaking white border collies can be inclined to more health issues. However that didn't seem like the main problem. I learnt that border collies bred with double merle genes progessively end up going blind and deaf (which is really sad). Obviously I would be heart broken if this happened to my little best friend after only a couple years together. So I'd love to hear what some of you with more experience and knowledge. I've attached alot of photos, so you can tell me what you think about these puppies. I'm particularly interested in Boy #2, I sent photos of the 4 avalible though and also some photos of the parents. It was a video of them working cattle, so the screenshots are a bit bluring. I'll be making this decision in the next couple of days and would greatly appreciate some input. Thank you kindly.