"Shirazz" Tegan Park Shirazz   PAST BABIES           AT LAST, A LONG STANDING DREAM HAS ARRIVED FIRST EVER BLUE MERLES 2 WONDERFUL SHIRAZZ BOYS Way to go "Tegan" What a Buzz these superb babies have caused, I don`t get involved with chat and forum pages but am told they are creating quite a controversy, But only it seams, with those who cannot have one!? What will they say when the CHOCOLATE Merles arrive!!??? The Merle colour is quite a unique colour gene as it has an extra chromosome, many breeds that have merle as one of their colour groups have health issues related to the extra chromosomes. You can learn a lot about the colour by studying the American Paint horses, It is explained in a far less confusing and complex way. With the horses it is called 'Lethal white" gene but now in our high technology world DNA testing is available to tell us if the horse has the gene or not. The Merle colour in dogs ran into trouble many moons ago when this technology was unavailable and unknowingly breeders bred a Merle to a Merle thus doubling up on the chromosome causing it to mutate and manifest itself in health disorders. More behind the scenes knowledge is available now and to protect the Labradoodle from ever falling pray to health issues relating to the chromosome we know that a merle must be bred only to a non merle and if that dog has a merle parent we can first check that it does not have the chromosome invisible to the naked eye. Another key to the merle colour is to maintain only brown eyes in the Merle Labradoodle colour group. Introducing TAGG Tegans Limited Edition Introducing STORM Tegans Special Edition Tagg has started his quarantine, He will be available to a select breeder who has proven their dedication to the purity of the breed and the welfare of its future, He will mature to a nice 15-16" he is a stunning boy and a proud example of the strength and consistency of the breed.