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#DAPPLE DOXIE POO PATCH#
Born blind in one or both eyes (particularly one with white patch covering them).
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They can really affect the Dachshund's quality of life. However, if they are double dappled, then this can result in a variety of problems. Like we said above, if you breed two dappled Dachshunds together you can have healthy puppies. Many of them have the wall eyed look which you can see in the long haired double dappled Dachshund below. For some reason, when these two dominant genes are combined, they result in abnormalities. Unfortunately, it is not just the beautiful double dapple pattern which occurs in Dachshunds which have the ‘MM’ coding.
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The dapple or merle gene for Dachshunds is dominant. They come from the Dachshund's parentage, the male being the sire the female being the dam. A dominant gene is the one which wins at the creation of the individual cell, leading to certain characteristics. What we do know is that with both humans and Dachshunds, there are dominant and recessive genes. However, as with the genetics of humans, as much as we know, there are still some mysteries of nature which cannot be quite figured. The genetics of dogs have been closely studied. Their outcome can be as vibrant or as Pollock-esque as their whimsical genes allow. Similar to how calico cats can have tabby patterns on them also, the pattern of the dappled or double dappled Dachshund cannot be predicted. There will be the piebald patches of block patterned fur as well as the dappled pattern. In double dappled Dachshunds you will get a mixture of these patterns. Instead, it has some patches of color which are then spread out into another, giving a sort of speckled and patchy effect. The color isn't piebald, as in large patches of differently colored fur. As you might dab a canvas with a sponge to provide a dapples effect, the same occurs naturally in a dog's coat. The term dappling has also crossed over into the world of painting. Their type of coat can also vary wildly as there are smooth coated, wire coated and long haired Dachshunds available. The coloration can be any mixture of a Dachshund's coloring, sometimes black, often tan, but also including some white, brown, sable and other colors. It is not a particular color or even a rigid pattern. When answering what is dappling on Dachshund dogs, we can start by telling you what it is not.