Adorable young tortoises for sale all come with their certificateWidgett is the most delightfully loving little man you could ask for in a Chihuahua!!  He is 9 years old, toilet trained, and just loves his walks and cuddles! He has been desexed, immunised, microchipped, given flea and worm treatments.  His price is $250 If you would like to adopt this dog, or any of our Chihuahua Rescue Victoria dogs, please fill out the expression of interest form. Pippi is the most delightfully loving little man you could ask for in a Chihuahua!!   He has been desexed, fully immunised, microchipped, given flea and worm treatemnts.   Peekay is a gentle little girl who loves other little dogs.  She is nine years old, toilet trained, quiet, loves a warm bed and lots cuddles! She has been desexed, immunised, teeth cleaned, microchipped, given worm and flea treatments. Her price is $250 Pugsy is a gentle little girl who loves other little dogs.   She has been desexed, immunised, microchipped, given worm and flea treatment.

Louie is a tiny pure Chihuahua approx 2 years old.  He will not be suitable with children of any age.  He is scared of other small dogs, and cats.  He is very edgy in the beginning and takes a few days to learn to trust you - after that he just wants to cuddle!!  He has been desexed, immunised, microchipped, wormed and flead.  Husky Puppies For Sale Boston MaHis price is $400Discount Tire Direct Wheel Visualizer Dolly is the most delightful little tiny Chihuahua we have the pleasure to have met!  Garden Oasis Dakota Glass Top TableShe is now playing happily with the other dogs and has really improved socially and health wise.  She has slight patella in both knees but otherwise in excellent health.  She has been desexed, fully immunised, microchipped, wormed and flea dropped.  

She is fully toilet trained.  She will not be suitable with children under 12 years or with bigger dogs as she is scared of them. Her price is $500Billy is a female Labradoodle of around 2-3 years old. She is good with other dogs, a little shy of people and men a little more. We are looking for…Find out how you can foster a rescued dog Find out how you can adopt a rescued dog Hamilton re-homed by Noah's Bark Dog Rescue Find out how you can help us give rescued dogs loving homes Dog rescue in Melbourne, Victoria Make a difference to the lives of rescued dogs in Melbourne. Thank you to Michelle & Sheryl from bhave haircare - our 2016 Calendar sponsors! 2016 Calendar - NOW ON SALE! Our 2016 calendar is now available for purchase! .au with your name, address and number of calendars required! Noah's Bark You Tube Channel Click here to view Noah's Bark You Tube Channel Featured dogs available for adoption Small Female Poodle Mix

Small Male Kelpie Mix Small Female Chihuahua Mix Small Male West Highland Terrier Mix Medium Female Cocker Spaniel Our goal is to provide you a perfect match with one of our dogs! We are located in Melbourne, Australia. With nearly 40 years of animal welfare experience between us we aim to find the best possible home for each of our rescues taking into consideration their individual needs and requirements. We take pride in ensuring that all enquiries are responded to promptly. Where the chosen rescue dog may not be the right choice, depending on family structure or lifestyle, we are then happy to discuss and advise what type of dog would be much better suited. Due to the increasing popularity of this color pattern, I feel that I need to add some information about Merle Chihuahuas, including the potential health problems, on my website. Many people interested in purchasing a Merle Chihuahua, may be unaware of the problems that they might have with their new pet.

more knowledge about this pattern, breeders will reconsider breeding this color control the pattern in the breed, these countries (and/or kennel clubs) so far have taken action: (banned registration of merles) New Zealand (banned registration of merles) Canada (Merle is now a Disqualifying Fault (DQ) in the Chihuahua standard) Great Britain (Merle is now a Disqualifying Fault (DQ) in the Chihuahua standard and merles are also Germany (Merles can not be shown/bred) Updated July 27, 2009 FCI countries (83 countries) have now made merle Chihuahuas a Disqualifying Fault (DQ), and in several countries, this means puppies from merle parent(s) can not be registered. See full list of applicable member countries here: Updated June 24, 2010 Merles are NO LONGER registerable in Canada, whether it be puppies that come from a merle parent, or merles that are imported from other countries. See information link here:

Merles are the newest style to hit Chihuahuas. The coat pattern has only shown up in the breed in the past 15 years or so. There is NO mention of this color what-so-ever in any Chihuahua breed book, or genetics book that lists certain color patterns that are in the Chihuahua breed. This coat pattern has also appeared simultaneously in several other breeds as well (these include come in a variety of color patterns, including red merle and blue merle (above). They can also have what is called a hidden or cryptic merle, where the merle pattern does not show up, such as on a light colored dog, or where the merle pattern does not cover a large area of the dog (sometimes only one hair will actually be merle patterned). The Merle gene itself is a dominant trait, which means one of the parents MUST be a Merle for the gene to be expressed (or show up) inThis is not the type of gene that remains hidden for many generations like a recessive gene.

Since Merles were never heard of more then 15 years ago, this color pattern has probably resulted from cross-breeding other breeds of dogs that have merles such as a Dachshund, to the Chihuahua and falsifying the purebred dog registration. Merle color can come up from genetic mutations, this is most likely not the case as it is the same gene that is also present in Aussies, Dachshunds, Shelties, Ultimately, if you buy a Merle Chihuahua, you are probably not getting a purebred Chihuahua, just a mixed breed (even though it might actually have registration papers). majority of Merle Chihuahuas are consistently very big, in the 6 to 10 lb range, which is very unlike a purebred Chihuahua and is probably a result from a throw-back to the mixed breed dog that was introduced years ago to get the Merle Chihuahua. What the Merle Breeders do NOT Another much more serious and important issue is the higher occurrence of health problems in Merle Chihuahuas.

You may wonder how this is so, when merle is only a color pattern? other colors, the merle gene acts on a color and lightens and whitens certain parts of it (creating patches)...the whitening is what causes defects. when a dog's coat is whitened, the pigment inside of their ear and on their eye, also whitens...making the dog DEAF and BLIND as the nerves endings atrophy and As quoted from Idexx, makers if the merle genetic blood test Heterozygous-one parent is a merle, the other is a non-merle. single merles, or Mm. Definition of Homozygous-both parents are merle. Also known as double merles, or Based on information about the merle gene in Dachshunds, all merles that are brought into the world have a 36.8% chance of developing some sort of hearing loss, resulting from either slight hardness of hearing to total deafness (Willis). for puppies that result from one parent that is a merle, and the other that is aOther problems such as eye problems were also apparent.

breeder's admit that there are problems when breeding two merles together, they do not admit there is also a problem when breeding a merle to a non-merle which is the breeding most breeders do. is what the Merle Chihuahua breeders DO NOT tell you. You can still get deaf and blind puppies from this typeSo please keep in mind, if you are interested in getting a Merle Chihuahua, you may not actually get a healthy puppy. A pup may appear to be healthy, but might actually have impaired hearing or vision. of health problems and questionable parentage, the presence of the merle pattern in Chihuahuas is being banned in many countries world-wide. on this study by Dr. Willis, and for his viewpoint of the merle pattern in Chihuahuas, please go here: This is one breeder's experience of breeding Merle Chihuahuas. She encountered all of these problems within 18 months of breeding Merles and the heartache of the problems she experienced was too much for her, so she no longer breeds merles.