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A blue merle Border Collie puppy sits upright inside a metal wheelbarrow in a cluttered room with a stuffed rabbit behind. 15 / 31

The Wheelbarrow Had One Passenger and He Was Very Serious

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Sitting up straight, as if he has been asked to pose for a portrait, a blue merle Border Collie puppy waits inside a battered metal wheelbarrow. His gray and charcoal coat is a patchwork of speckles, his dark nose points slightly to one side and his amber eyes look off into the distance. A stuffed rabbit and a basket of clothes sit behind him, and sunlight comes through a curtained window.

Merle coloring comes from a gene that dilutes patches of a dog's coat, and it can also affect the color of the eyes and nose. That is why merle pups show such a variety of looks, from bright blue eyes to amber ones and pink-spotted noses. It is a lovely pattern, but responsible breeders pay attention to genetics, since pairing two merle dogs can cause health problems. If you want to learn more about a particular dog, a vet is a good resource.

Wheelbarrows, buckets and baskets are the kind of objects a curious Border Collie pup will climb into just to see what happens. Watching how a young dog investigates new things tells you a lot about its personality, and the breed's mix of boldness and caution often shows up early.

For now this pup has decided the wheelbarrow is a throne. He sits quite still, waiting for someone to push him somewhere interesting.

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