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Will my puppy's eyes change colour?

Will my puppy's eyes change colour?

In all my time I cannot recall a springer with two blue eyes, the breed standard is brown.


Tuesday, 28 November 2006

My ESS puppy is seven months old. When we collected her at just over eight weeks, she had blue eyes that we assumed would change colour. This is not the case as her eyes are still slate blue. Is this unusual and are her eyes likely to change at this late date?

A:

I can only speak from the experience of 30 years' breeding gundogs and being associated with them in the shooting and trial world.

In all that time I cannot recall a springer with two blue eyes, all being brown, varying in depth from very light to dark hazel, the colour required by the breed standard and desired by many trainers.

I would be surprised if your puppy's eyes now change colour from blue.

As this colouration is so unusual, I would advise you to have the puppy's eyes checked by a specialist to make sure there are no other unusual differences that could affect her eyesight, or, if she is bred from, any offspring.


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