This week, Hattie and Max met Ozzie. Ozzie is a young double merle Catahoula leopard dog found in a cemetery in Tennessee before Speak for the Unspoken got to her.

Merle dog breeds are loved by many because of their distinctive and beautiful coat patterns. Here are Merle canines from all over the world with their unique traits.

Catahoula Leopard Dogs are generally healthy dogs. “But their characteristic merle coat is linked with the same genes that increase their risk of deafness,” says Dr MacMillan.

Like us humans, dogs too have multiple distinguishable features that make them truly unique. Merle dog breeds are canines that predominately show the merle coat pattern, a scattering of mottled ...

A blue merle Catahoula leopard dog is, potentially, self-naming. Blue is a perennial favorite. Houla is fun, and what country music fan doesn’t like the name Merle?

The Catahoula Leopard Dog is packed with surprises. It roared to popularity for its wild, marbled fur and piercing eyes, but this Louisiana native has a personality as bold as its appearance.

The Catahoula Leopard Dog breed is native to Louisiana and the state's swamplands, and the breed is one of few dog breeds that originated in North America.

Great Danes are one of the breeds that commonly carry the merle gene. Other merle breeds include Australian Shepherds, Border Collies, Catahoula Leopard Dogs, and Dachshunds.

Did you know that the Louisiana state dog made a special appearance in a children's television show? The Catahoula leopard dog was on the popular children's show Bluey.

Koda, a Catahoula leopard dog, was last seen some time between 3am and 5am on Thursday 24 October. Devon and Cornwall Police say Koda was seen being "put into a car" near Plusha services in Launceston ...

Gov. Jimmie Davis brought his Catahoula, Nap, to the Louisiana State Capitol in 1979 when the state legislature was voting on designated the Catahoula cur dog as Louisiana's state dog.