i would suggest she is still a merle even if the markings have faded and if you decide to breed from her would be decidedly wary about using a merle stud over her ,
nice type all the same
yep mate, the merle is still there in the fawn markings, and if in years to come she proves herself and i would like a pup i wouldnt take a chance putting a merle gened dog over her as i have read up on such heridatary before hand, there was merle on the sires side also and my first choice out the litter was the big merle/white dog, when i went down to pick him up i had my suspicions he was deaf