Blue Grey Merle Great Dane

The great dane is a well known easygoing giant breed that many around the world adore but a variation of the breed that is particularly eye catching is the merle great dane.

Blue grey merle great dane.

These colors are considered show acceptable. With blue or black color spotting on the coat all over. Generally blue merle great dane dogs hold light grey slate dark blue or brownish blue coat color. This coat is similar in appearance to the harlequin color and because of this some confusion does occur.

Grey great danes are just another shade of blue. See our great dane colors main page for a link to our blue merle great dane page. Find blue and merle great dane puppiess from a breeder near you. Great danes of this pattern can come in many different colors and all look unique from one another.

This is the rarest of the great dane colors and the most susceptible to genetic defects. The merle coloration was only recognized by the american kennel club in 2018 and is the last on our list of great dane colors. Nose and skin pigmentation looks bluish black. The merle coat color pattern is a pale to dark grey base broken up with black patches.

The great dane illustrated breed standard is a great resource for identifying which merle color pattern most closely matches your great dane pup. Blue merle great dane breeding. Merle patterned great danes can be very healthy dogs but breeding two merle dogs together can be risky. It s also free to list your available puppies and litters on our site.

Sometimes nose of a blue merle great dane can also bear blue color. Patterns may also include brindle and merle. So if you decide to buy a merle great dane check out the genetics of his parents with the breeder first. Rather than black the coloring is silver light to dark grey with blotching or spots and speckles.

This unusual color varies from deep steel blue through slate charcoal and paler grey. Blue merles are slate dark blue or brownish blue with black spots. Fawn brindle black harlequin mantle blue and merle are the seven standard colors recognized by the great dane club of america. The merle pattern can provide an absolutely beautiful coat to an already well built and stunning breed.

However you can still register your merle great dane as pure breed with the american kennel club. White danes are common in merle to merle mating and are almost completely white. Gorgeous blue great dane puppies are highly prized. Puppies with two merle genes one from each parent can potentially cause health problems.

There can be variations in the color and spots. Merle great danes are beautiful animals. Merle great dane the merle color has more variation than other coats as fawn blue or gray can be mixed in.