Harlequin Merle Great Danes

We strive to produce dogs with soundness type movement temperament and personality.

Harlequin merle great danes.

There can be some variation of grey patches or spots throughout the coat as well. Recognized akc breeders of merit we have been raising and showing quality great danes for show performance and companionship in northern california under the davishire danes kennel name since 1997. With any other genotype the coat color will not appear harlequin. So we need at least one dominant harlequin allele hh to get the harlequin color.

All of our puppies from our 2020 litters are now under contract. N2spots great danes whitewright tx is a small kennel established in 2006 located about 55 miles ne of dallas texas on a 70 acre ranch. A great dane puppy can be a wonderful family addition. On top of this gray coat they will also have sections of torn black patches.

We have chosen the harlequin and mantle color group for breeding. Merle great danes are often produced while breeding harlequin great danes. The fawn and brindle the harlequin and mantle the blue and black. Harlequin great danes typically have a white coat with black spots or patches according to the american kennel club s breed standard with a white neck and black or spotted ears.

All of our danes are registered with the american kennel club and are bred for breed standards including color pure. While breeding two harlequin great danes litters will typically have one or two merle puppies. Harlequin mantle merle and piebald great danes. The primary difference between a harlequin and merle great dane is in their base coat color.

Michaeldane jaybee danes are akc breeders of merit for harlequin mantle black blue merle great danes as well as all akc approved colors for great danes. Harlequin great danes need a hhmm h for harlequin modifier m for merle genotype. The same can be expected when breeding a harlequin and a mantle great dane. Futurity nominated great dane litter born august 4th 2020.

Quality in harlequin mantle merle. While harlequins have a white base coat merle great danes have a pale to dark gray merle base color. They only genetic difference between the two is the gene that creates the grey coloring in merles. We specialize in blended european and american bloodlines to produce what we consider the perfect dane.

I discovered great danes over 6 years ago and love them. The great dane club of america recognizes 6 colors of which they are in 3 groups. We screen all of our breeding stock for the piebald gene.