Unbelievably the total number of coat colors and patterns that the great dane breed can be seen in comes to nine.
Can you breed mantel great danes with marble.
If so the most important elements of merle great dane genetics to learn about how merle genes can influence great dane health.
If you are wondering how to breed great danes you should be prepared to screen your dogs for a long list of inherited genetic health conditions besides health clearances a great dane breeder must absolutely be prepared for bulk buying quality dog foods and be very attentive to bloat in their dogs.
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Fawn brindle black harlequin mantle blue and merle are the seven standard colors recognized by the great dane club of america.
All of the following colours can be bred from crossing acceptable colours.
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Merle great danes are beautiful animals.
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However you must keep in mind that not all colors are accepted by the american kennel club akc.
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However you can still register your merle great dane as pure breed with the american kennel club.
In order to avoid breeding too many puppies which are unshowable breeders tend to breed only certain colours together for example.
That is the aspect of canine genetics we focus on in this section.
This ensures you breed the healthiest great dane puppies.
But maybe you re not planning to breed your great dane.
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The great dane is unique in that a huge proportion of the possible colours it can occur in are not actually acceptable in the show ring.