Blue Grey Merle Great Dane

Find blue and merle great dane puppiess from a breeder near you.

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. Additionally a tinge of blue or black color might be seen all over the blue merle great dane s skin. Sometimes nose of a blue merle great dane can also bear blue color. Generally blue merle great dane dogs hold light grey slate dark blue or brownish blue coat color.

Gorgeous blue great dane puppies are highly prized. A few markings are possible. There can be variations in the color and spots. White danes are common in merle to merle mating and are almost completely white.

So if you decide to buy a merle great dane check out the genetics of his parents with the breeder first. The great dane illustrated breed standard is a great resource for identifying which merle color pattern most closely matches your great dane pup. Blue merles are slate dark blue or brownish blue with black spots. Rather than black the coloring is silver light to dark grey with blotching or spots and speckles.

Nose and skin pigmentation looks bluish black. This is the rarest of the great dane colors and the most susceptible to genetic defects. Even though they are beautiful blue merle and other merle patterned danes should not be bred. Great danes of this pattern can come in many different colors and all look unique from one another.

Merle great danes are beautiful animals. The merle pattern can provide an absolutely beautiful coat to an already well built and stunning breed. Blue merle great dane breeding. Grey great danes are just another shade of blue.

The merle coat color pattern is a pale to dark grey base broken up with black patches. With blue or black color spotting on the coat all over. These colors are considered show acceptable. Merle patterned great danes can be very healthy dogs but breeding two merle dogs together can be risky.

Merle great dane the merle color has more variation than other coats as fawn blue or gray can be mixed in. It s also free to list your available puppies and litters on our site. See our great dane colors main page for a link to our blue merle great dane page. Patterns may also include brindle and merle.

This coat is similar in appearance to the harlequin color and because of this some confusion does occur. This unusual color varies from deep steel blue through slate charcoal and paler grey. However you can still register your merle great dane as pure breed with the american kennel club.