Harlequin Merle Great Danes

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.

Harlequin merle great danes.

A great dane puppy can be a wonderful family addition. Futurity nominated great dane litter born august 4th 2020. 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.

All of our puppies from our 2020 litters are now under contract. Which will also produce the merle and the blacks harlequin bred. I m shanda bhasker and i share my home with my dane loving husband and 3 great danes voodoo our mantle merle girl gch davishire s moving hearts doolin and lastly baby remy davishire s remy is cooking up a storm. With any other genotype the coat color will not appear harlequin.

We are proud to share the story of davishire great danes as well as our passion for the strength nobility and heart of the great dane breed with you. We strive to produce dogs with soundness type movement temperament and personality. While harlequins have a white base coat merle great danes have a pale to dark gray merle base color. While breeding two harlequin great danes litters will typically have one or two merle puppies.

The primary difference between a harlequin and merle great dane is in their base coat color. Quality in harlequin mantle merle. Merle great danes are often produced while breeding harlequin great danes. On top of this gray coat they will also have sections of torn black patches.

So we need at least one dominant harlequin allele hh to get the harlequin color. There can be some variation of grey patches or spots throughout the coat as well. We specialize in blended european and american bloodlines to produce what we consider the perfect dane. Harlequin great danes need a hhmm h for harlequin modifier m for merle genotype.

All of our danes are registered with the american kennel club and are bred for breed standards including color pure. Harlequin mantle merle and piebald great danes. 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. 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.

The same can be expected when breeding a harlequin and a mantle great dane. 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. The fawn and brindle the harlequin and mantle the blue and black.