However the latter is the preferred breeding method.
Grey merle great dane blue eyes.
Adult weimaraners have light amber gray or blue gray eyes.
A merle great dane even more so.
Patterns may also include brindle and merle.
While breeding two harlequin great danes litters will typically have one or two merle puppies.
Generally blue merle great dane dogs hold light grey slate dark blue or brownish blue coat color.
A blue great dane s eyes can be dark brown amber or even pale blue.
Sometimes nose of a blue merle great dane can also bear blue color.
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There can be variations in the color and spots.
Their flawed genetic makeup mainly renders a merle or double merle great dane subject to many ailments counting blindness and deafness.
Having a merle great dane is dependent on having the merle gene which is responsible for the grey base coat.
However always be wary of great dane breeders who advertise rare blue eyed dogs for sale.
The same can be expected when breeding a harlequin and a mantle great dane.
Any two dogs that breed with the merle gene trait have the potential to produces puppies expressing the double merle gene.
Additionally a tinge of blue or black color might be seen all over the blue merle great dane s skin.
Whilst in merle great dane dogs blue eyes could be a sign of probable health problems.
Year old female blue merle.
In this article we dive right in to explore all there is to know about the merle great dane coat color pattern.
A few markings are possible.
The akc standard for blue great dane is steel blue coat and it is not uncommon to see a blue great dane with blue eyes.
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In fact as of 2019 the merle great dane is now eligible to compete in american kennel club akc conformation shows.
White danes are common in merle to merle mating and are almost completely white.
With blue or black color spotting on the coat all over.
Some even mature with eyes of two different hues.
While blue eyes sounds like a desirable trait to reproduce the merle gene can have a dark side when breeding which is known to cause a number of major health concerns.
It is due to the fact that a double merle is a lot more prone to diseases than other great danes.
This is the rarest of the great dane colors and the most susceptible to genetic defects.
Health problems with blue eyes merle gene it is not the blue eyes themselves that cause the health problems but rather the merle gene that can cause a bit of complication with your great dane.
