With blue or black color spotting on the coat all over.
Grey merle great dane blue eyes.
Adult weimaraners have light amber gray or blue gray eyes.
Patterns may also include brindle and merle.
It is due to the fact that a double merle is a lot more prone to diseases than other great danes.
Keep in mind all dogs are born with blue eyes and will begin to change to their permanent adult color at 10 weeks old.
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.
Any two dogs that breed with the merle gene trait have the potential to produces puppies expressing the double merle gene.
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There can be variations in the color and spots.
However the latter is the preferred breeding method.
While breeding two harlequin great danes litters will typically have one or two merle puppies.
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This is the rarest of the great dane colors and the most susceptible to genetic defects.
Generally blue merle great dane dogs hold light grey slate dark blue or brownish blue coat color.
This is exciting news for owners that have been a long time in coming.
Having a merle great dane is dependent on having the merle gene which is responsible for the grey base coat.
Their flawed genetic makeup mainly renders a merle or double merle great dane subject to many ailments counting blindness and deafness.
A blue great dane s eyes can be dark brown amber or even pale blue.
A few markings are possible.
Some even mature with eyes of two different hues.
Whilst in merle great dane dogs blue eyes could be a sign of probable health problems.
A merle great dane even more so.
Sometimes nose of a blue merle great dane can also bear blue color.
In fact as of 2019 the merle great dane is now eligible to compete in american kennel club akc conformation shows.
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However always be wary of great dane breeders who advertise rare blue eyed dogs for sale.
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.
The same can be expected when breeding a harlequin and a mantle great dane.
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Additionally a tinge of blue or black color might be seen all over the blue merle great dane s skin.
White danes are common in merle to merle mating and are almost completely white.