BREEDERS' COLOR CODE

as endorsed by

The Great Dane Club of America

There are only five recognized colors; all these basically fall into four color strains:
1. FAWN and BRINDLE
2. HARLEQUIN and HARLEQUIN BRED BLACK
3. BLUE and BLUE BRED BLACK
4. BLACK
Color Classifications being well founded, the Great Dane Club of America, Inc. considers it an inadvisable practice to mix color strains and it is the club's policy to adhere only to the following breedings:

Color of Dane

Approved Breedings

Desired Pedigrees
1. FAWN

1. BRINDLE		 1. FAWN bred to FAWN or BRINDLE only.
1. BRINDLE bred to BRINDLE or FAWN only.		 Pedigrees of FAWN or BRINDLE Danes should not carry BLACK, HARLEQUIN or BLUE upon them.
2. HARLEQUIN





2. BLACK (HARLEQUIN BRED)		 2. HARLEQUIN bred to HARLEQUIN, BLACK from HARLEQUIN BREEDING or BLACK from BLACK BREEDING only.
2. BLACK from HARLEQUIN BREEDING bred to HARLEQUIN, BLACK from HARLEQUIN BREEDING or BLACK from BLACK BREEDING only.		 Pedigrees of HARLEQUIN or HARLEQUIN BRED BLACK Danes should not carry FAWN, BRINDLE or BLUE upon them.
3. BLUE



3. BLACK (BLUE BRED)		 3. BLUE bred to BLUE, BLACK from BLUE BREEDING or BLACK from BLACK BREEDING only.
3. BLACK from BLUE BREEDING bred to BLUE, BLACK from BLUE BREEDING or BLACK from BLACK BREEDING ONLY.		 Pedigrees of BLUE or BLUE BRED BLACK Dnes should not carry FAWN, BRINDLE, or HARLEQUIN upon them.
4. BLACK (BLACK BRED) 4. BLACK from BLACK BREEDING bred to BLACK, BLUE or HARLEQUIN only. (See note below) Pedigrees of BLACK BRED Danes should not carry FAWN, BRINDLE, HARLEQUIN or BLUE upon them.
NOTE: Black Bred Great Danes may be bred to Blacks, Blues or Harlequins only. Puppies resulting from these breedings will become Blacks or Harlequins from Harlequin breeding (category 2 above). Blacks or Blues from Blue breeding (category 3 above) or Blacks from Black breeding (category 4 above).
IT SHALL BE THE GOAL OF ALL TO BREED FORWARD, NEVER BACKWARDS, TO ATTAIN PEDIGREES OF PUPPIES WHICH HAVE THE DESIRED COLOR STRAINS ENDORSED BY THE GREAT DANE CLUB OF AMERICA.

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