At the end of our guiding tour through our breeding
"von Schlesien", we would like to give
you some information concerning the "merle".
The colour called "merle" is a slant
that at present still is considered to be a default within the
breeding standard of Great Danes. Even though there already are merles on a
show, they do
not yet get any champion titles in Germany.
In other countries like France, Lithuania and several
clubs within the United States, these
Great Danes sometimes are already admitted for breeding.
If you think it over, this really makes sense:
After decades of champions breeding, the vitality
of our dogs has deteriorated. For many generations, only Great Danes champions
have been
paired - health and life expectancy often have been ignored. As merles are not
entitled to
become champions, they have never been recognized, even though they indeed could
compete
with their sisters and brothers. Therefore, we look for the vitality of our
Great Danes, not for
their titles.
At last, I would like to say, that it is impossible
to eliminate the merle by breeding selection.
As long as there's a breeding of harlekins, there always will be merles, too.
And if you love animals, you will not buy from breeders that don't raise their merle puppies!!
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