Gentle Giants: Everything You Need to Know About Great Danes

7. Great Danes have a variety of coat colors

The American Kennel Club recognizes nine different Great Dane coat colors. Black, fawn, black and white, brindle, fawn, harlequin, merle, blue, and white are among those listed as official standards for registered dogs. However, there are several other variations of these coats as well available from professional breeders. Great Danes may also don a black mask. In the past, breeders practiced a cosmetic procedure called cropping on puppies’ ears before selling them. The practice is controversial among owners around the world. Natural-eared Danes are now becoming the norm.