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I am confussed about great dane colors

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My angel she likes to play dress up
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QUESTION: Hello there I have a snow white great dane and she has crystal blue eyes. She is not death or blind. But every post I have seen says all white great danes are death and blind but mines not so I am clueless here is there exceptions or will she go death or blind eventually she is 7 months old and she is 30 inches tall right now.

ANSWER: I don't know taht they are necessarily ALWAYS deaf or blind, but I believe they are usually mentally retarded and it is common for htem to be deaf and blind due to the mixing of breed colors that produces white offspring.
That's pretty tall for a 7 mo old female!!

Visit http://www.gdca.org/health/deafness.htm for a better explanation of why you keep hearing your dog is supposed to be deaf/blind.

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QUESTION: Well she is only 7 months almost 30 inches and she is not retarded she is fully house broke, sits,,lays and stays on command so there must be exceptions to this Mythe. Becuase like I said she is Snow white with crystal blue eyes as you see in the pic. She is very smart. So I think I got that 1% that is perfect . So I dont believe that all whites are always death or blind or retarded as you said. What kind of great dane would you call a all white. Is it a merle or a harliquin.

ANSWER: maybe she is the exception!!! Or maybe she has an underlying problem that you don't know about....
She woudln't be a harlequin,the AKC clearly states the harlequin must have black markings and merles are grey and black often with somewhite. You can check out the AKC website,go look under the great dane and then somewhere in there you will find a link to all the possible colors or danes.what color are her parents,do you know?

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My Angel girl
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QUESTION: Ok the only thing I noticed is a skin condition on her chest. No I dont know about her parents I got her from a lady who seen my add about my Blue merle great dane that was killed by a vet so we talked and she got one of my mastidane pups and she gave me Angel she had gotten her off of craigslist and so she doesnt know anything about the parents either. I just know she is a wonderful dog and huge

Answer
Next tiem you get a dog,go to a rescue or be sure you can meet the parents or at least be sure the owner knows something about them. You never want to get a dog from a breeder unless you can meet the parents and the facilities are nice, you never want to go to a petstore because they get their puppies from puppymills. Always be sure you get your dog from a reputable/respectable person/place.At the same time, you should never give a dog to someone unless you know they will be a good home,don't just swap so you can get a different one if you don't know what their home is like and how they treat animals.If she got a dog off craigslist and didn't meet the parents then you should not be giving her your puppy or taking one from her.
How did a vet kill your other dane?