White great dane (pic)

[Freedom]

Lovely! Thanks for stopping to take a photo. So unusual, bet her mom gets lots of questions as she walks her dogs.

[pitc9]

With no pigment in her nose I too wonder if she's a lethal merle?

She's beautiful no matter!

[shais_mom]

wow she's gorgeous!

[K9soul]

With no pigment in her nose I too wonder if she's a lethal merle?

I did some looking around after I saw her and from what I could find, a white can be the result of a harlequin and mantle merle crossing. All that I could find were deaf or had eye problems though and I think would be considered a lethal white.


ETA: I found this that explains more http://www.gdca.org/health/deafness.htm

[ramanth]

Wow!! I've never seen that before. What a stunning Dane! I hope she gets sunscreen on her nose.

[Spiritwind]

Yes.. if he is the result of a merle x merle breeding he could be a double dilute (double merle or lethal white).... those can have hearing and vision problems but not all lethal whites/double dilutes/double merles (whatever you wanna call them) have these problems.... I know with Collies (shelties, aussies any breeds with merles really), some double dilutes can even be born without eyes...

[shepgirl]

Very stunning Dane. But I have to wonder also if it could be deaf or blind? Danes don't usually come all white do they, this is the first one I've seen. Hope the nose doesn't get sunburned...

[Daisy and Delilah]

Thanks for posting this picture, Jess. She is just incredible. I've never seen a dog that comes close to looking like her.

[shais_mom]

Very stunning Dane. But I have to wonder also if it could be deaf or blind? Danes don't usually come all white do they, this is the first one I've seen. Hope the nose doesn't get sunburned...

Jess stated that she didn't talk to the owner so she wasn't sure if she was deaf -
not sure about blindness tho