Welcome to Darby Plains Danes

It is our goal to follow the Great Danes Breeders Color Code by breeding forward, never backwards.  The Great Dane Club of America recognizes 6 colors of which they are in 3 groups.   The Fawn and Brindle, the Harlequin and Mantle,  the Blue and Black.   We have chosen the Harlequin and Mantle Color group for breeding.  Which will also produce the Merle and the Blacks (Harlequin bred).  We screen all of our breeding stock for the Piebald Gene.  Many of our dogs have had their hips checked using the PennHIP method. 

We are located 25 miles south of Columbus, Ohio about a 1/4 mile from  the Big Darby Creek State and National Scenic River.   Nearby residents call it the "Darby Creek" or just "The Creek".   Summers and falls our Danes look forward to afternoon swims in the creek.

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The Harlequin/Mantle
color group

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The Harlequin

Harlequins have patches, Dalmatians have spots.
Harlequins will have at least 1 Merle patch on their coat.

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​The Mantle

 Mantles will always have a white tipped tail.  The show marked Mantles will have a full or half white collar.

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The Black
(Harlequin bred black)

The Harlequin bred Blacks will have some white on their chest and may have white on their feet.  The dirty nose is optional.

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The Merle

The Merle's coat is  gray/blue with black patches. They may have some or all of the white markings of the Mantle.