South African Great Association Code of Ethics Accepted 1st April 1979 , revised 23rd May 1991

Section 1 | Colour Interbreeding
Pedigrees of all puppies and adult Danes sold or otherwise disposed of by members of SAGDA must include details of colour for four generations. In cases where the colours of ancestors are not known, the member is to make every reasonable effort to trace these details. In this respect SAGDA will give every possible assistance.  
The following are acceptable colour cross matings :- 

1. Fawn to Fawn or Brindle  
2. Brindle to Brindle or Fawn  
3. Black to Black, Harlequin or Blue  
4. Blue to Blue, Black or Harlequin  
5. Harlequin to Harlequin, Black or Black variants or Blue or Blue variants. 

NOTE: Mating of Harlequin to Blue is not advisable for the inexperienced breeder and in cases of this nature it is essential that all details of colour be included in the pedigree of any offspring. 

Any crossing of colours other than the above is considered to be detrimental to the ultimate good of the Breed. 

PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING DESCRIPTIONS OF COLOURS MENTIONED IN FURTHER SECTIONS OF THIS DOCUMENT: 

Merle  
A Merle is a mouse gray dog usually with some black markings. Not to be confused with the colour blue. 

Albino  
An Albino is a white dog with no black at all and a complete lack of pigmentation in nose, eyes and nails
Section 2 | Puppy Selling
All members of SAGDA agree to the following :-  
1. All puppies bred by members are registered with the Kennel Union of Southern Africa. 

2. No puppy will be sold under the age of 6 weeks. The recommended age at date of sale is 7-8 weeks. 

3. Pedigree, diet sheet and copy of Standard as well as conditions of sale if any, in writing to  accompany each sale unless otherwise stated in writing. 

4. No puppy suffering from any handicap or infectious disease, skin ailment or which is under vetinary treatment is sold or given away unless the new owner is fully aware of the situation and agrees in writing to accept the puppy in such condition and carry on such treatment as is neccesary. 

5. If there is any reason why the puppy should not or cannot be shown or used for breeding, the breeder to endorse the pedigree accordingly. 

6. Any suspected Albino or Merle puppies which are reared in a litter will be registered with breeding restrictions and furthermore if albino puppies are sold or given away the breeder will make spaying or neutering a condition of the transaction and will take all reasonable steps to ensure that this condition is fulfilled.
Section 3 | Breeding Practices
In the interest of protecting our breed, SAGDA members agree that they will NOT :- 


1. Breed from unregistered stock or allow their studs to be mated to unregistered bitches or encourage the breeding of unregistered Great Danes in anyway whatsoever. 

2. Use their studs for any cross colour mating as defined in Section One. 

3. Breed from any dog or bitch which is known to have a serious hereditary deformity whether or not surgically corrected such as entropian eyelids, or allow a mating of their studs to such an animal. 

4. Allow a mating of their studs to any bitch which they have good reason to believe has been mated to another dog during the past three weeks OR is under the age of 22 months OR is obviously in bad physical health of suffering from severe physical defects. 

5. Breed from monorchid dogs or albino Danes
Section 4 | Stud Agreements
In the interest of protecting both the owner of the bitch and the stud owner, SAGDA members agree to the following :-  
1. A written agreement between both parties which will contain at least the following details. 

a) Stud fee and agreed time of payment  
b) Name and registration number of both Dog and Bitch.  
c) Agreed action should no puppies result from the mating.  
d) Any other special arrangements or agreements between the parties concerned relating to the litter. 

2. The written agreement will be binding only for the Dog and Bitch mentioned therein and no other. 

3. Should any dispute arise either before or after the birth of the puppies, neither party will refuse to sign the mating certificate. This is to ensure that the puppies will be registered within the 3 months stipulated by KUSA