Litters

We do not have any litters now nor do we expect to any time soon.

We spayed Ariel, who we hoped would be our foundation bitch. However, her hips x-rays would have come back at best from OFA as fair. We do not believe in breeding a dane with a fair rating so we spayed her. We figure there are enough danes out there with hip issues why chance adding to that number?

Cricket will not be bred until she passes health testing and preferably earns her AKC champion title. In other words not until she's at least two years old (July 2010).

However, this page is kept updated with breeding information on our two males. We try to be selective and mainly do line breeding with our stud dogs.

Traditionally the dam’s owner is responsible for the placing and price of puppies. I will be happy to pass on any serious inquiries to dam owners we have bred to.

Upcoming Breedings

Petey and Dennis will be bred to bitches in early 2009. More details to come once details are finalized.

Before You Buy

Please keep in mind that when you buy from a reputable breeder you are getting help and support for the life of your puppy. In other words, you get what you pay for and YOU NEED TO DO RESEARCH including breeders listed on the GDCA site.

A good place to start researching is the Great Dane Club of America (GDCA) site. Below is a list of puppy related pages on the GDCA site.

Check our links page for some free downloadable PDF books and other puppy related information.

That Great Dane in the newspaper may only be $400-$500, however:

What type of support will you get from the breeder?
- Will they be there to help answer questions or
- Once they get their money no longer answer your e-mails and/or phone calls?
What health testing has been done on the parents?
- You can check if a dog has been health tested on the OFA site and
- You can check CHIC tests on the Canine Health Information Center’s site.
Can the breeder provide documentation of the health testing?
How many champions are in the first four generations?
How many colors are in the pedigree? Is it a rainbow of colors?
Does the breeder have “rare” colors?
- This is a fallacy as these are just companion colors that cannot be shown and reputable breeders do not strive to create these “rare” colors.
- Breeders should be breeding like colors not mixing and matching.
- NOTE: It has become more acceptable by many reputable breeders to breed fawn x black due to increase the diversity of the black gene pool.
- Do not assume CKC stands for the Canadian Kennel Club.
  - Continental Kennel Club registration is a far cry from AKC or the real Canadian Kennel Club.
  - Usually puppies are registered with the Continental Kennel Club because one or both parents were not eligible to be registered elsewhere. Often these are dogs that were sold on limited registration with the understanding that they would be spayed or neutered.
- Are pets sold on limited registration with spay/neuter clauses?
  - Reputable breeders sell pets on limited registration as they are not breeding stock quality. (This is why we show to get the opinion of judges and breeders.)
  For example, you’re lucky if you can get out of the vet’s office for less than $150 with a giant breed dog. So you’re better off getting a healthy puppy that does not need to go to vet every time you turn around. To say nothing of the heartache of losing a young puppy due to health or temperament issues.
  
  Great Danes must be grown slowly and never fed puppy food. Bigger is not necessarily better. An eight week old puppy weighs around 20 pounds and should not gain more than 5-10 pounds a week or you can run into growth issues. This is another reason you want to buy from a reputable breeder who can help guide you in feeding and care of your puppy.
  
  If a breeder does not show their dogs then how can they know if they are breeding to the standard. There is a reason we have the term “kennel blind” as it’s often hard to honestly/brutally critique what you’ve bred. Often these lines look more like Greyhounds or giant Labrador Retrievers. Do not fall for the “show people are snobs” line.