We strive to breed the best Great Danes possible.
We urge you to do your research and learn all you can about this wonderful breed prior to purchasing your puppy.
While no Great Dane is perfect, we are trying :)
We take our breeding VERY seriously.
We often have breedings planned YEARS in advance. |
We have been Micro chipping ALL of our dogs and puppies since our VERY FIRST breeding.
We have been health testing our dogs since our VERY FIRST BREEDING, please visit our "About US " link for more info. As of 2008 all of our dogs and litters will participate in the CHF DNA Program. For more information please visitHERE |
Breeding:
Prior to breeding health tests have been completed ( and passed) , pedigree's have been analyzed and many different points have been considered before we make our decisions. We search throughout the US looking for the perfect combination or pedigree, breed type and temperament.
We ALWAYS breed with the plan to hold a puppy back to show or for competition.
ALL of our dogs have had obedience training and have been raised with our family. | Guaranty:
We stand behind our Dogs 100%.
We can provide excellent references
( multiple) and will do anything we can for a dane in need. We have followed the GDCA guide lines for raising and breeding our dogs. Our puppies are not released until they are AT LEAST 8 weeks of age. We perform a comprehensive personality evaluation on all of our litters. They are evaluated for conformation at 8 weeks of age. You will receive a WRITTEN comprehensive guaranty.
| Our Pups: All of our puppies are raised in our home. This means in the middle of our living room, not stuck off in an attached garage.
Potty training starts at 4 weeks of age. Socialization starts at birth.
We require you to keep in contact with us, send pictures, be active in your danes life and have your Great dane be a member of your family.
Prices Range from $750-2400 depending on the breeding. Shipping is $350 MOST TIMES, this includes flight, Crate, mandatory health papers and travel to the airport.
Ears Cropping is OPTIONALand can be preformed for a fee by our veterinarian, they charge $360 per crop.
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Going Home: Upon release: All of our puppies are up to date on vaccinations and worming. This includes heart worm prevention and intestinal worming.
Dew claws have been removed at 5 days of age.
You will receive a comprehensive guide, including feeding instructions, breed information, vaccine and worming info. Copies of all health tests completed on the parents. Your first bag of dog food is provided.
We include a picture disk with ALL of the puppies in the litter, pedigree info and lots of helpful information.
We also offer life time support like no other.
We will aid in training and raising of your dane FOR LIFE.
We run an on line private dane group with TONS of information and a support group like no other. ALL of our danes are AKC registered. Papers are provided upon release.
You will receive a written guaranty at the time of placement. We guaranty against all proven inherited Great Dane health problems.
All pet puppies are placed on AKC limited registration. THIS MEANS THEY CAN NOT BE BRED. ALL limited puppies are co-owned until they are spayed or neutered. NO EXCEPTIONS. Once proof of this has been provided we are more then happy to sign off the papers.
All puppies that are released on full registration are co-owned until they are health tested, passed and any other contractual agreement has been completed
( I.E.: completion of a title)
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Our Adults: Testing begins at 6 months and continues through out life. We start with the PENNHIP evaluation. Pennhip is one of the 2 excepted ways to clear hips. The other is the OFA.
Pennhip uses 3 xrays and actual measurements. One of the xrays is the OFA style xray, one is a distraction and one is a compression. They measure the laxity in the hips and grade it according to others in the breed. 50% is considered median for the breed anything higher is considered the better half. You also get a distraction measurement for each hip, this allows you to see improvement from generation to generation.
Here are 2 links on information on PENN hip evaluation. One is an independent one is from PENNHIP themselves
PENN HIP
Penn hip link #2
| Thyroid, Heart and CERF are done at 1, 2, 4, and 6 years of age.
Heart checks are not perfect. They will only find a problem if there is one present at the time of examination. Because of this we have full necropsies done on any sudden death. We also urge our owners to do the same.
Thyroid problems are dog problems. Dogs in general have a good deal of thyroid problems. On the pet side they can lead to skin, coat and organ problems. In breeding it can lead to infertility and other breeding related problems.
| CERF: Canine Eye Registry Foundation
Not unlike thyroid, eye problems are another "dog" problem. With in this there are specific problems that can plague breeds. Like heart problems these may not be present when they are young and may show up as a dog ages. Some problems can be inherited and some are unknown. Knowing if there is a problem will help us make better decisions in the future.
For more CERF INFO:http://www.vmdb.org/cerf.html
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OFA: Orthopedic Foundation For Animals
Objectives of the OFA To collate and disseminate information concerning orthopedic and genetic diseases of animals. To advise, encourage and establish control programs to lower the incidence of orthopedic and genetic diseases. To encourage and finance research in orthopedic and genetic disease in animals. To receive funds and make grants to carry out these objectives.
OFA Websight:http://www.offa.org/
| CHIC: Canine Health Information Center
More info on CHIC:http://www.caninehealthinfo.org/chicinfo.html
With the OFA and other recording agencies CHIC was born. Breed clubs can make recommendations of what the minimum criteria for breeding should be and if this is met your dog will become CHIC.
Great Dane:
Hips, Eyes, Heart and Thyroid.
All dogs must be "positively identified". This means they must have a microchip or tattoo.
The funny thing here is that the GDCA recommends a minimum of hips cleared but for CHIC you must have all 4 to receive the certification. The other down side: YOU DO NOT HAVE TO PASS THE TESTS TO GET CHIC CERTIFICATE.
We recommend that you ALWAYS check the OFA data base and confirm test results.
| WHY WE TEST: after 17 years of working in veterinary hospitals ( including Gulf Coast and Brittmoore Animal Hospital) I have seen the best and the worst of breeders.
I believe that if we have these tools to better our breed we should use them. It is not easy or cheap to have them done. Clearances can run in the thousands over a pets life. We believe in using the tools we have to better our breeds.
Not all breeders believe this but the tide is changing. We can not always find studs or dogs to bring in that are out of health tested stock. This is a problem and one of the reasons testing every single dog we own is so important. We urge you to look for puppies whose parents have been tested. |
