Adding a carefully bred Great Dane to your household is a lifetime commitment that can bring you great joy. Be prepared to wait — sometimes a year or more — to find a Dane whose appearance and temperament will reflect the breed standard as the “Apollo of dogs” and whose breeders health test their stock in an effort to reduce the risk of disorders such as hip displasia and cardiac disease. While finding a responsibly bred dog may take some time, the wait will be worth it and can save you a lot of future heartache.
While the GDCNE doesn’t “endorse” individual breeders, from time to time our website and Dane Line newsletter list members in good standing with the Club who may have dogs available. The following members are currently welcoming inquiries:
Mickella Raven/Enchanted Mountain Great Danes has several puppies available for show, performance and/or companion. Merle or black. Mickella is located in Maine. Contact mickella.laney@hotmail.com.
Carol Urick, Jayme Lemaire, and Bob Layne have a fawn female puppy available to a companion home. Contact Carol at carol_urick@hotmail.com.
Kim Thurler, Norfolk, Mass., kimthurler@gmail.com, 508-528-8920, serves as a general information resource and is happy to answer questions about the breed.