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Great Dane Discussions / Re: New-on a Dane Quest and have lots of Questions- Long
« on: June 12, 2007, 02:07:34 am »
Hi and thanks for your reponses. Yes we did discuss getting a dane from a rescue but my dh (who I think is a little intimidated by the size) has made it known that for the first one he wants it to be a puppy. In fact, Harlequin Haven was a rescue I looked into quite a bit. Their website was what prompted us to start making our home ready for a dane. The breeder we have made contact with has been wonderful to answer our questions and has welcomed us to come and see her establishment. She has put us on a list for a litter that will be born this fall. Her website has the health certs and tests all put on her site for the sire as well as the dam and the last four generations of both.(they are linked to the OFA website) I know several other breeders have gotten dogs from here and taken them on to the show arena. It's just sad that one has to be so suspicious when adding a new member to the family. :-[ Please keep the advice coming. It is very helpful. Who knows maybe I'll get a puppy and a rescue  ::).

Sincerely,
TLK

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Great Dane Discussions / New-on a Dane Quest and have lots of Questions- Long
« on: June 11, 2007, 08:04:52 pm »
Good morning! My name is Tori. I am wife to Dan for 15yrs and mother to 4 skin kids (15, 12, 5, and 4), one fur kid Jack our mixed breed, 7 chickens, and 1 bearded dragon named Mozart. We live on 10 acres in rural Northwest Ohio. We have been on our Dane quest for about a year now. I have been lurking on this site for several months but now I need to come out of hiding and seek your wisdom.

We have been gathering knowledge of the Dane breed as well as informing ourselves about the good and the bad with the Dane breed. We have been making our home Dane ready for the last few months and are now ready to seek a breeder. Well actually I am in contact with a breeder I believe to be a good and ethical breeder. However, I am so afraid of being wrong about this. My biggest fear is inadvertantly buying from a BYB or unethical breeder. So this is where all you come in. What have been some of the warning signs to any of you that helped you realize you were not dealing with someone who was in it for the money? If you don't fill out an application for a puppy is that a red flag? I have read that good breeders only breed 1, maybe 2 times a year, is that for each dam? What about the stud dog? How often can he be breed ethically? If the breeder has a non-refundable deposit required is that a red flag?
I'll leave you with these this morning as I need to get to work. Thanks for all your help. I am really enjoying this site.

Sincerely,
TLK

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