INQUIRING ABOUT MY DOGS OR PUPPIES? HERE IS WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW FIRST. 

I TAKE GREAT PRIDE IN THE DOGS I OWN AND SHOW. I AM  A  SHOW BREEDER.  WHEN I PLAN A LITTER, MUCH THOUGHT AND RESEARCH GOES INTO THIS PLANNING. I RESEARCH TEMPERAMENT, PEDIGREES, HEALTH STATISTICS, OFA RECORDS, I TRY AND LOOK AT WHAT THE POTENTIAL STUD DOG HAS PRODUCED IN THE PAST TO MAKE SURE HE IS COMPLEMENTARY TO MY FEMALE. IN OTHER WORDS, HIS STRONG POINTS AND WEAK POINTS IN WHAT HE HAS PREVIOUSLY PRODUCED. I ALSO LOOK AT MY OWN FEMALES STRONG POINTS AND WEAK POINTS, FAULTS IF YOU WILL, WHAT SHE MAY ADD TO THE MIXTURE AS WELL AS WHAT THE STUD DOG WILL ADD. LOT'S OF TIME AND THOUGHT AND PLANNING ARE DONE WITH ANY LITTER PRODUCED.

THIS IS WHY WHEN PEOPLE INQUIRE ABOUT MY DOGS OR PUPPIES, I SEND OUT A QUESTIONNAIRE  FOR YOU TO ANSWER. AFTER I HAVE RECEIVED THE QUESTIONNAIRE BACK, I WILL FOLLOW UP WITH AN E MAIL. PLEASE KEEP IN MIND I DO ASK FOR REFERENCES AND I DO FOLLOW UP ON THOSE REFERENCES. I ALSO EXPECT YOU TO ASK QUESTIONS OF ME, AND LOT'S OF THEM. I DO A HOME CHECK AND I MAY ALSO CHECK WITH ANIMAL CONTROL AUTHORITIES IN YOUR AREA TO SEE IF THERE HAVE BEEN ANY POTENTIAL PROBLEMS IN THE PAST AND HOW THEY WERE RESOLVED, SOME THINGS ARE TRIVIAL NEIGHBOR DISPUTES WHILE OTHERS ARE HIGHLY IMPORTANT. I ALSO CHECK WITH OTHER BREEDERS AS WELL.

A GREAT DANE IS NOT FOR EVERYONE. THEY ARE HUGE, EAT A LOT, YOUR VET BILLS WILL BE HIGHER DUE TO THE SIZE OF THE DOG, AND LIKE ANY PUREBRED DOG ARE PRONE TO CERTAIN HEALTH ISSUES THAT SOME PEOPLE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO HANDLE. BLOAT IS ONE OF THEM. EMERGENCY BLOAT DECOMPRESSION AND SURGERY CAN COST UPWARDS TO $1,500 OR MORE DEPENDING ON THE CLINIC. IT IS ALWAYS WISE TO KEEP A CREDIT CARD ON HAND FOR SUCH EMERGENCIES OR WHAT I CALL A RESERVE FUND SPECIFICALLY FOR THE DOG. GREAT DANE PUPPIES NEED LOTS OF SOCIALIZATION AND THEY NEED HOME COMPANION TRAINING. A PUPPY OF ANY BREED, LEFT TO IT'S OWN DEVICES, CAN BECOME A HOLY TERROR WHEN FULL GROWN, AND YOU MAY NOT HAVE A COUCH, SHOES OR A COMPUTER LEFT WHEN YOU RETURN HOME.

MY JOB AS A BREEDER IS TO MAKE SURE YOU AND THE POTENTIAL PUPPY WILL BE COMPATIBLE AND THAT THIS IS THE CORRECT BREED FOR YOU. I SEE TO IT THAT YOU HAVE EDUCATED YOURSELF ON THIS BREED AND I WILL ALSO BE WILLING TO HELP EDUCATE YOU FURTHER, ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE A NEWCOMER TO THE BREED. I MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE THE PROPER SECURITY FOR A PUPPY (FENCED YARD OUTSIDE, X PEN INSIDE WHEN LEFT ALONE, TIE OUTS OR CHAINS ARE PROHIBITED, NO UNDERGROUND FENCING), TIME FOR THE PUPPY, PUPPIES SHOULD NEVER BE LEFT ALONE FOR 8 HOURS A DAY WHILE YOU ARE AT WORK. WHERE YOU PLAN TO KEEP YOUR PUPPY WHEN YOU ARE GONE FROM YOUR HOME FOR SHORT INTERVALS. THAT YOU HAVE TIME TO TAKE YOUR PUPPY TO TRAINING CLASSES. MOST OF ALL THAT YOU WILL BE DEDICATED TO THIS DOG FOR THE REST OF ITS LIFE. THIS IS WHERE I COME IN. I AM THERE FOR THE LIFE OF YOUR DOG. I PRODUCED YOUR PUPPY AND BROUGHT THIS LITTLE BUNDLE OF FUR INTO THIS WORLD (REMEMBER, THE PUPPY DIDN'T ASK TO BE CREATED OR BORN) AND I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR PUPPYS WELFARE FOR THE LIFE OF THE DOG. IF YOU CANNOT KEEP YOUR DOG FOR ANY REASON, THE DOG IS TO COME BACK TO ME AND ME ONLY. I WILL DISCUSS THIS FURTHER ON THE FOLLOWING PAGES. IF YOU DO NOT WANT A CLOSE RELATIONSHIP WITH YOUR PUPPYS BREEDER, RECEIVEING  PHONE CALLS AND OR E MAILS FROM ME FOR UPDATES ON YOUR DOG FOR THE REST OF YOUR DOGS LIFE, PERHAPS IT WOULD BE BEST TO LOOK ELSEWHERE FOR A DOG. IN OTHER WORDS, WHEN YOU RECEIVE YOUR PUPPY, YOU TAKE ME ON AS EXTRA BAGGAGE TOO. :)

I DO HAVE A CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT FOR YOU TO SIGN PRIOR TO YOU RECEIVING YOUR PUPPY, PROVIDING THAT EVERYTHING HAS CHECKED OUT OKAY AND WE BOTH, BEING YOU AND I, AGREE THIS BREED IS RIGHT FOR YOU. THIS CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT EXPLAINS WHAT I EXPECT OF YOU AS A POTENTIAL PUPPY OWNER AND WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT FROM ME AS YOUR PUPPYS BREEDER. THIS CONTRACT EXPLAINS HOUSING AND SAFETY REQUIRMENTS (FENCED YARD, NO EXCEPTIONS), GUARANTEES AND REPLACEMENT POLICIES, RETURN POLICIES, SPAY AND NEUTER REQUIRMENTS, AKC REGISTRATION, BE IT LIMITED OR FULL, SHOW REQUIRMENTS IF YOUR PUPPY IS A SHOW POTENTIAL DOG, REPONSIBLE DOG OWNERSHIP, SIRE AND DAM INFORMATION INCLUDING OFA CERTIFICATE NUMBERS AND DNA NUMBERS AND BASIC REQUIRMENTS IN GENERAL. IT IS NOTHING TO BE AFRAID OF, AND NO ONE THAT HAS PURCHASED A PUPPY FROM ME HAS BALKED YET, BUT IT DOES REQUIRE A SIGNATURE WHICH IS LEGAL AND BINDING IN A COURT OF LAW.  IF YOU WISH NOT TO SIGN A CONTRACTUAL AGREEMENT, I CANNOT PLACE A DOG OR PUPPY WITH YOU. :(

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