Our Philosophy about Great Dane Breeding and Raising

Posted by Administrator on October 29th, 2005 — Posted in About Dynamite Danes

It is our experience and belief that proper nutrition is the key to long
life in great danes. Our concentration is on the care and appropriate nutrition of
all our dogs as sound, healthy and happy dogs produce puppies who are off to
the best possible start they can get in life-and that is one of the main
goals of our breeding program.

All of our mommies and daddies have been raised here and are strong and
healthy-free of any known genetic defects.All of the dogs that are being
bred are given a comprehensive checkup once a year that includes a complete
blood screen for thyroid, liver function, etc. They are checked on a regular
basis for mobility function, joints, heart, etc.
All the pups are vet checked at least twice before they go home for heart,
joint range of motion and flexibility and general overall health.

Our reservation fee is $50 to insure that you get the pup that you want
and the pups are reserved so that you get your choice of pups in the order
that the deposits are received for the particular color/sex that you want to
adopt.

If the pup needs to be shipped to you, we only use the services of
PETAIR-they are a reputable and dependable company that provides
counter-to-counter service for pups.The cost of this service within the
continental U.S. is about $300 with crate included. There is a shipping
moratorium on live animals imposed by most of the major airlines between
June 1st and September 1st. I do prefer not to ship, and it is a really good
idea , if at all possible, for you to meet the parents of your puppy.

You are always welcome to come and visit and meet our gang. All parents are
on site and have been raised here, we have a crew that is always ready to
pass out loves to anyone that is interested. If you are able to visit, you
can see how the dogs are raised and meet the parents so you really get a
good idea of the quality and temperament you can expect of your prospective
puppy.

If you have any other specific questions and/or are interested in reserving
a puppy from these litters, just give me a call at 712-647-2973. If you are
interested in reserving a pup for later in the year, please contact me for
details of placement.That way we can visit and ascertain that this would be
a good match for both you and the puppy. It is always a big commitment to
add a new family member and is important that you are both happy with the
arrangement, so I always strive to ensure that you get the pup that will fit
into your lifestyle the way you want him/her to.

If I can be of any assistance to you in any way just give me a call, I am
always available throughout the life of your dane to answer any questions or
address any concerns you may have.

Thanks,
Gale Renz/Dynamite Danes

Phone # 712-647-2973
Fax # 712-647-2518
E-mail: momrenz@hotmail.com

Gale Renz/Dynamite Danes
Home phone 712-647-2973
Cell phone 712-592-2116
Fax 712-647-2518

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Our Great Dane Philosophy

Posted by Administrator on October 29th, 2005 — Posted in About Dynamite Danes

Our Great Dane Philosophy

Danes are wonderful, loving and funny family members.We feel that our
danes are bred to be the best friend you could ever have! Our breeding
program focuses on ensuring a very laidback dog with a stable, outgoing
temperament and a sound, healthy individual that can be your happy companion
for many years.I like to have all of the pups placed in loving, permanent
homes before they are born-if at all possible-so I know that they will all
have families to love them after they are here. So we always have a
reservation list active to place the puppies in preapproved homes.If you
would want to go to the litters page at www.dynamitedanes.com our full
adoption contract and guarantee is at the ADOPTION CONTRACT link. If you
read through it you will know if we are on the same page as to the care and
nurture of the pup. We do conduct a preplacement interview, of course, and
will be glad to answer any questions you may have, too. Open, honest
communication between breeder and puppy parents makes for a much nicer
experience for all involved:)

Our males usually weigh between 175-200# as full grown dogs and are 34-37″
tall at the shoulder. The females are usually around 125-155#and are
usually about 32-35″ tall. Great danes are not fully mature until three
years of age. They grow up for two years and fill out fully the third year.

The main focus of our holistic breeding program is a long-lived and
completely
sound dog. We strive to breed healthy dogs with a laidback, loving
disposition-and we are successful at it! The overall quality of our pups is
very high and we guarantee their soundness in your adoption contract. We
love to place our babies in loving companion homes. Loving show homes are
also welcome. We believe that danes are happiest as family members, so we
are glad to place them in committed pet homes.

We have spent over fifteen years refining our line so that we can have a
predictably excellent outcome of our planned breedings. Our pups are glowing
with good health and bright eyed and eager to meet the world!
Our adoption fees for pups placed as pets start at $750 and go to around
$1250-1500 for a show-marked harlequin, black, mantle or blue placed as a
pet. The pet-marked blacks (with a little white on the chest or toes) and
imperfectly marked mantles and merles are the least costly at $750 and the
harls being more ($800-1000) and the blues($1250-1500) the most costly,
these distinctions have to do with the difficulty in breeding a particular
color successfully to produce sound and healthy puppies. We will gladly
place show-marked puppies as pets, but they are a little higher, of course.

The current and usual waiting time for a blue puppy is from six months to a
year as the reservation lists are quite extensive-great blues are hard to
find!

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