The previous
article familiarized you with the main traits of a good breeder. Finding a quality
breeder, even if you know all the characteristics of a good one, will not be easy.
You will need to know for sure that the person cares for the Great Dane. There
are a number of questions that you can put directly or indirectly and satisfy
yourself that the breeder you found is of quality. You will also have to check
up personally into the many aspects of the breeding to be sure that you are making
the right choice.
The Acid Test
The first and foremost thing you
will observe about a quality Great Dane breeder will be the wealth of knowledge
he/she has accumulated on the subject. They can easily speak on any aspect of
the Great Dane’s life, history, healthy, needs, care, training effortlessly. They
will know all these things because they are absolutely passionate about this breed
and cannot resist not being abreast with every little thing than concerns this
dog.
Another telltale characteristic of a quality Great Dane breeder is
his/her total reluctance in selling a pup to you. You will feel as if you are
a boy asking the father the hand of his daughter. As all fathers, they would feel
that no one out there can ever be worthy of his daughter. The breeder, knowing
very well the pros and cons of raising a Great Dane, would take great pains to
assure himself that you are making the right decision and his precious animal
would be happy with you.
They will definitely ask you to sign a contract
to return the pup to them in case of any difficulty in raising or keeping it.
A good breeder will never take the chance that their Great Dane would ever end
in a rescue animal shelter.
A quality Great Dane breeder will ensure that
the dam will have littered a maximum of three times throughout her life. Any more
than that and you will have a biologically drained bitch that can never produce
cent percent healthy puppies. Remember, the life span of a Great Dane is as it
as very short; when it reaches 7-8 years of age, it is considered old.
A
quality Great Dane breeder will have accurate information gathered about at least
two generation of both the dam and the sire of the puppy. He/she would have taken
enough pains to ensure that the animal bred does not have any genetic defects,
nor do its parents. He/she will have medical certificates for authentic authorities
to back up his/her claims.
