Welcome

 

TO OUR INFORMATION PAGE

     WE HOPE THAT THIS PAGE WILL HELP EDUCATE THE PUPPY BUYER

                                                       

Please check out the link at the bottom of this page for information on helpful hints to weed out puppy mills/backyard breeders

Our breeding program:

Eric and I strive for health, longevity and excellent temperament in our danes. The first part of our breeding program is the hours, weeks, months and years that go into a planned breeding. We do not just breed for puppies. We are breeding in the hopes of bettering the breed and generally will always keep a puppy back out of our breeding. After we have done all of our research on the genetic and physical aspects, its time to do the OFA and the thyroid testing. If their has been problems in the past with cardio or eye's we will do the cardio testing and eye surfs before breeding. We normally use a stud from an outside source whether the sire is overseas or four state away. By using Artificial Insemination your opinions for a better sire come to life. For example there might be a male that would work perfectly with the pedigree and genetics that your working with but the dog died of old age 5 years ago. It is still possible to breed to this dog via frozen semen. After the breeding has taken place, Stuhr Great Danes will do a ultrasound at day 28 to verify puppies. Then at day 54 we will do an x-ray to  make sure everything is going normally. Puppies are generally due at day 60-63 depending on what type of breeding took place (frozen AI/natural). 

Purchasing a Stuhr Great Dane:

Below is some general information on our Stuhr Great Danes Puppies!

  • If you are interested in a Stuhr Great Dane before the puppies are born we will gladly put your name on a list. This does not ensure that you will receive a Stuhr Great Dane puppy. Due to the overwhelming demand for Stuhr Great Danes only after a deposit has been taken will you be ensured a puppy.
  • Stuhr Great Danes will start taking deposits on a litter after the puppies have been born. If you would like to place a deposit before the puppies are born we will only do so upon request with a refundable deposit. This means that in the event that the breeding did not take or there is not an available puppy that your deposit will be refunded.
  • Stuhr Great Danes will gladly have your puppy cropped by our veterinarian. We crop at 7 weeks or 9 weeks depending on the weight of your puppy. The price for an ear crop is $200.00 that is not included in the price of the puppy. Depending on the age when cropped the puppy will stay with Stuhr Great Danes until the stitches have been removed and the ears have healed to prevent infection. All puppies left natural will be able to go to their new homes at eight weeks. No Stuhr Great Dane puppy will go home before eight weeks. If you already have a vet to crop the puppy's ears please contact Stuhr Great Danes to make prior arrangements.
  • Ear taping : We would gladly show you how to tape your puppy's ears before going home. All Stuhr Great Dane puppies that leave with cropped ears will have the proper materials in their care package to go home. You can get step by step directions and photo's from www.greatdanelady.com if you forget how to tape by the time you get home.
  • All puppies sold by Stuhr Great Danes will come with a written contract guarantee. We guarantee against any genetic related problems, hip dysplasia , etc... Please ask for a copy of our contract for full details.
  • All of our Stuhr Great Dane puppies will be dewormed at three weeks, five weeks and eight weeks. Our puppies will also receive current inoculations before going home.
  • We will ship your puppy on United Airlines weather permitting of course. We try to get a non stop flight or small lay over but frown upon having to change planes. Cost on shipping is around $250.00. To get a accurate price you can call United cargo for pets and price shipping a puppy from Omaha, Ne to your local airport.   

What  Stuhr Great Danes expects from our buyers:

  • If your are interested in a Stuhr Great Dane puppy we ask that you contact us to fill out a puppy inquiry and receive a copy of our contract to look over before buying a puppy. That way if there is any questions we can start off on the right foot to ensure the puppy will have a wonderful long life with his/her new family.
  • All Stuhr Great Danes are sold with AKC full or limited registration We do not allow any of our danes to be registered with the UKC. Hopefully this will prevent puppy mills from purchasing our danes.
  • We sell to buyers that have a fenced in yard with room for the puppy to get daily exercise and attention. 
  • Danes are not outside pets. No Stuhr Great Dane is an outside dog and we will not sell our kids to this type of home. We think of our dane as our children and hope that our buyers will as well.
  • If due to circumstances beyond the buyers control the Stuhr Great Dane  puppy has to be given up. The puppy must come back to Stuhr Great Danes. 

 

Click here to view Stuhr's Great Danes Companion / Pet Contract: 

Click here to contact us for a Puppy Questionnaire: 

Wonderful links that you should bookmark!

We would recommend anyone looking to purchase a dane puppy to please visit www.ginnie.com and see the DaDane links. You will find two Links that we feel are very educational for a person looking to buy a dane puppy or for those who have already purchased a dane! Great Dane Links Directory has everything from A to Z including Bloat, HOD, Pano etc.  Great Dane Welfare Issues covers Breeding and Genetics, Feeding Food, Frequently Asked Questions, Great Dane Health Foundation of America, Linda Arndt Feeding & Health, Louise Feddema's Help Page, Publication/Mail List, Puppy's Ear tape and Training.

One of the best places on the web to bookmark when owning a dane is www.greatdanelady.com. Linda Arndt is a Canine Nutritional Consultant. Linda's web site has the following items under articles on her site: Feeding Programs, General Info, Diet, Growth Problem, General Nutrition, Truth & Myth, Major Health Issues, Vaccines And Much More! Learn about HOD, OCD, and Pano. If your questioning on whether to crop or go natural please visit the following on Linda's site: Should I crop my dane puppy and ear taping instructions and photo's.

What is OFA? Please visit the Orthopedic Foundation For Animals at www.offa.org to learn more about Hip Dysplasia!

Another excellent educational site we would recommend is www.doglogic.com , Education, Rescue, Supplies, Training, Health, and feeding.

What you need to know about

puppy mills and backyard breeder

Click on the hydrant to find out more about puppy mills and backyard breeders.

Also links to Great Dane Clubs in the mid west and other educating dane sites.