Breed & Buyer Info Training & Events
Health & Welfare Local Links

 

Breed & Buyer Info

Choosing the breed & breeder screening:
Before You Choose a Great Dane Dane Buyer's Checklist
ABC's of Buying a Purebred Puppy Great Dane Illustrated Standard
Novices Interviewing Breeders GDCA Rescue List
Buyer's Corner (link of links)  
General breed info:
1976 Version of the Great Dane standard
(Donald Gauthier illustrations)
Great Dane Club of America
ChromaDane Links  
Great Dane Anatomy  
Conformation Clinic (photographic examples)  
6 Week old Great Dane conformation (by Jill Evans)  
Great Dane Pedigrees Online (K9 Ped)  
More Great Dane Pedigrees (provided by Quintessa)  
   
Great Dane specific coat color information  
DaneWorld (magazine)  
Great Dane: Model of Nobility (free online book)  
Great Dane in History and Art  
GDCA Breeder Code of Ethics  
List of Great Dane clubs  
Height & Weight Chart for Dane puppies  
Discussion boards:  
Danesonline.com  
Leans & Slobbers  
Great Dane Room  
Info for breeders & prospective breeders (see more under Health & Welfare):
Great Dane Breeder's Corner  
So You Want to be a Breeder?  
The Puppy Puzzle - Evaluating puppies (Bob & Pat Hastings)  
Fun & Misc links:  
Dane TRAIN (transporting Danes in need)  
Great Dane Sculptor  
DaDane of DaWeek  

Health & Welfare

Surgery Guidelines for Great Danes
"Happy Tail" taping method
How to Dremel a dog's nails (the best way to cut toenails!)
Ginnie's Emergency Bloat links
HOD 911 (Hypertrophic Osteodystrophy - a growth issue in Danes)
Inherited Diseases Reported in the Great Dane
Color & Pattern Associated Disorders in the Great Dane
OFA
PennHip
Great Dane CHIC program
What is CHIC? Why is Health Testing Important?
Understanding Cardiomyopathy in Danes
Health Articles
Whole Dog Journal (monthly guide to natural feeding and training)

Training & Events

Crate Training
K9 Military (behavioral problem solving tools)
Dog Show FAQ
Dog Related Activities
Counting Points at a Dog Show
AKC Point Schedule
A Beginner's Guide to Dog Shows
Infodog (find dog events in your state)
Handling Your Own Dog in Conformation

Local Links

Central Iowa Kennel Club
Des Moines Obedience Training Club
Great Dane Club of Des Moines
Iowa area Dane Owners Mailing List
Poweshiek Animal League Shelter (PALS)
Pine Bluff Animal Hospital (Laparoscopy Assisted Gastropexy)

Work in progress! More to come!

Foto Danes
Joe & Bev Klingensmith
Newton, Iowa 50208
641-792-8076

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