Family Danes

I got my first Dane from family Danes 10 months ago being a first time great Dane puppy owner I had lots of queations. She has helped me so much. Sent me home with a care package and reading material. We loved our boy so much that we just got our second one from family Danes 4 months ago and she is still my support this time as well. I would recommend them to anyone.

We were very happy with the service and experience at Family Danes. They were very knowable and helpful with each question we had. They provided us with updates throughout the adoption process. The prices were in line with other breeders I had inquired with. The puppy has been in good health since we picked him up. He has a wonderful temperament and is very loving. I would not hesitate to recommend this breeder to a friend. It is our intention to purchase another Great Dane from this breeder.

I would like to take this opportunity to let other people know about my experience with Jan and Family Danes. I have raised several dogs from puppies over the years however I have never purchased a puppy without first seeing them. We had researched many breeds and settled on a Great Dane. Our search began with many of the shelters in the area unfortunately we were unable to found a suitable match for our family. After some research on line I contacted Jan first by e mail then by phone. She was extremely helpful through the initial process of choosing the right puppy and was extremely knowledgable about Great Danes. We settled on a puppy named Blaze and she made all the arrangements to get him to us. We live in NH so Blaze had to be flown up. All this was new to us so as you can imagine we were a little apprehensive of what may pop out of the kennel. Jan had provided us with tons of pictures and videos of Blaze, her description was perfect. He is an amazing caring puppy who loves to be held and play with our other dog. We have had him for a little over 6 weeks now and we could not have asked for more wonderful well adjusted addition to the family. The way a puppy is handled and loved from birth is extremely important in it's ability to socialize and adjust to a new environment. It is obvious that Blaze was shown a tremendous amount of care and received a fair amount of training. He was essentially house broken from the time he arrived and has just been a wonderful addition to the family. He has been to the vet twice for shots and check ups, he has no health issues and is a beautiful black color with white sox on all around. If you are looking for a Great Dane I would recommend connecting with Jan and Family Danes, they have been wonderful.

Getting my two babies from Family Danes was the best experience I ever had. Jan made every arrangement quickly and efficiently. Eased my fears of the puppies flying. And her breeding is amazing, the quality of puppies too good to be true. So healthy and wonderful! Jan from Family Danes is a true testament to a great dane breeder. I wish I would of found her years ago.

Excellent breeders. The experience was first class from start to finish. It's hard when you are relying on the breeder for everything when we live in different countries.. I have no problem recommending Family Danes to anyone.

We bought our babies, a black,white,and blue male
and a blue female from Family Danes. They both have been a joy. Well taken care of and first round of shots.

I have owned several of Family Danes pups over the years. I have also recommended their pups to several people. The pups make exceptional companions. I have visited the parents and puppies at the farm on many occasion as it is always a pleasure. After all, how you raise your new friend is the most important thing.

We selected a specific dog and placed a deposit on him. When arriving to the breeders home we were informed that the dog was given to another family by "mistake". While our deposit was returned to us, buyers should beware of potential heartbreak and not getting the dog you paid for and bonded to via photos and online communication.

We have had the best experience with family danes! [redacted] has been wonderful and our baby is amazing! We got him at 8 weeks and he is now almost 6 months! He's been such a joy for the family!

I had a very positive experience working with family danes! I got 2 puppies from this breeder and they are both beautiful, healthy, and precious to our family! Jan W[redacted] is very personable and kept in touch with us throughout the entire process and does so still to this day! She seems to really love each of her puppies and likes to get updates on how they're doing in their new home! I would happily work with her again!

I found Family Danes on a website. I emailed them and got a response immediately. They have ALWAYS been up front and honest with me. They shared pics of my baby and actually let me come to them a day before I was supposed to arrive with NO problems at all. If I have any questions, I feel comfortable enough to text and still get a response right back. Family Danes is one of the best Breeders I have dealt with.

No. No. No. I do not advise buying your puppy from this so called "breeder". I'll just jump right in. I discovered the website for Family Danes online and although their review page is full of updates from families and pictures of their gorgeous pups, I can't help but wonder how many of them are fictitious. The evening we arrived to choose our new addition to our family, our hearts were immediately stolen by the little black pup who kept getting his head stuck in the puppy gate. He was precious and had the cutest sleepy eyes. The whole way home he slept. Once we got home, he slept. However, no worries- that's what little puppies are supposed to do, right? The next day, the diarrhea started. Enough online investigation lead us to believe that it was probably related to the change in his diet or perhaps even "stress related" due to the new environment. Despite our best efforts to calm his stomach with white rice, chicken & pepo (along with everything else we read to do) he still seemed to be having the same problem a few days following. Then, the vomitting started; It was time to visit the vet.

The vet diagnosed our sweet Baker with Parvovirus. Needless to say we were devastated. After all, we had only had our puppy for 5 days. I was informed by the vet that the incubation period for parvovirus is 7-10 days (some say 3-7) and that it was his professional opinion that he was already beginning to get sick at the time of purchase. Also, taking into consideration that no other animals enter our home, it all made sense. Okay- so parvovirus is out there. I didn't immediately blame the "breeder". It happens. Next, we took a look at when the last vaccinations took place for our pup. Turns out he was almost 2 weeks overdue the day we picked him up. For only $20-30 bucks this whole fiasco could have been avoided. Talk about angry. What type of breeder skips vaccinations? Seeing as how we had just spent $800 on a new puppy and were now being hit with a $200 vet bill 5 days in, we were not excited to hear that treatment could cost up to $3,000-5,000 much less not provide our puppy a guaranteed recovery. My husband and I decided to do home treatment and to do everything we could to save this puppy. After a week of sleepless nights, hard work & lots of love we were able to nurse our pup back to health; we wouldn't trade him for anything. The entire experience was heartbreaking and extremely draining for our puppy and our family. Today is 3 weeks since our Baker has kicked Parvo's butt.

I said all of that to say this- I called the "breeder" more than a handful of times, left numerous voicemails and texts and received ONE phone call back only for her to say, "Oh, I'm sorry. Let me check with my other families to see if they are having problems and I will get back with you." I never heard a word. In addition, we just discovered that our puppy also has entropion which is a hereditary trait that is in the bloodline (if you are unaware - Google it). When I inquired about whether or not either of my puppies parents had been diagnosed with entropion, the "breeder" told me she was unfamiliar with entropion but would look it up. I never heard another word. Shocker! Needless to say we will be shelling out another chunk of dough to correct that with surgery when he is of age.

This "breeder" did not stand behind the sale of her dog. She did not offer any helpful advice. She did not apologize once for neglecting the puppies vaccinations. She did not offer to refund any amount of money to help cover the vet bills caused by her mistake. She got her cash and she was done. This does not sound like someone who should be breeding animals.

If you do happen to buy from these people, please take your puppy to the vet before you even bring him home. It is likely that he is not up to date with vaccinations and could already have a sickness that could kill him in several days.

This is the 4th great dane puppy I have bought from Family Danes. I have grandchildren that are at our home often. All of them have been great with the kids. The temperament of the four danes we got from Family Danes has been great. They love the kids and my grandchildren were very small when we got our 1st puppy. The size of their dogs are HUGH!!! I live in Wi & I am sure I could find a great dane some place here in Wi but I never would because of the great dogs we have had with Family Danes.
Thanks, [redacted] in Wi

I wasn't going to write a review because I thought maybe my puppy was the only one with parvo. I'm happy I came back and read this last review of someone who said she had multiple people reach out to her with puppies from Family Danes who had parvo.

I purchased a beautiful puppy from this breeder back in November. Within 2 days of having her she showed her first symptom and right away I brought her to the animal hospital. Luckily they caught it early but she still spent 10 whole days in the hospital fighting for her life. It was the most heartbreaking experience and I'm writing so no one else has to go through what I did.

The breeder told me that she could have picked it up from anywhere but I have a written document from the vet at the animal hospital that she caught the virus from the breeder. Not only did I experience an extremely upsetting 10 days but I also had to pay around $7,000 to bring my puppy back to good health (which the breeder will not take any part of responsibility for). I reached out to the state attorney and unfortunately there are no laws against breeders in Tennessee. The only thing I can do is inform others.

Family Danes needs to stop breeding animals and bleach every single surface in that house. Her Great Danes are beautiful but she should not be selling unhealthy puppies. It is sickening that they sell these puppies knowing they are going to break the hearts of all these people. I am writing this so other people make the conscious decision of buying a puppy and knowing the expense and heartbreak it may cause them. My girl is now 5 months old and as healthy as can be. Thankfully I had the means to help the puppy I loved and thankfully she survived such a traumatic experience.

I had a very positive experience with Family Danes, I had inquired about a new litter of pups and received several emails and Pics of the pups as they progressed to 8 weeks when I actually purchased and picked up our beautiful blue puppy. The experience didn't stop there though, I had several questions with this being our first Dane pup and Famiky Danes offered great direction and support and now our blue boy is now a beautiful part our family!

I can only give the highest possible review of [redacted] and Family Danes. After much research and after reading all of the online reviews I could find (including those on the Revdex.com website), I contacted [redacted]. I had a lot of questions, particularly regarding negative reviews that I had read. [redacted] candidly answered every question I had about those reviews and the concerns that I had. In the end, I decided that unhappy customers are far more likely to leave a review than are happy customers--thus this review. I certainly understand that a bad experience can leave one feeling very negative and I sympathize with anyone who had to deal with an unhappy experience. However, I am happy to report that our experience has been as good as it could have been. [redacted] sent me pictures of her puppies and I selected one at 3 weeks. Over the next five weeks I received additional information and pictures both unsolicited and at my request. At eight weeks I picked up our beautiful, blue puppy with a minimal drive thanks to [redacted]'s daughter meeting me part way. [redacted] is now 6 months old, 100 lbs, happy, healthy and a perfect fit with our family. Everyone notes what a handsome dog he is and this can only be attributed to good breeding and good care. Based on my experience, I highly recommend Family Danes and I am strongly considering getting a new brother or sister for our baby. Based on our experience I recommend Family Danes, without reservation.