GentleGiants

Great Dane Breeder · Est. 2009

Forty acres of rolling pasture. Puppies that learn the world through grass under their paws and creek water on their chests.

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The Dogs

Every dog a world.

Raised on forty acres where there is always something to investigate, always a good spot to lie down.

Great Dane puppy sitting in tall meadow grass, morning light golden on its coat
12 weeks
Harlequin Great Dane standing in open pasture, ears alert
Harlequin
Two Great Dane puppies playing at the edge of a creek
🔊 Hover to hear
Great Dane puppy leaning its full weight against a child, eyes soft
8 weeks
Fawn Great Dane adult resting on farmhouse porch in afternoon shade
Fawn
Great Dane running across rolling green pasture, ears flying
Free range
Brindle Great Dane puppy curled asleep in barn hay
Brindle
Great Dane looking directly at camera with warm amber eyes
That look.
Litter of Great Dane puppies nursing together, dappled sunlight through barn slats
New litter
The Farm

Space to grow into
enormous bodies.

Great Danes need room — not just physical room, but the kind of unhurried room that lets a nervous system settle. Our forty acres of rolling pasture give puppies exactly that. They learn to navigate uneven ground, wade through creek shallows, and rest in the long grass while the world happens around them.

By the time a puppy leaves for its new home at ten weeks, it has heard thunder, seen horses, been carried by strangers, and figured out that the world is mostly safe and often interesting.

Forty acres

Rolling pasture & creek bottom

Since 2009

Fifteen years of careful breeding

4–6 litters

Per year, never rushed

Health tested

OFA hips, cardiac, thyroid

Rolling green pasture with morning mist, fence lines disappearing into the distance
Great Dane puppy standing in creek water, tail wagging

First creek day

7 weeks old

Forty acres · Rolling pasture
Growth

A year of becoming.

Scroll to watch a puppy grow. The silhouette reaches full size right as the litters appear.

1–2 lbs

Birth

Birth
4 weeks
8 weeks
12 weeks
6 months
Full grown
Stories

The families who said yes.

Hover each card to see where the puppy is now.

Great Dane puppy sitting next to a young girl, both looking at the camera
10 weeksHarlequin
Hover to see grown

We drove eleven hours to pick up Atlas. He leaned his whole body into our daughter on the ride home and hasn't stopped since. He is 140 pounds of pure sincerity.

The Hargrove Family

Asheville, NC · Atlas

Full grown harlequin Great Dane standing next to a teenager in a backyard
3 years later

Atlas today

Harlequin · The Hargrove Family

Once the puppy in that photo. Now the center of a family's entire world.

Fawn Great Dane puppy sleeping across a man's lap
9 weeksFawn
Hover to see grown

We lost our last Dane to bone cancer at seven. We were not sure we could go through it again. Then we met this litter and remembered exactly why we do.

Marcus & Priya Okonkwo

Nashville, TN · Saffron

Fawn Great Dane adult lying on a porch, chin resting on a woman's feet
2 years later

Saffron today

Fawn · Marcus & Priya Okonkwo

Once the puppy in that photo. Now the center of a family's entire world.

Blue Great Dane puppy playing in yard with a young man
11 weeksBlue
Hover to see grown

I moved to an apartment with a yard specifically for this. Everyone said I was insane. Goose now weighs 158 pounds and uses the yard every single day. Worth every square foot.

Jordan Whitfield

Charlottesville, VA · Goose

Full grown blue Great Dane running across a yard, ears back
18 months later

Goose today

Blue · Jordan Whitfield

Once the puppy in that photo. Now the center of a family's entire world.

Current Litter

Meet the December litter.

Born December 18, 2025. Ready for homes from February 25, 2026. Six puppies, each already a whole person.

Dam

Rosemary of Fernhollow

Sire

Bramble Ridge Copperfield

Harlequin Great Dane female puppy looking curiously at camera
AvailableHarlequin

Clover

Female · 18 lbs at 10 weeks

Born

Dec 18, 2025

The first to investigate anything new. Fearless but thoughtful.

BoldCuriousGentle

OFA health clearances on both parents. Puppies microchipped, first vaccines, and dewormed before going home.

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Mantle Great Dane male puppy resting with head on paws
AvailableMantle

Birch

Male · 22 lbs at 10 weeks

Born

Dec 18, 2025

Loves to lean. Will find your lap regardless of his size.

CalmAffectionateSteady

OFA health clearances on both parents. Puppies microchipped, first vaccines, and dewormed before going home.

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Fawn Great Dane female puppy sitting in afternoon sunlight
ReservedFawn

Meadow

Female · 19 lbs at 10 weeks

Born

Dec 18, 2025

Happiest when everyone in the room is within sight.

SocialWatchfulSoft

OFA health clearances on both parents. Puppies microchipped, first vaccines, and dewormed before going home.

Blue Great Dane male puppy standing alert in grass
AvailableBlue

Flint

Male · 24 lbs at 10 weeks

Born

Dec 18, 2025

Deliberate. Studies things before engaging. Future couch philosopher.

ThoughtfulIndependentLoyal

OFA health clearances on both parents. Puppies microchipped, first vaccines, and dewormed before going home.

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Harlequin Great Dane female puppy with mouth open mid-howl
PendingHarlequin

Wren

Female · 17 lbs at 10 weeks

Born

Dec 18, 2025

The howler. First to vocalize, first to the food bowl, first to your heart.

VocalPlayfulSpirited

OFA health clearances on both parents. Puppies microchipped, first vaccines, and dewormed before going home.

Brindle Great Dane female puppy looking up with attentive expression
AvailableBrindle

Hazel

Female · 20 lbs at 10 weeks

Born

Dec 18, 2025

Already knows her name. Turns toward it with the gravity of someone older.

IntelligentResponsiveWarm

OFA health clearances on both parents. Puppies microchipped, first vaccines, and dewormed before going home.

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