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.
Every dog a world.
Raised on forty acres where there is always something to investigate, always a good spot to lie down.
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
First creek day
7 weeks old
A year of becoming.
Scroll to watch a puppy grow. The silhouette reaches full size right as the litters appear.
1–2 lbs
Birth
The families who said yes.
Hover each card to see where the puppy is now.
“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
Atlas today
Harlequin · The Hargrove Family
Once the puppy in that photo. Now the center of a family's entire world.
“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
Saffron today
Fawn · Marcus & Priya Okonkwo
Once the puppy in that photo. Now the center of a family's entire world.
“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
Goose today
Blue · Jordan Whitfield
Once the puppy in that photo. Now the center of a family's entire world.
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
Clover
Female · 18 lbs at 10 weeks
Born
Dec 18, 2025
“The first to investigate anything new. Fearless but thoughtful.”
OFA health clearances on both parents. Puppies microchipped, first vaccines, and dewormed before going home.
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Birch
Male · 22 lbs at 10 weeks
Born
Dec 18, 2025
“Loves to lean. Will find your lap regardless of his size.”
OFA health clearances on both parents. Puppies microchipped, first vaccines, and dewormed before going home.
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Meadow
Female · 19 lbs at 10 weeks
Born
Dec 18, 2025
“Happiest when everyone in the room is within sight.”
OFA health clearances on both parents. Puppies microchipped, first vaccines, and dewormed before going home.
Flint
Male · 24 lbs at 10 weeks
Born
Dec 18, 2025
“Deliberate. Studies things before engaging. Future couch philosopher.”
OFA health clearances on both parents. Puppies microchipped, first vaccines, and dewormed before going home.
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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.”
OFA health clearances on both parents. Puppies microchipped, first vaccines, and dewormed before going home.
Hazel
Female · 20 lbs at 10 weeks
Born
Dec 18, 2025
“Already knows her name. Turns toward it with the gravity of someone older.”
OFA health clearances on both parents. Puppies microchipped, first vaccines, and dewormed before going home.
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