Because I love the breed! I will say this, if you want a companion that is healthy and happy, you have come to the right place. If you are looking for a cheap Dane, look for one in a shelter. It is a 24-7 job raising puppies. There is a lot of blood, sweat, and tears that goes into each litter. The health testing of parents, shots, worming and good food as well as toys and blankets cost a lot. It
is not cheap raising a litter of puppies. If you want a quality puppy that will be a good companion for years, then we should talk. But if you are not willing to INVEST in a quality family member, then a shelter may be able to help you with a mix breed. I feel that if you are unwilling to invest in quality, you will not be willing to invest in the upkeep. Danes eat a lot, p**p even more, and do not come completely potty trained or crate trained. You will have to invest time and money to turn this diamond into a beautiful GEM! Nancy Secrist said it best! "I've read through all the wonderful comments....I'd like to add that our purebreds are living representations of a people and a culture as they expressed the need for a companion and work helper in different ways under different conditions/situations throughout history. Many of our breeds are specialists with a particular set of skills (sounds like Laim Neelson on "Taken!"). No random bred dog could ever do the work our purebreds are experts at. Would you want a pit mix to search for you when you are lost instead of a Bloodhound? Would you want that same pit mix trusted with herding or protecting a flock of sheep or might you see a bloodbath out in the pasture? Historians estimate that vermin ate up to 1/3 of the food produced in the Middle Ages....is a pit mix going to go down that narrow dark hole and bring out the offender that could starve your family like a feisty terrier? We are each stewards of a breed and it would only take about 7 years of no breeding before all the bi***es would age out of the ability to produce the next generation--effectively ending a breed. Meanwhile, the random bred would proliferate as usual. Responsible breeders have never been the problem. As stewards, we have to keep passing the torch each generation or the hundreds of years of history and tremendous abilities would pass....or as Cayla Wallwork said in a LOT fewer words: ""Because what I'm producing can't be found in a pound.""
