email me here: mknopf@cinci.rr.com or call me.  My number is on the bottom of each page.

 

 The new owners have a significant impact on how each puppy will grow to their full potential. 

Puppies are babies and while no one can ultimately say with absolute certainty a puppy will be this or that we do try to evalutae our puppies as they present themselves while so young.  That said, we evaluate our puppies for type, temperament, and soundness.  Placement of a puppy in a new home is dependent on the home and the puppy's needs.  We try to match according to playfulness, social willingness, sound sensitivity, dominance level, and intelligence.  We also evaluate structure, movement, and color qualities.  Each puppy is evaluated on conformation show potential basis.  Only those most closely matching the American standards for a Great Dane are deemed "show potential".  

Puppies! (updated  03/10/2010)

Scroll down to see what our plans are for 2010.  

Repeat breeding of BISS AM/Intl CH Sharcon's Tomahawk, CGC, ROM x our own Knopf's Bring It On Magic.  Whelped 1/14/2010.

Tommy's owner provided us with the following show record information!

"Mulitiple Group & Best in Specialty Show AKC/International Champion, Top 20, Award of Merit, ROM and CGC recepient.  Tommy the all time top winning blue Great Dane in the history of the breed."

This blue girl we are looking for a permanent loving AKC conformation/show home on breeder's terms.  Additional pictures available upon request.  Pictured below at 7.5 weeks.

 

 

Clarice's available health tests: http://www.offa.org/display.html?appnum=1201119#animal.  Tommy's available health tests: http://www.offa.org/display.html?appnum=1082726#animal

The first breeding produced Elwood, Jake & Sky (pictured below; Elwood @ 10.5 months, Jake @ 11.5 months, & Sky @ 8 months). 

 

We are planning a litter out of our Italian import brindle girl Intern'l CH Kajal to CH Ricky our fawn boy.  This is a much anticipated breeding combining two high quality Danes.  Kajal is in season now which means a projected whelp date early May 2010. 

 

Kajal's pedigree is here: http://pedigrees.vonknopfdanes.com/Kajal.html

Kajal's health tests (thyroid normal, pending certificate): http://www.offa.org/display.html?appnum=1347727#animal

Ricky's pedigree is here: http://pedigrees.vonknopfdanes.com/Ricky.html

Ricky's health tests: http://www.offa.org/display.html?appnum=1238872#animal

NEW BREEDING ANNOUNCEMENT!!!  Our girl CH Zoe (co owned with her loving mom Shayla) will be bred later this year!  This breeding we expect to take place late summer or early fall 2010.  Sire to be announced.