Breed Record Supplements

Every quarter The Kennel Club issues a Breed Records Supplement (BRS) for each Breed Group. Great Danes can be found in the Working Group Supplement.

The main section records all the litters registered with the Kennel Club in that Quarter.

“The information contained in the ‘Litters’ section is in alphabetical order by breeder and includes the date of birth of the litter, the name of the sire followed by the name of the dam and in brackets the date of birth of the dam, the date of her previous litter (if any), the total number of litters to date and the total number of pups to date. This is followed by details of all the pups in the current litter which have been registered during the quarter.”

“The abbreviation (KCAB) which appears behind a breeder’s name indicates that the litter has been bred by a member of the Assured Breeder Scheme.”

How Many?

There are sections at the back of the publication which give results for dogs under various Health Schemes:

Joint KC/BVA/ISDS Eye SchemeJoint KC/BVA Hip Dysplasia SchemeJoint KC/BVA Elbow Dysplasia SchemeDNA Testing Schemes

There is a wealth of information in each quarter’s BRS about who is breeding and what they have bred along with results of current health tests. It is interesting to see how many breeders are not following recommendations on breeding bitches. With the number of Great Danes ending up in Rescue in the current economic climate perhaps we should be questioning the ethics of breeding from very young bitches and the number of litters some breeders are continuing to produce.

Great Dane Registrations For The Years 2003 -2012 Inclusive

Year	Puppies Registered
2003	1892
2004	1728
2005	1688
2006	1839
2007	1897
2008	1419
2009	1306
2010	1429
2011	1323
2012	1281

Year	Puppies Registered
2013

Quarter October - December 2012

41 Litters 340 Puppies Registered

15% of Litters had no Breeder Affix

3 litters were born to bitches between the ages of 14-18 months
5 bitches had given birth to 2 litters within 12 months.
2 bitches had given birth to 2 litters within 7 months.
1 bitch had given birth to 2 litters within 6 months.
4 bitches were registered this quarter giving birth to their 3rd litter
3 bitches were registered this quarter giving birth to their 4th litter

Colour	Number of Litters
Harlequin/Black/Blue/ Mantle	21
Blue	9
Fawn/Brindle	5
Black/Blue	3
Fawn	2
Black	1

Total	41

Quarter July - September 2012

31 Litters 224 Puppies Registered

26% of Litters had no Breeder Affix

3 litters were born to bitches between the ages of 17-22 months
1 bitch had given birth to 2 litters within 12 months.
1 bitch had given birth to 2 litters within 11 months.
1 bitch had given birth to 2 litters within 5 months.
3 bitches were registered this quarter giving birth to their 3rd litter one of which was over 8 yrs old
1 bitch was registered this quarter giving birth to her 4th litter

Colour	Number of Litters
Harlequin/Black/Blue/ Mantle	14
Fawn	8
Blue	5
Black	2
Fawn/Brindle	1
Blue/Black	1

Total	31

Quarter April - June 2012

53 Litters 384 Puppies Registered

30% of Litters had no Breeder Affix

7 litters were born to bitches between the ages of 14-23 months
1 bitch had given birth to 2 litters within 9 months.
1 bitch had given birth to 2 litters within 8 months.
1 bitch had given birth to 2 litters within 6 months.
8 bitches were registered this quarter giving birth to their 3rd litter
1 bitch was registered this quarter giving birth to her 4th litter

Colour	Number of Litters
Harlequin/Black/Blue/ Mantle	19
Fawn	13
Blue	12
Black	4
Fawn/Brindle	3
Blue/Black	2

Total	53

Quarter January - March 2012

46 Litters 300 Puppies Registered

26% of Litters had no Breeder Affix

9 litters were born to bitches between the ages of 17-24 months
1 bitch had given birth to 2 litters within 11 months.
1 bitch was 6 years 11 months old when she gave birth to her 1st litter
1 bitch was 8 years 1 month old when she gave birth to her 1st litter
8 bitches were registered this quarter giving birth to their 3rd litter

Colour	Number of Litters
Harlequin/Black/Blue/ Mantle	21
Blue	5
Fawn	7
Fawn/Brindle	4
Black	5
Blue/Black	3
Mantle	1
Total	46