AKC Great Dane Puppies
RAiSED by a master dog trainer
Boulder View’s Jolene and Oakhaven’s Freeway Litter Coming December 30th, 2025
Oakhaven's Freeway AKC Registration
CHIC Certification Health Testing
PUPPY WAIT LIST
PAST PUPPIES AND THEIR HAPPY FAMILYS
Our Adoption Process
Contributions to this content have been made by Paige Horne of Royalworth Kennel
1. Look around our Website, if you have interest in a future litter, fill out the “Puppy Waitlist” Form located on this page.
2. Schedule a Video chat by filling out the “Contact Form” or sending a text to 203-815-0035 and let us know if their is a specific puppy you are looking for. The video chat gives you an opportunity to see the puppies interact in their environment and get to know them.
3. If you are comfortable with your commitment after the video call, fill out our Puppy Application.
4. The Deposit (Non-refundable) is due once you complete your Puppy Appliction. You may pay your deposit by going to our Shop and checking out through the Paypal style checkout, Zelle (Laura Trumpold: info@followmyleadfl.com), Gooddog.com , or a Cash Drop Off.
5. Please allow at least 3 business days to review your application- we want to ensure we pick the perfect homes for all of our puppies!
6. Once your application has been approved, we will schedule a visit, and or pickup. We will go over an extensive contract clearly outlining what you should expect, our expectations of care, our 5 Year Limited Lifetime Health Warranty, Our Forever Home Pledge, and more.
7. Just before your pup's homecoming, we'll take them for a dedicated physical, obtain a Health Certificate from a USDA accredited Veterinarian and follow through with your preferred pickup arrangements.
8. Once your puppy is settled at home, we can schedule your 3 FREE 30 minute Remote or In Person Training Sessions with the Master Dog Trainer to ensure your puppy is adjusting well.
Canine Companion Package
Additional Resources
The Great Dane Breed Standard
For a deeper understanding of what makes a good Great Dane, please see the Great Dane Club of America, Great Dane Breed Standard in print
Keeping Your Great Dane Healthy
Great Dane Club of America
The Great Dane Lady
Preferred Rescues
Early Neurological Stimulation (ENS) Tactical Stimulation
Our breeding program goal is to create exceptional examples of the Great Dane breed with both health and temperament being our number one priority. Puppies temperaments are assessed at 7 weeks old and matched to their forever home based on the objective of the adopter- Service work, Therapy Work, Show Home/Breeder, or wonderful loving family dog.
Puppy Rearing
When a puppy is born, they are not ours. We have 12 weeks to get them ready for you. We devote our time, energy, knowledge and our hearts to ensure they are the best they can be before they go home to their forever humans.
That they believe in their own abilities.
That they know the world is safe.
That they know dogs are friendly.
That they know people are kind.
And most of all, that their voice is heard in their placement so that they are understood. Honored. Respected. And empowered to be the best they can be.
It does make a difference how puppies are raised.
Empowering puppies to believe in themselves is a gift that we cannot take for granted.
The impact of instilling confidence in puppies extends beyond their early years, laying the groundwork for a lifetime of resilience, adaptability, and success.
Our puppies are raised in our family home and training headquarters in sunny Brooksville, FL; ensuring the early socialization exposure that is critical to creating a confident adult dog. We expose them to children, cats, adult men and women, several other adult dogs on our property, along with small animals such as our farmstead chickens, turkeys, and rabbits, and pigs. We live in a beautifully wooded rural area, so we also make it a point to take several short “field trips” to visit with the sights, sounds, and smells of a more urban setting with cars, traffic, and people creating several impactful positive experiences around new things.
From research done by the U.S. Military Canine Program, we know that the period of time between day 3 through 16 is the most crucial window of time for the rapid neurological growth and development in puppies, and therefore is of great importance to the individual.
Documented Benefits of Early Neurological Stimulation (ENS):
Improved cardio vascular performance
Stronger heart beats
Stronger adrenal glands
More tolerance to stress
Greater resistance to disease
Check out our blog article about our Puppy Raising Training Protocols
EARLY NEUROLOGICAL STIMULATION
PUPPY CULTURE A scientific system created by experts in the field with a very specific timeline to introduce different exercises to enhance cardiac function, the immune system, the adrenaline system, the prevention of behavioral problems, and much more. This system is considered to be the gold standard in puppy raising.
At 7 weeks old, we use The Volhard “Puppy Aptitude Test or “PAT”. The Volhard Test was created by Joachim and Wendy Volhard as a way to test behavioral tendencies and predict what a puppy will be like as an adult also commonly called a “Puppy Temperament Test” or “Puppy Personality Test”. This helps guide us to a more perfect match between the puppy and their new family.
Volhard Puppy Aptitude Test (PAT) At 49 Days, a PAT will be administered by a professional dog trainer to access each puppy’s temperament which will allow us to match them more perfectly with their new owners.
APPLICATION FOR ADOPTION
For More Information Contact
Laura M. Trumpold, CPDT
Brooksville, FL
Follow My Lead, LLC
203-815-0035