Our Great Danes are family members. They are sacred. Great Danes are not for everyone. Choosing a breeder you can trust is critical.
Family
With a Great Dane from 7Sisters in your family, you are invited to be part of ours. We expect to hear from you long after you bring your dog home. We love updates and look forward to seeing our family grow: birthdays, anniversaries, achievements, and losses. We hope you consider a Great Dane from 7Sisters as your family member.
Feel free to contact either of us, Karen or Dustin, if you are interested in our dogs. Living with your new family member helps continue a line of Great Danes that can be traced over 35 generations to the 1870s. Thank you for your interest in preserving our breed.
Our Ancient Bond
One reason we love dogs is because they tell us something profound about ourselves. Dogs are by far the oldest and most widespread species domesticated by humans. Darwin used dogs, among pigeons and Brassicas, to bridge the gap between artificial selection and natural selection in his 1859 publication The Origin of Species.
Early scientists focused more on artificial selection of livestock and crops, but it was in fact our beloved dog companions that were domesticated millenia before any other known species. Unlike these others, dogs reside in our homes and live up to the name domesticate, coming from the Latin domicile, meaning home. Also, unlike other domesticates, dogs chose us. The bond between dogs and humans is unique.
Both highly social group hunters, humans and dogs likely began to co-evolve as hunting partners. While there are no anatomical markers to differentiate dogs from wolves, dogs' definitive trait is behavioral: loyalty. Wolves and dogs descended from a wolf-like common ancestor 20,000-40,000 years ago. The earliest archaeological evidence suggests dogs had a special place in our hearts by ~14,000 years ago when a Nautifian woman was buried alongside a dog. Our relationship is ancient and deep.