The Great Dane Club of Denmark (The GDC)The GDC is one of the oldest dog breeding clubs in Denmark and is organised under The Danish Kennel Club (”DKK”). Organised dog breeding outside the Royal stables commences in Denmark with the establishment of The Association of the Danish Hunt in June 1884. From this club emerges The DKK in 1897 to focus exclusively on the matter of dog breeding. Already in 1898 a demand arises for a club addressing exclusively the needs of breeders and owners of the Great Dane. The sheer quantity of Great Danes in Denmark leads to the founding of the GDC in 1928. According to the preamble of the club it’s purpose is to "... work to promote the knowledge of the Great Dane and through information on suitable breeding to contribute to maintain and/or improve the quality of the breed in correlation to the standard, health, temper and exterior." The GDC is thus the guardian of knowledge under the DKC in all matters relating to the breeding of the Great Dane. In order to further this objective the GDC also serve as a forum for social interaction between Great As of 31 December 2009, the club had 376 members. |