GDAB Great Danes & Ibizan Hounds

Who We Are - GDAB

GDAB (Great Danes And Beezers!) is pronounced by saying the individual letters

Owned and operated by Crystal Reid (formerly Hannah), member of the Great Dane Club of Greater Dallas, the Natural Rearing Breeders Association, and Breeder & Rescue Certification. 

• we do not breed often
• sires and dams are health tested
• sires and dams are proven in AKC conformation 
• we do not sell puppies over the internet
• we meet all potential owners face to face after an extensive screening process
• puppies will only go to the best of carefully screened homes
• Great Dane puppies will not have ears cropped (and we do not allow our puppies to be cropped after going to new homes) 
• neither Great Danes nor Ibizan Hounds will have dew claws removed
• our puppies are lovingly raised with Puppy Culture

Our first litter of Great Danes (5 puppies):

• Willys is a multiple group placing Grand Champion and Best in Specialty Show winner
• Johnny Cash is major pointed in AKC conformation 
• Groovy is AKC conformation pointed
• Dita earned multiple (35+) AKC companion event titles and multiple titles in other registries

Our first litter of Ibizan Hounds (7 puppies):

• Gavin is a National Specialty Winners Dog, group winning, group placing, Grand Champion,  qualified courser
• Joaquin is a Champion from the Bred By Class (he requires only 2 singles to achieve Grand Champion), multiple group placing, with points toward Field Champion
• Gavin and Joaquín together won Best Brace in an All Breed Show
• Lego is a Best Puppy in 4 to 6 Show winner and AKC Champion
• Ahava has earned the novice Trick Dog title
• Steve is a qualified courser and Gazehound Racing Champion pointed

Our second litter of Great Danes (7 puppies):

• Raul has multiple 4 to 6 month puppy show group 2 placements (with lots of lovely competition) and earned his first point towards AKC Championship at 7 months of age
• Suzie was Best of Opposite in Sweepstakes, Reserve Winners, and Best Bred by Exhibitor at 6 months 3 days of age (her 1st show) and earned her first point towards AKC Championship at 7 months of age

Willys, BISS GCH GDAB Black Bear Road AOM (CHIC), is the 1st uncropped black Great Dane to win an AKC Best in Specialty Show, the 1st to win a group placement at an AKC show, the 11th to earn an AKC champion title, the 2nd (but 1st male) to earn an AKC grand champion title! Willys is a health tested proven sire, available to select health tested Great Dane bitches of quality conformation and pedigree.

Gavin, GCH GDAB Everything Zen, was Winners Dog at the 2017 Ibizan Hound Club of the United States National Specialty. The next day, Gavin was Winners again for his second 5 point major. Three days after the National win, he was winners dog at the Three Rivers Kennel Club IHCUS Supported Entry show, for his 3rd 5 point major, to become the first GDAB Ibizan Hound champion, the same day he turned 16 months old! Gavin finished 2018 as the #9 Ibizan in All Breed Points. He is a health tested proven sire, available to select Ibizan Hound bitches of quality conformation and pedigree.

Joaquin, CH GDAB You've Got Everything Now, finished with all points from the Bred by Exhibitor class, and has earned multiple group placements!  Joaquin is health tested and available to select Ibizan Hound bitches of quality conformation and pedigree.

Lego, CH GDAB Everything is Awesome, was Best Puppy in Show for his first time in the ring at 5 months of age. Lego lives near Houston with his owner Suzanne.

GCH Gavin (Left) and CH Joaquin, Best Brace in Show!

Dita, GDAB Black Burlesque CD PCD BN RM FDC NA NAJ NAP NJP NF NFP BCAT ACT2 SWN SCNE SBNE SCA SBA SHDN TT RATO CGCA CGCU TKA, was a super star. Her owner, Traci, showed incredible dedication and a talent for training our girl to enjoy whatever they attempted!  We are heartbroken that Dita passed away of Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM), suddenly at the young age of 4 years.  

January 19, 2015 - March 23, 2019