Every now and then we'll insert a sample of the feed back we get from the lucky families that got one of my puppies. We get these happy letters all time and to date we have never ever - not once, had a disappointed family, not one single bad or ordinary pup. At the same time, you would be surprised the horror stories I hear. The last one was from a family in Errington, 20 minutes away from me, their last Dane was terrible looking, nothing like a Dane, small, in fact only 95 lb at maturity (which is the weight of a pup at 25 weeks of age) at age 4 developed blindness and died soon after. Again, it's the difference between commercial breeding with no educated health care VS the opposite. Well, back to feed back, here is a recent email from one our pups in Prince George:
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Paul
I know this for a fact because I can’t roust him out of bed in the morning!!!! We rise early (5:00am) to let him ‘run’ outside. While he’s watering the lawn, I fix his breakfast. While he eats breakfast I return to the bedroom to prepare for work. During that time he finishes breakfast, gallops back upstairs to our bedroom, climbs back into bed, and WON’T MOVE. He wedges himself on his back between 2 body pillows, throws his legs up in the air, daring me to try to move him. It’s quite hilarious, and actually an almost impossible task with a 90+ lb force at the other end. I can’t quite measure his shoulder height – somewhere around 27 inches (at about 5 months old), and Paul, he is absolutely GORGEOUS!!!
The weekend of Sept 12 we attended a wedding in Kelowna where a cousin of the groom has a Great Dane 2 months older and about 20 lbs lighter than Vivaldi. She couldn’t believe the size of my boy…not just height…but his massive girth (no fat on him, by the way). She has connections with other Dane owners so she took 5 Great Danes for a ‘run’. They were all different colourings – a Harle, a Merle, a Fawn, a Black, and my boy. She said that Vivaldi was the show-stopper. Everyone was asking about him. We stayed in The Cove Resort in West Kelowna where pets are allowed, so dog-walking is a common activity. No matter where we took Vivaldi, we were continually stopped by people wanting to admire him. Even the hotel staff were stopping to ask about him. Of course, he was his usual gentlemanly self – sat down, shook a paw, shook the other paw, and begged for loves.
He is in training now - no I don’t let him get away with staying in bed – I do have him obey. He is also trained to sit beside his food stand until I place the meal and milk into the bowls and give him ‘permission’ to start. That took him only 2 days to learn. He is also carrying research between my husband’s office and mine. It’s taking him a while to understand those papers are not to be shredded – that’s his other job - official paper-shredder, an innate skill that required no prompting.
He’s become an avid gardener. I just need to constantly redirect where the vigorous digging is located. He’s found a hole in the fence and sneaks out to visit the neighbour’s aged dog. After a 15- 20 minute romp, he sneaks back through the fence, pretending nothing unusual has occurred! Honestly, this guy continually makes me laugh.
HE DOES NOT WALK!!! HE DOES NOT RUN!!! He gallivants, he prongs, he dances, he leaps, he prances. He is so full of joy that it warms my heart. One complaint though - a bit embarrassing actually – he won’t lift his leg!!!! Is 6 months too young for him to act like a man when he’s watering the yard?
I THINK NOT!!!
Regards / Dane-ified Diane
Hi Paul.
As you know, we had 3 Danes before we got Charlie from you. Three previous Danes, from 3 different breeders, were years of health problems, short lived Danes who lookd nothing like Charlie, our Dane now (your pup). We hope you'll continue to breed for decades. Quote us, you are the savior of the breed. My vet agreed with your corrective diets and commented that he heard about your paper on it - submittd to EVRC. Your scientific knowledge as a doctor and a chemist, your unique and secret supplementary diets for the Dane and the pup, your love for Danes, your caring attitude will not be easy to replace. Charlie is almost 3 years now, the picture of beauty and health. Thank you.
Kathy & Sam
kathy-s-c@popstar.com
