Hi Gale:

Not sure if you remember us or not, we adopted Greyson from you in May of 2007. We came up from Kansas City to pick him up. In 2008 we have relocated to Seattle. Greyson sure seems to enjoy the cool weather of the Northwest and is getting along fine. I have attached a few photos of him, a couple of him playing with his Christmas gifts last year, and then another of him on top of a small mountain (after hiking up).

Greyson is certainly the star of our neighborhood in Seattle. We live in Queen Anne, a hilltop neighborhood next to downtown Seattle. We can\'t go on a walk without someone stopping to ask about him or want to pet him, etc. Most people only know us because of him...

We are contemplating getting another Dane and wanted to know what litters you had planned in the foreseeable future. I think we would probably want another blue. Can you let us know? I think we would likely want another male.

Hope all is well with you and your herd of danes!

--
Trenton Kenagy

Gale
 
I can’t believe it’s been almost 5 months since we adopted Patton from you.  I kept meaning to send you an update but we’ve been busy (with Patton and life) and it escaped me.
 
Patton is doing well.   We’ve had some problems with his diet but I think we are finally getting there.  We started feeding him Wellness but it never seemed to settle right for him.  Our vet switched us to a prescription food and his stomach is processing it just fine.  We say he’s just a sensitive guy.  We’ve begun our search for a different food and have tried a couple to no avail.  What do you feed your dogs or what have you heard from other Dane owners?
 
Other than his digestive problems, Patton is adapting well here.  Our vet staff says he is the most well behaved 6-month old puppy they’ve met.  We patted ourselves on the back for that.  He is very mellow unless he’s hungry.  Then he has no problem telling you how he feels.  He claimed our hassock in our living room as his seat but he’s outgrowing it and has moved to the couch. 
 
He loves walks and all of the smells along the way.  We really want him to be a social dog and so far we have no worries.  We took him to all of Dave’s softball games and he was the center of attention (and he loved it).  If someone walks by and doesn’t pet him, he will let them know that he’s not happy with them.  He also loves children.  I think he’s fascinated by them.  He’ll sit and watch them until they are close enough to pet him and then his tails wags so hard I think it’s going to fall off.
 
We also started obedience class last month.  So far he has learned to sit, stay, heel, lie down, come, and shake.  He’s a quick learner and seems to love our training sessions.
 
I was working on convincing Dave that we needed another Dane to join our family next year but we just found out we are expecting a human sibling for Patton instead.  Another puppy will have to wait.  We are excited to see how Patton interacts with a baby!  I think he’ll miss all of the undivided attention but I think he’ll love having someone to play with (when the baby gets older of course).
 
I’ve attached some recent photos for you to enjoy.
 
Have a great Christmas!
 
Sarah, Dave and Patton Pool

Hi Gale!

Just thought I would give you a little update on how well Lucy is
doing here in freezing Chicago!  She is absolutely amazing and she
seems to really enjoy the snow!  She pats the snow banks with her paw
and jumps around as if the snow will play back with her.  She is
roughly 105 right now, and I\'m not sure if that is small for a female
10 month Dane or not? How are her sisters doing? How big are there
right now?

Lucy is now potty trained and has started to exhibit a few guard dog
traits (which I LOVE)! She gets all goofy when someone walks in
unexpectedly; she\'ll let one bark/growl out and then kind of stare for
a minute until she recognizes the person.  She loves me
unconditionally and I cannot express how important she is to me as
well.  She is my best friend and we are virtually inseparable when I
am not at work.  She sleeps in bed with me on my pillow.  Though I
have grown up with Golden Retrievers, Lucy has proven to be by far the
most affectionate dog I have ever had the pleasure of owning.
Whenever we are in bed or on the couch, she is literally RIGHT next to
me or ON TOP of me because she wants to be close AT ALL TIMES haha I
absolutely LOVE this about her.  My parents and all of my friends are
so in love with her as well.  She reclines on the couch and watches
her favorite show, Dogs 101 on Animal Planet with me.

She gets along with all dogs even if they growl at her, she just gives
them a little play bow and tries to entice them to chase her - not
always wise when it comes to a cranky dog at the dog park haaha but we
haven\'t ever had any problems.  I am still considering getting her a
companion and I took at look at Jasper\'s most recent pictures - HE IS
AMAZING! I would absolutely love to have one of his puppies in the
future.  Do you have any plans for breeding him in the next year or
two? If so, let me know.  I hope all of the other dogs are doing well
and that you and your family are keeping warm in this frigid weather!

Best,
Katie Proux

Happy Birthday to Sebastian! How time flies! He is the sweetest big lug, still as much of a snuggler as he was when I first brought him home. When we hit the hay at night he likes to get his head on my chest with his nose about an inch from my face so he can occasionally flick his tongue out for a little touch when he feels its needed. He and Oopsie are getting along better than ever (I think she likes being the little 80 lb. dog again, hee hee) though she enjoys having her breaks since he\'s rather insistent when he wants to play. His favorite toy is a little plush ball with a rattle in it that he likes to carry around in his mouth and throw in the air. He also gotten rather good at playing catch :) I adopted a big mangkoon(sp?) cat recently who mostly lives in the basement, and Sebastian feels that Grey is definitely his cat. His favorite hobby is standing at the basement door with Grey on the 2nd step just staring at him and trying to move very very slowly closer. Grey has become by best dog sitter - whenever I have very interesting things going on in the kitchen I open the basement door so he can watch his kitty. Though it\'s winter now so people aren\'t really going to the park much, we spent nearly every day at the park this summer and he managed to spread himself around evenly between all the dogs and the dogs people. Everybody knew Sebastian, and his interest in ball chuckers... not the balls, just the chuckers. We had a big pool going to guess his one year weight since I hadn\'t weighed him since about 8 months, and like a champ he came in at exactly 163 - which was my guess! Good boy :) His first official xmas is coming up and he\'ll have lots of squeekies and toys from Santa. Also, I can\'t believe myself, but I bought him this gorgeous red cable knit sweater. I don\'t know if he\'s gonna go for that, but that they actually had one in his size, I couldn\'t resist. He\'ll look very handsome! Still as headstrong as ever - this dog knows no shame. There is not a single tone of voice you can use to convince him he is anything but perfect and he does not like his physical person being guided where it doesn\'t want to go, hee hee. Oh, and while we were down weighing his at the only place in town with a floor scale, Dove Lewis the emergency trauma vets where they took such good care of Henry, I had him blood typed to see if he can be a blood donor dog... perhaps a little karmic insurance that he won\'t need to go down there for anything else. Thank you so much again Gale! We love him! Shelley

Hi Gale,
 
Jeter wanted me to send you an update and some pictures. He is absolutely thriving and continues to bring so much joy to us every day. He and Sophie have become best friends and do everything together. I cannot even begin to describe what a wonderful puppy he is. We only had two accidents in the house before we became potty trained and he immediately started to sleep through the night. He has even somehow managed to sneak a few hours in bed each night! He loves the snow and is a very adventurous little boy. We hope you enjoy some of his pictures and wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas!
 
 
Kendra M. Parker

Gail,
Thought you would like to see a picture of Malaka on her 3rd birthday doing what she does best!  She is a total,attention hog these days and gives us hugs when we ask by burying her head in our laps.  Still such a cute and so sweet!
Love,
The Ahl Family

Hi Gale.  Greetings from Vladdie and Kiera.  They are really doing very well.  We have some huge news - my husband got a job in Key Largo, Florida and come the spring Vladdie and Kiera will be living the good life in paradise in the Florida Keys.  We will send you updated pics once we get there and get settled.  They can look forward to central air (cause it\'s hot in the summer), boating, fishing, and just having a great time swimming.  They will be a huge hit down there, I\'m sure. 
 
So, take care and I\'ll send you pics by the summer!!! Jeff & Renee Kost and Vladdie and Kiera too

Hi Gale!
 
Bocephus wanted to email his Gramma Gale to say hello and let you know that he misses you! We hope you had a great holiday! Since he asked that I email you- I figure I might as well give you an update on my little man:
 
He is almost 4 months old now and although I have only had him a little under 3 months, I already can\'t imagine life without him. He is absolutely my best friend, and we do everything we can together. I just wish I could take him everywhere I go! He insists on \"helping\" me with everything I do. Although it doesn\'t \"help\" me very much (I of course don\'t tell him that) I can\'t help but laugh at him. He follows me around the house in the morning while I get ready for work and gets so excited when I come home at lunch for our afternoon walks and even more excited when I come home after work, and he knows I am home for the night.
 
People have to stop us everywhere we go to ask me about him, pet him, and just gush over him. We are about 5 weeks into our puppy training class, and he picks everything up so quickly! He has caused no major destruction to my wardrobe or shoe collection!! He got a hold of one shoe but only mildly damaged it- it\'s still wearable! Knock on wood. He is very well behaved and has no problem voicing his opinions. If he is hungry or thirsty he is suuure to let me know!! He is even the talk of the office when we go in for our vet visits. The first time we went in for his shot, they gave him the shot right in the room (he was very brave by the way). Ever since then, I laugh because they insist on taking him in the back. I was confused as to why at first until I heard everyone oohing and awing over him. They take him back there just so they can all see him and give him a little extra attention!!
 
He has now been on multiple trips to our family house in Northern, Michigan. He loves it up there! We go on walks where he gets to be off his leash everyday through the woods/snow. He roams around our huge yard up there; it\'s basically a big play session between him and his brother and my parent\'s dogs. I have attached a couple of pictures of him that I hope you enjoy. He is growing and changing EVERYDAY it seems! At his last weigh in at 3 months and 2 weeks old he was 50 pounds. My little man isn\'t so little anymore! Do they tend to slow down (gaining weight) before 6 months? As of right now he is gaining about 5 lbs/wk. I don\'t know how long they typically keep that up for? Anyways! Sorry for the long update. I could talk about him for days. We plan to get professional pictures done at 6 months so we will be sure to pass a few of those on to you as well.
 
Hope all is well, and I am eternally grateful to you for giving me my best friend :)
 
Kristin and Bocephus
 

Hi Gale. Well Louise turned 2 on the 18th and is now lazy as ever. She is huge just how I like it. However she thinks it\'s necessary to take up my whole king size bed. It\'s great though. We love her so much and am so grateful every day for her. So once again thank you so much.

Ben

Gale,
Now that the holidays are over I wanted to send off a note to you to thank you for our boy.  He is one of a kind and thank God for that.  I don\'t think two of him would be survivable!  He is wonderful and I love him dearly, but I spend just as much time shaking my head as I do loving on him.

His latest escapade put me spread eagled and flat on my face in the kitchen.  My cat, Puck, had come up from the basement and Sebastian had run him to ground and was poking him.  Now, it doesn\'t hurt Puck in the slightest, but he doesn\'t like it.  I went over and picked him up,  but as I was bent over Sebastian poked his head between my legs to see what was going on and sent me sprawling.  He thought we were having a fun game and bouncing, lunging and poking me.  My biggest mistake was laughing because it was all so funny, but any control I might have mustered went right down the drain.  I\'ve got my arms up to ward him off as I have a large soft spot in my skull.  One leg was up protecting the cat and I\'m pretty sure it was the most ridiculous I\'ve ever looked in my 64 years.  I got my breath and called for Shelley.  She came running up from he basement and grabbed Sebastian, but she was laughing so hard I swear she was whooping.  Shelley shooed Puck into the living room and I just laid on the floor laughing.  It took a bit of time for me to be able to sit up.  Oh, my.  I\'m forever grateful there was no one around with a camera.

Another one of Sebastian\'s interests is raspberries.  He loves them and keeps Shelley\'s raspberry bush picked clean during the season. He\'s so delicate there\'s no damage to the canes and it\'s a testament to Shelley\'s love for him that she lets him have all the berries.  He isn\'t interested in the blackberries or the huckleberries.  Quite the discerning fellow.  His Christmas ornament this year was a lovely sparkling glass raspberry.  He also got a box of jumbo Greenie chews and a book of bedtime stories for dogs from Granny. 

Do you hear from CeCe\'s family?  Think of her often.

I could go on indefinitely with all the wonderful things our boy does.  He\'s just as strong willed as Henry, but there\'s no subtlety about him.  He all right up in your face.  His eyes are the most unusual color and he is just the most handsome fellow.  I laugh and tell Shelley we got the pick of the litter again, but with only 2 to choose from...hmm.

I\'m moving to Portland and have a darling little house that\'s only 650 sq. ft.  I\'ll let you know how Sebastian\'s visits turn out.  My living room is so small I think he\'ll take up all available floor space.  Could be interesting.

Again, thank you.  I hope you realize how much love you bring to our lives.

Susan Peck

Hi Gail...
   We are so in love with our lil Jesee James....your website says Saturday visits are welcome...but Joe and I would love to come to see our puppy when he is about 1 month old...but we have no Saturdays off together...so I was wondering if we could come on a different day. It is if I remember about a 10 hr drive for us. So some planning will have to be made. I work at the hospital and when Joe texted me the 1st pic, I yelled..baby pic everyone...it was so funny to have everyone gather around to get the 1st look on my phone! It\'s funny, we have been buying puppy stuff for months...he will be one spoiled puppy...but then so was Booker...The timing was so right for us, we put Booker down March 19th last yr...OMG he was the best ever...and our best friend...We look so forward to having another best friend...the joy and compassion a Great Dane has is amazing! When my mother died 7 yrs ago, Booker stuck to me like glue and he was the biggest comfort..it\'s amazing how they just know when you need them. This last year has been very lonely, so we decided, we will have 2...so hopefully next yr we will get lil JJ a little brother from you..Thank you thank you for bringing so much joy to us! We are so excited to see the next set of pics! I bet they are already getting bigger!!!! You can e-mail me at booker1828@yahoo.com ...I look forward to hearing from you, I know you are very busy right now...so when you have time is fine...Thanks,
                                                                     (JJ\'s mom)

Hi Gale, how have you been? We have been doing great up here in Minnesota. Sarge is growing like a weed. He doesn\'t care much for this silly cold weather, he would like to be outside playing but it is soooo cold that he can\'t be out there for too long. He has even tried to have 3 feet off the ground to keep them warm, but then he keeps falling over so he hasn\'t figured out how to stay warm out there yet. Well we had him weighed today and he is at 120# at about 8 months old. He is having lots of fun with his \"uncles\" the 2 labs we have, he follows the oldest one, \"Hawk\", around all the time and does everything he does. The younger lab, \"Bear\", and Sarge love to play tug with the rope we have, they will pull for hours if we let them. He has become a \"social butterfly\" when we go to the pet store or when we take him to the vet to weigh him. One of the Vet Techs where we go also has a Dane and she has him a work with her every day so when we go in there he gets to hang out with his friend \"Gator\" for a few min. and also gets a dose of his own medicine. Gator plays with him the same way he plays with Hawk and Bear. He doesn\'t like it too much but that is what he gives out so that is what he gets back. I cannot wait until the end of April so I can have Jeremy bring him down to where I work for our annual \"Walk For Animals\". There is literally millions of people and their pets at this event and we raise millions of dollars for the shelter. It is so much fun and I know Sarge will have a blast seeing all those animals and people, plus I  get to show him off then. :) Well, here are some recent pictures of him and Hawk and Bear taken this week and we will keep you updated on his progress.
                                                                                                                -Mallory Flodquist

Hi Gale:

I am always checking out your website & seeing all the sweet puppies you have! Well, today is Dibz\'s 2nd Birthday & I just wanted to send you a few pictures of her.

One is with her new little sister, Campbell who is almost 6 months old.  Another is her on FaceTime with another Great Dane who lives in Madrid, Spain, I thought it would be funny for you to see! Dibz getting up for her favorite food (String Cheese) & then just another one of her :)

We love Dibz so much, I keep telling my husband we need another one!

Sincerely,

Krista (Tessman) & Jake Dolash

Gale,
 
I just wanted to let you know how Jersey is doing.  He turned one on January the 10th.  We all love him, he is a big part of our family.  He loves to play Frisbee and football.  He really enjoys going for rides in my truck and for walks around the neighborhood.  We get so many compliments on him everywhere we go.  He is everyone’s favorite dog wherever he goes.  He has such a personality.  He is so big that when he walks around the house his head is above the counters!  So when he is trying to be “sneaky” he holds his head below the counter and will try to sneak up on you.  He will all of the sudden appear under your arm as you are cooking.  He likes to watch for the bus in the mornings with my daughter.  Oh, we had a significant amount of snow this year and he loves to run and jump into the piles of snow, and he likes to eat the snow.  Attached are a few photos for you, oh he is about 140lbs right now.
 
Hope all is well,
 
 
Matthew Mies

Hello Gale! How are things in Iowa? I was just looking at the 2yr pics of Colby, what handsome dad:) I\'ve been terrible about getting Hank pictures on the computer lately, but here is one from my phone - a little dark but cute. We were cuddling on the couch--Hank new I wasn\'t feeling well. He is such a momma\'s boy! not sure if I told you that already or not, but he\'s on me like glue when I\'m home.
https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/bzol1EQiyIRHUs7n2lwG6g?feat=email
 
We had him at the pet store this past Sunday, it was really busy being it was the first really nice day so far....everyone had to stop and stare at our pup... couple of kids were whispering to their parents that it was the biggest dog they\'ve ever seen - it was really cute. On one of our walks someone driving by actually slowed down to tell me what a good looking dog Hank was. People just get a kick out of him. He weighed in at 110lbs on Sunday. Not sure if that\'s normal or not, but it\'s Hank. He\'s definitely at the skinny awkward stage, can\'t wait for him to fill out.
 
I\'ll work on new pics soon...1 year next month. Man that flew by.
hope all is well!
~kristina

Hi Gale,

Just wanted to drop you a line and share some pic\'s! Alexzis is doing great and fitting in so well. You were so right about here being very vocal and a bit of a drama queen. All of the animation and conversation is quite hilarious, she always speaks her mind. The potty training is going incredibly well, I think the whole group has a lot to do with that. For some reason she has started sleeping in bed at night, , , gosh, don\'t know how that happened :-D

I am still just amazed at how our two big girls (Madi - Great Dane & Brienz - St Bernard) have formed such a bound with her. It is really like all three understand each other and have a real respect, it is incredible.

Oh Yeah and after looking at Madi\'s and Alexzis\' pedigree, we found that Alexzis is a Niece to Madison, kind of neat how that all works!

Brian Zitek

Hi Gale...
   Jesse is sure getting big..we took him to the pet store and weighed him at 2months old and he was 20 lbs..1 week later was his 1st vet visit and he was 26.6 lbs...it\'s been a week and I can\'t imagine what he weighs now..he is getting big so fast...it\'s so much fun to watch him grow. I think tomarrow we will go to the pet store again and weigh him..I am so curious. Ohhh and Jesse said he wants more treats...and we have no problem getting him more chew things too..we have become his personal chew toys! :)
   We have been going for walks every day and when we get back he usually takes a nap and I am also ready for one...He will eventually get me back into shape...he really is a good boy...not gonna say he has his moments all puppys do but he learns so fast its amazing! You definately breed intelligent danes!
   Well tonight Jesse and me are just hanging out together,,,daddy went to a Brewers game tonight with some work friends so Jesse and I are gonna watch and see if we can see him..they are up front behind home plate...
   Well I just wanted to keep in touch and let you know how things were going..I just seem to be so busy these days! LOL I just don\'t know how you do it with all the dogs and puppys and work full time...You are a SAINT!!!!!!!
       Love, Joe, Julie, and Jesse James
ps here are some photos for you...and the video after the vet...let me know if it works :)

Hi Gale,

I hope you are doing well!

I just wanted to thank you again for such a wonderful puppy! Grim is
just amazing; he is everything I remembered a Dane to be. He is sweet,
gentle, goofy, and smart. At 13 weeks or so he already knows sit,
down, heel, stay, and \"go to bed\". We are working on hand signals as
well and will sit and lay down without a word. I am so extremely happy
that I have him and I can\'t imagine not having him around. He is
completely spoiled, as well, and can get himself up on the couch now.
He loves to cuddle with my kids and is so gentle with them that I have
to remind myself that he is a puppy.

I have attached some pictures for you. I hope they come through ok,
they are from my cell phone.

Thank you so much!

Gale,

I haven\'t sent you any pictures of Keo lately, but here is one from our Christmas card this year. She has grown into a very beautiful dog with a great personality and now that we have a \'brother\' for her, she seems to be even better. They get along great and wear each other out, which is always good ;) Anyway, Lydia loves her puppies and we are expecting a brother for Lydia in June. Thanks again for such a great addition to our family!