Posted by Administrator on November 7th, 2005 — Posted in Our Stories / News
Daphne: Our Wonder Dane
Daphne is my beautiful 11-month-old potential Therapy Partner-therapy dog work is my love! I teach 6-12 grade students with multiple and diverse developmental and emotional challenges, so my dogs, Nellie Belle- a big black Great Dane -and Lucy, a little red-headed Papillion-have been my Therapy partners in the classroom for several years. My Nellie Belle was lost to cancer at ten years of age about two years ago. It was so difficult to carry on without her calming presence in the classroom. She definitely left a Dane-sized hole in many hearts when she crossed over the Rainbow Bridge.
I was so bereft that I couldn’t even think about another Therapy Partner for a while. Then along came Daphne, she is Gunther and Daisy’s daughter, and she is just as sweet as both of her parents are! She is extremely sharp and eager to please, while having a lot of energy-especially for a Dane! Daphne and I had been working on basic obedience in anticipation of Therapy Dog certification when a gal contacted me and asked if I might have a dog that she could take to college with her! Alison Jackson came to visit and we decided that Daphne would be the girl to go to Texas to attend the Triple Crown Dog Training Academy with Allison. It was difficult to even think about parting with Daphne for fourteen weeks, yet the opportunity for her to experience agility training, advanced obedience training and even some search & rescue training was an opportunity we did not want her to miss. Allison is a wonderful, responsible young woman, who understands how much Daphne means to us, and who loves her like she is her own (which she is until February 2006) then she comes back home!! Yeah!!
Allison and Daphne are settled in at the Academy after Allison’s Mom and Dad traveled to Texas with them to help them move in. Allison is very good about keeping in touch! Her email this last week was funny-and I will share it with you:
hey gale,
things are going great, we started agility and
daphne is doing really well, she is soooo funny im
sure u can imagine her galloping around the course,
everyone watches her haha. we are working on sitting
and staying until i tell her to move, same with laying
down….um walking on a loose leash which has never
been a problem with her because she is attached to my
hip haha. she is doing really well and every day my
roommate and i take our dogs (she has a black lab mix)
to “the beach club” and they rip around the big yard
and play in the sand and sometimes go in the pool we
also take them to the lake prob 4-5 times a week and
they get all muddy and run in the lake, its really
funny shes having a blast and is finally EXTREMELY
comfortable. i take her to class with me in the
morning and all the dogs are barking and pacing but
daph…well she lays on the floor with her tongue
hanging out next to her pile of drool haha. last night
i did notice she was coughing and sneezing a little so
i have an appointment to take her to the vet at 4:40
today just to be on the safe side. i will call u after
to let u know whats goin on, if it is anything. well
class is going to start again so i will talk to you
later today.
~Alison
I sure do appreciate Allison’s taking such good care of our beloved girl! We are so happy that they are both enjoying their time at college. Allison will be a professional dog trainer at graduation and Daphne will definitely be a well-educated gal!
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Posted by Administrator on November 7th, 2005 — Posted in Our Stories / News
Dynamite Danes-Week of November 7-13: Great Dane Puppy progress report
Gretchen’s three guys are running all over the place. They decided last week that the whelping box just didn’t hold enough excitement for them. So after a couple of escape attempts into Mom’s domain. These puppies are free of the whelping box and are having a ball exploring! They seem to enjoy their food more when they sit in the pan-so are having fun learning to eat solid food-the messiness of their method doesn’t seem to faze them at all! The great dane merle fellow is definitely the alpha, and both black fellows seem pretty happy to let him boss them around. The day of these three fellows is pretty much taken with eating, sleeping, and wrestling. They are so cute and are growing like weeds! It won’t be long until they are ready to join their families. The merle will be one of the Heim kids and the larger of the blacks will go live with the Dolan family in his forever home. The smaller black fellow has a couple of prospective puppy parents and we are waiting to see who is the best match for him.
Gabrielle’s litter of puppies is active and funny! They are giving their mommy and me a run for our money! Gabrielle puts away and enormous amount of food and is a real trouper when it comes to caring for this lot! These puppies will be exceptionally well socialized as they have had many visitors already. I have been supplementing them since birth with puppy formula, so consequently they are very people oriented! They come running in a herd whenever they hear a human voice.
The little harlequin gal, Sophia, is going to stay with us and she is a real snuggler. Gabrielle (Sophia’s Mommy) is such a sweet dog; she is John’s overall favorite Dane with her loving disposition and her snuggly personality. There are currently two harlequin males-both are very pretty pet marked fellows with lots of spots-who are looking for forever homes. There are also two beautiful merle males who will look a lot like their daddy Earl Grey when grown-and a gorgeous merlequin male puppy who are also available for adoption. All of the rest of their siblings have families eagerly awaiting their homecoming.
These puppies will be ready and rarin’ to go to their new homes after Thanksgiving. If you are interested in visiting or are considering adopting a Great Dane, please feel free to contact me to arrange a time for a visit. Weekends work best as I teach school during the week! Call me evenings at 712-647-2973 if you have any questions or email me at momrenz@hotmail.com. Have a great week!
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Posted by Administrator on October 29th, 2005 — Posted in Our Stories / News
An update from Dynamite Danes:
***News****
Gabrielle and Earl Grey are the proud parents of thirteen plump, active
bouncing baby danes. They were born on October 13th. There are several
beautiful harlequin, merlequin and merle male puppies currently available
for adoption in this litter. These puppies will be placed in loving pet
homes. Adoption fee for these puppies is $750 for merles and $850 for
harlequins.These puppies will be ready to go to their homes around
Thanksgiving. We are currently taking reservations for these puppies.
If you want a blue baby, it is a good idea to get on the wait list ASAP, if
you want a puppy from the late fall/early winter blue litter (Earl Grey and
Bluebelle should have their puppies in mid November). If interested in
reserving a puppy from these summer 2005 great dane littersplease give me a call at
712-647-2973.
A each of our 2005 puppies are placed in a loving homes, we would like to
thank those who have taken our puppies into their homes and their hearts-we
really enjoy the pictures, notes and e-mails concerning the puppies’
progress!
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Posted by Administrator on October 29th, 2005 — Posted in Our Stories / News
Welcome to the Dynamite Danes blog. Feel free to roam our site, contact us about our danes n’ pups, or just check our pics of some cozy danes.
Enjoy!
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